In a recent interview with Variety, Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter blamed Elemental’s box office failure on Pixar’s previous streaming releases on Disney+, as well as claims that right now audiences seem “to want the comfort of what they know, which is sequels, and movies based on things.” When asked point blank about sequels […]
in particular — on the current trend of remaking movies and continually adding to their already established franchises, this still seems like the most viable way to keep making money.
But the way to reignite the Pixar spark and make more magic is going to lie on a much more difficult path — then again, what else would you expect in a kid’s story? The hero never gets to take the easy way out. Taking the “safe bet” isn’t going to be the thing to save the day. The only way that Pixar will be able to save itself as a company is to branch out.
What made Pixar such a valuable company and what made its movies so popular initially was that they were different than other fare being produced at the time. Disney Animation had cornered the market on princesses, heroes, and adventure stories of the fantastical, Don Bluth covered dark and creepy kids’ animation, and experimental animation from other companies like Fox covered the rest of it.
The best Pixar movies from the last decade — Soul, Coco, Inside Out, Turning Red — have all had women and/or people of color as protagonists. Exploring different cultures likedid gives a chance to break into a whole different realm of ideas, and working with more diverse people behind the scenes exposes whole new stories and ways of thinking that might not be the same as that of a white guy who could afford to go to CalArts for a degree.
Pixar is fully capable of changing their stories while keeping the essence of them the same. Heartfelt, down to earth stories that both kids and grown-ups can enjoy, their movies can still be the definition of wholesome, family fun. But unless they’re willing to follow their own heritage and take a few risks and ruffle a few feathers, they’ll be stuck in a trap of their own making.
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