Cars (2006)
6/10
Starring the voices of
Owen Wilson
Paul Newman
Bonnie Hunt
Larry the Cable Guy
Directed by John Lasseter
Cars 1 is a 2006 animated comedy
film that was the final movie Pixar produced independently before being
purchased by Disney. The animation was to Disney and Pixar a critical and
financial success (especially in the sales of merchandises).
The animation was smooth, the
tale easy to get along with and the plot simple. The animation also played a
huge role in passing along a message about the life and aspiration of McQueen.
It is the only one out of the three Cars film that I truly enjoyed from start
to finish.
The movie has a great ensemble
cast in voice acting and it was the last acting role by Paul Newman.
The plot of Cars 1 was unique,
and I must give it that. For me although I have seen animations with
anthropomorphic vehicles before, this was the first with a tale I could be
proud to say I have seen and enjoyed.
The animation is about a rookie
racer named Lightning McQueen. McQueen was racing in the Piston Cup
championship and the race ended in a three-way tie between him, retiring
veteran Strip "The King" Weathers and Chick Hicks.
The race for the tiebreaker will
be happening in California and McQueen wanted badly to win the race and be free
of the life living behind the big-league sponsors.
He jets off early to get some
practice before the race when he gets to California and the long night ride
made his Mack carrying him sleep off while driving and missing his way. The
whole dirt road Mack was on was all bumpy and McQueen still asleep, rolls off
the truck and unto the road.
McQueen wakes in the middle of
traffic and desperately races up the highway to try and catch Mack, but he
misses his entrance due to his headlights not on. He lands in a desert town and
ruins their pavement.
McQueen was in Radiator Springs.
There McQueen was to learn, humility and the way to be a better racer.
What this first film in the
franchise had over its predecessor Cars 2
(2011), was the lack of a somewhat dark thriller feel that Cars 2
(2011) had. Cars 3
(2017) was more of a back to the basic like this first Cars was,
the basic of racing.
Cars is a nice
introduction to a franchise Disney milked for every last penny. The animation
and screenplay are amazing and memorable, plus I had much fun watching it.
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