The Perfection of Pixar
“Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica.”
~Stephen Leacock
Last week’s Deja Vuesday presented no decisive winner, though several posts swung single votes. Tara chose A Billion Pixels and None of Them Wasted, and I’m going with her selection because it also has a tiebreaker which ties nicely to yesterday’s post.
A Billion Pixels was the first time my father commented on my writing for Writer Dad.
He said:
I thought your wall-e blog entry was by far your best post. Love, Pop
We spoke later that day. He said it was the first time he could hear me speaking as he read.
I love/adore/worship Pixar; their creative process is a bottomless well for my inspiration. They have a few projects on the horizon, giddy with possibility. Before I send you back, allow me to drool. Here’s a thumbnail on a few.
Up: This coming summer’s release.
All we know: It’s the story of an old man who finds adventure in the dusk of his life. From what I understand, this is Pixar tipping their hat to Anime God, Hiyao Miyazaki.
1906: Pixar’s first live action movie.
All we know: It’s a disaster flick about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. But, Writer Dad, disaster flicks suck. Why would Pixar want to make that? Because Pixar is digitally recreating San Francisco circa 1906, so that we may fall in love with memories that are not ours.
John Carter of Mars: Studios were trying to get this on the big screen back when Walt Disney abandoned it in 1937 in favor of the far simpler Snow White. I can’t imagine the direction animation would have gone had this had the green light instead. Plenty have tried since, from Cameron to Spielberg, but Pixar will render a classic.
All we know: John Carter, a soldier in the Civil War, is caught in a crossfire. He slips inside a canyon, ambles to the other side, and ends up on Mars. This is uber cool, grown up sci-fi. Pixar purchased the film rights from the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate and are planning a trilogy based on the series. No word on whether it’ll be live action or CGI. My money’s on a combination of both. Honestly, I don’t care. If they make it with sock puppets, I’ll still be sitting in my seat with a smile on my face.
Enjoy Deja Vuesday. This post might have been the first to squeak with the voice of adolescence.
Writer Dad
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