Review of Coco (2017) by Drgenius — 06 Feb 2018

"Humans are weak for their emotions". I can't agree more with that statement after watching the movie. If the movie ever moved you, then congratulations -- you have lost your rationality. Don't let emotional outbursts override your rational thinking.

Now, calm down and reevaluate the whole movie. The core conflict is presented by the first scene: Music vs. Family. But have you ever realized that these two isn't a conflict at all. You CAN enjoy music while having a loving family.

However the director chose to show us a stubborn mother. Music is BANNED forever only for a family member left forever -- she don't have to, since that will be a irrational choice. Let's return to reality: Will you ban cooking forever if a family member got badly hurt and died while preparing dinner?

Also what REALLY disappointed me is the final wrap-up song "Proud Corazón". This sentence is repeated twice: "Our love for each other will live on forever". So: the director believes that the message of this movie is to promote family union? Well, that is WRONG! I think it's about compromising and accepting.

Why? That's because the family never ripped apart in the first place. Hector is already planning his return to his family and let's use our imagination: if Hector returned to the family, will music still be banned? Obviously, not.

The reason why most audiences think a happy ending would be appropriate is that since the "Remember Me" music made Coco remembered Hector, music is accepted by his family and Miguel received his freedom to play music, which, have no connections at all with family reunion.

However, these flaws won't stop the musics included in this movie to be enjoyable. But since a movie has its mission to let its audience learn something from, too musical will be inappropriate.

I don't think this movie will be Oscar worthy. But it should be good for an age group of 5~7.