2017 · animation · family
Coco
Directed by Lee Unkrich1h 45m2017
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Our read: Coco (2017) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded animation · family entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle animation / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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How Coco feels to watch.
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“You want a colorful, emotional story of family and Mexican traditions.”
Skip it tonight — You or young viewers are sensitive to death and family loss.
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