Victoria Watches "Coco"

Rodolfo and I just got back home a bit ago from our Thanksgiving outing. We went to the movies to see Coco, and it was pretty good! It was cool to see a movie about Rodolfo's Mexican culture and to learn more about one of their holidays and traditions. His family doesn't really celebrate Dia de los Muertos, but I think it would be really good to start celebrating it with our kids someday. For one, it would be a way to tie them to their cultural heritage, and for another, I just like the holiday! The style of everything, with the painted skulls and stuff just looks so cool. And the fact that it's a day to remember your family members who have already passed on... it's just cool. Family is important, and it's important to remember where (and whom) you come from.

It was a very cute movie. I liked all the Mexican culture, and the kid was cute. And it had a good message--it's important to be true to yourself and your own dreams and desires, but also nothing is more important than family. Thankfully Miguel didn't have to pick between his family and following his dreams in the end, but it's nice that it was very family-focused. I think American culture has become too individualistic. Individualism is good, but maybe collectivism is better? Or maybe you just need to strike a balance between the two?

Visually, the movie was beautiful, and I actually liked the music quite a bit too. I think my favorite song was the "La Llorona" song near the end. That scene was really cool too.

I think I would have been even MORE impressed with the movie though if it didn't remind me so much of two other movies I've seen:

and 


Both good movies, both with a lot of similarities to Coco. More in the Book of Life, obviously, because that one is ALSO about the Day of the Dead. But Coco was reminiscent of Kubo too.

Anyway, I don't want to give anything away in my review, so just to summarize, I would say it was a really cute movie and I would probably be willing to watch it again someday. I DO recommend it!