Disney Pixar's Elemental

[Ben]

Still getting that Osmosis vibe!

[Farerb]

I saw someone mention that clouds are made of water so it doesn't make sense that they represent air.

[Ben]

This is true, and no it doesn’t.

[Farerb]

[Ben]

How do they all have teeth…!?

[ShyViolet]

And for that matter, what do they eat??

[Ben]

Hydrogen, oxygen, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, etc…

[Kaszubas]

(…)Here's a drawing Peter Sohn did to commemorate:
Too adorable! Love Wade's James Bond-esque attire.

Wow! It would look so much better animated in this 2D handamde illustration style 3D CGI i so literal and kinda bland trying to convey those abstract metaphores & concepts.

[Daniel]

Yeah, definitely looks more charming hand-drawn. Maybe we'll get lucky and the credits will be in that style!

[Daniel]

New pic:



Description of what was shown:

Disney gave CinemaCon a real special treat by showing the first 20 minutes of Pixar’s Elemental. Without giving too much away for excited moviegoers, we’ll describe the gist of the film’s first act. We start with two Fire people’s journey to Element City. They’re immigrating on a boat in search of a better life for their upcoming child. After they enter customs and register themselves, we see a montage of them raising their daughter Ember Lumen, voiced by Leah Lewis, and starting their own business called “The Fire Place” where they sell fire-related products for fellow fire people. It’s kind of like a one-stop shop where the fire elements can get all they need. As she grows older, Ember pursues her dream of one day taking over the shop and making her family proud since they have sacrificed so much to get here.

As we explore more of Element City. the origins of the world are teased and there are often tense relations between the different elements. Not every part of the city is made to benefit each element, leading to conflicts which honestly seem to be the film giving commentary on social issues and race relations in a way. When Ember’s father finally gives her the chance to prove herself and take ownership of the shop, she makes a huge mistake on the first day. Letting her fiery temper get to her, which leads her to turn purple hot. She causes a water leak in the basement because of this, a water person appears and it’s Wade Ripple, voiced by Mamoudou Athie. He’s awkward and can’t stop crying because of his watery personality. To Ember’s shock, Wade is actually a city inspector who cites The Fire Stop for pipes that don’t work.

What ensues is a visually thrilling chase through Element City as Ember tries to stop Wade from getting to his job and turning in the citation. As Ember pursues Wade, we get to see how each of the elements expresses their powers and uses them to get around in creative ways. Ember greatly underestimates Wade for being made of water, as he gets away from her with ease.

[Daniel]

Japanese trailer:



Includes some new footage. If you pause when Wade is outside the theatre you can see a couple of Easter egg posters. One for The Good Element (based on The Good Dinosaur) and one for Partly Cloudy which were both directed by Peter Sohn. Way too cute!

[Daniel]

D23 cover:



New poster:

[Ben]

Ah, comes out for my sister’s burpday.

[Daniel]

Chinese poster:



Beautiful.

[EricJ]

Well, the State makes sure they like platonic romantic comedies, CGI and movies that take place in no real geographic location...
We probably won't be getting more hardliner complaints like the one about Zootopia's "Western propaganda that state servants are villains, and that rabbits and sheep can outwit foxes".