Dragging a
little at the box office, Cars 3 is still a nice movie and a great
comeback from the disappointment that Cars 2 (2011)
left when it was released.
Disney’s style of sequels with no new ideas is starting to become more of an
eyesore than a joy since they took over Pixar. Like Finding
Dory (2016) and Monsters
University (2013)—both being the last sequels done by
Disney/Pixar—Cars 3 isn’t as good as the first, but it’s still a decent
movie to see with the family.
This latest
addition to Disney/Pixar’s 3D computer-animated films is the eighteenth Pixar
feature and the third installment in their comedy-sports genre, Cars.
The movie starts with Lightning McQueen psyching himself up for a race. We see
our protagonist continue to leave his mark in history as one of the best
racers, but like all good things, Lightning’s time as a top racer is coming to
an end.
The rookies are
becoming faster and more skilled, causing Lightning to lose race after race and
have a bad year overall. His new sponsor owner starts coming up with ideas for
Lightning—ideas that don’t sit well with him. He’s assigned a new trainer and racing
technician, Cruz, and if he doesn’t win his race in Florida, he’ll retire to
focus on brand marketing.
The training
with Cruz isn’t going well, and it isn’t making Lightning any faster. He takes
his trainer out of the high-tech training facility to the beach, and from
there, he keeps showing her how the old racers trained and teaches her the
ropes.
But time is running out before the Florida race, and Lightning still needs to
get his speed up if he hopes to control his fate and choose when he’ll retire.
Disney bought
Pixar due to their poor box-office performances and lackluster stories. Since
then, however, Disney Animation has produced more iconic and memorable films
than their new subsidiary, Pixar. Releases like Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Winnie the
Pooh (2011), Wreck-It
Ralph (2012), Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6
(2014) and Zootopia (2016)
have all been fantastic.
Since 2013, these films have won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,
except in 2015 when Disney didn’t release an animated feature.
This year, we’re
getting a fresh idea from Disney/Pixar with Coco (2017),
but 2018–2019 will be the year of sequels.
Disney/Pixar has The
Incredibles 2 (2018) and Toy Story 4 (2019),
while Disney Animation has Ralph
Breaks the Internet (2018) and Frozen 2 (2019).
All four upcoming sequels had great prequels, and I hope Disney doesn’t tarnish
their memories with this hunger for milking franchises.
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