A Video Critique on Disney Pixar's "Coco"

 

There are movies such as Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown that are timeless classics for the fall for children and families to watch.Although there are timeless classics, there are movie goers who are looking for a new timeless classic.One of the newer movies that seem to be hit among families is the Disney Pixar hit movie, Coco. In a video critique made by youtuber, Chris Stuckman, he talks about the plot of the movie, and how similar it is to a movie made by Universal Studios, called The Book of Life. Stuckman mentions how although Coco is a great movie done well by Disney Pixar, the overall theme of the movie is fairly similar to The Book of Life, which was released a few years prior to Coco. He also brings up the differences between the two movies in cultural context, animation, and how the plot unfolds. 

When thinking about this criticism in comparison to Orlik’s definition of media criticism, I believe this particular critique fulfills that definition through bringing up the faults of the movie, and mentioning how it can be improved or how to stimulate interest. In this case that would be the fact that the basics of the movies plot are fairly similar to The Book of Life. But in a way, that also could be improved in looking into the storytelling factor of both movies. For example, Coco seems more detail oriented when telling the story, as if everything had already happened and you were with the character, Miguel throughout the entire movie. When The Book of Life, did not seem too into their characters, as well as not being as culturally accurate as Coco. By telling the similarities which could be the downfall of Coco, Stuckman mentions the movie’s differences that make it stand out, therefore sparking the interest of others, while giving a few pointers as to how the movie could have been improved.