Coco

COCO

Movie Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

 

Where to begin. The chronicle sets by the opening monologue that wrapped up the history of Rivera family, torn apart by several expostulations, some misreading. One family in the heart of Mexico, enriched with the orange hues of vibrant culture.

 

I suppose there must be some brainstorming inside the screenwriter’s room, the subject that is fatal for ones, horrifying for others being extracted in an animated picture.

But the narrative required other dimension so it can be pieced together and here we go, Welcome in the world of dead.

 

What will be the culture like? Is there heaven and hell up there? McDonalds, at least? They come up with an idea which trickled away the horrifying element of noun, Death.

This genre that talks about transition is experimented by some other directors too; Bhootnath returns, the good place and it’s always been astonishing to watch these for people like me who are dying to know about Afterlife.

 

Coco accumulated well, the story coordinated from two worlds and timeline pitched nicely. The music, sound effects also fused the ‘Cloudy with a chance of waterworks’.

Although it talks about the curse on Mexican Rivera family but still succeeded in wrestling with the universal concept.

The foremost theme that drives the story is actually Family. Filmmakers picked it up and demurely uncoiled the emotions.

 

I felt and blushed when noticed that filmmakers remained faithful to that minority audience, the ones who care to notice the intricate details that drive the narrative with more understanding of minor syncopations.

 

My faith in modern filmmakers is restored when I watch movies like these, the films that drive the emotions along with the drama, parallel, beat by beat. This concept is a symphony itself.

 

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Ayesha Musharaf

26-10-2020