TheMaxRebo
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- Jan 12, 2008
I thought Coco was visually stunning, and sweet yet it left me with a sad feeling rather than an uplifted one. I think it has to do with what I interpreted as a big part of the message of the movie - that if you "forget" your loved ones they will "disappear". As a teacher, I felt like that leaves a real burden for kids that they may not even be aware of - so parents just be aware of that thought. It does give some perspective to the Day of the Dead and Mexican culture that as an adult I felt was valuable but honestly I was glad my 6 year old niece hadn't gone with us. Would I see it again? Not sure. Was it a valuable film? Yes.
I definitely can see your point and perhaps is in how it is interpreted and presented - and then discussed afterward. Because there is the "forgetting" part, but the flip side is that as long as you remember your past and your relatives that have past away, in a way they still live on - be it more literally as shown in the movie, or just in their influence on you and in carrying out traditions, etc. - so I took it more of the later, that it shows why it is important to carry on traditions and stuff like that
but a good point that people/kids could take it the other way as well and to either not take them if you are worried or be prepared to address it afterward at a minimum