Disney Pixar's Elio

[Dacey]

No, no. Elio has two fully credited directors at the start of the credits. It's not a Wonder Park thing. It's only the original director who's not given top billing (unlike Brenda Chapman on Brave).

[Ben]

Ah, more like Jan Pinkava on Ratatouille? He was listed, but in the scroll I think.

[Randall]

Right. I was just about to post this excerpt from Cartoon Brew:

All three directors get credit for the final film, though Molina’s credit is not placed upfront alongside Sharafian and Shi and appears later in the credits crawl.

[danieltruchsess]

I went to see it on Tuesday. For some weird reason I was looking forward to it, and I came out happy. I do think that the emotional point where Elio shares the logic behind his motivation is placed in a moment of the movie where it doesn't punch your heartstrings that bad. I think that if was moved further into the movie, it would have made it better. Overall, I enjoyed it a lot, and I would say it's in the middle of my Pixar movies ranking.

[Ben]

Important context question, then: what’s your first and last Pixar offerings…?

[danieltruchsess]

That's fair hahaha.
My favorite Pixar movie is Ratatouille. Coco is right up there along with Toy Story 2 and Soul.
My least favorite Pixar movie is Cars 2. Turning Red is also down there along with A good dinosaur.

[Ben]

Then I will likely place Elio around the middle too, then!

[Farerb]

I took my nephews to watch the film, they enjoyed it, I thought it was generic and the "conflict" and the way they solved it were contrived. I don't really have much to say about it, I don't think I'll revisit this one.

[Dacey]

Better late than never?

https://animatedviews.com/2025/elio/

[Ben]

Always! Look forward to reading your take!