Pixar is just one of those companies that, especially in their prime, would always resonate with me because they made those childish concepts growing up like Toys (Toy Story), Monsters in the bed (Monsters Inc.), or being with a caring family (Finding Nemo, amongst other Pixar classics. Also not necessarily a "childish concept", but you get the idea) feel so real, even if they are just, as characters, concepts that are inheritably non-human. In my opinion, Pixar rocked because these humane stories and themes center around anything that weren't human characters for the most part.
In my opinion Pixar need to make more movies like Wall E. That film has such emotion and depth with it's deep themes and non dialogue between the robots and the humour is really clever and genuinely funny for once. Plus Thomas Newman needs to work with Pixar again the guy was born to make music for animated films
Agreed the movie soul talks complicated concepts like life in death and purpose in a unique way that is easy for the view to understand. It’s really admirable.
The reason why Pixar still succeeds today is due to that unlike Disney (in their early years) their films are very original and not once have they ever done a adaptation of a book or a classic story.
@@thewhitewolf58 I think that’s less Pixar and more Disney themselves demanding a sequel to make money from. Honestly, I find Pixar’s sequels films better than Disney’s direct to video sequel trash.
"They arent just telling us stories theyre giving us the ability to experience real emotions..." EXACTLY! Most animated movies (and the studios behind them) these days are just looking for the quick laugh and cashing out. Pixar are one of the rare studios that make films that actually make you think and tries to build a connection, thats why each of their movies are so memorable.
@@ammarbaagu There are redeeming qualities to Finding Dory IMO. I still feel like her poor memory makes her feel like a burden to those around her but that she succeeds inspite of it. And though Cars 2 was truly bad, I loved that they basically swept it under the rug by Cars 3 and have yet to repeat that mistake.
Being 32 in less than 2 weeks, I still get just as excited when a new Pixar-movie is being released as I did when I was a kid. That's something that *NO* other studio have succeeded with. And *THAT* is pure magic!
Pixar was my favorite animation studio as a kid. The very first movie I saw in theaters was Finding Nemo, I was 3. I'm almost 22 and Pixar still has a very special place in my heart, probaby always will. My parents took me to see every single one of their movies after Finding Nemo (except The Good Dinosaur). My dad will be turning 52 and his favorite movie of all time is Cars.
Great video as always! I love that you just bounce around to whatever topics you feel are interesting, it draws the audience in cuz we can feel your excitement.
For me, what makes animated storytelling so great is how it has more flexibility and freedom to show character emotion, usually through physical expression but also though body language and gesture. With live action you're limited to what the actors can give you, but with animation you can do anything, which means you can make a more distilled emotional connection between audience and character.
In my opinion Pixar need to make more movies like Wall E and The Incredibles. Movies with deep adult themes but containing enough family friendly humour to keep the kids happy. Instead nearly all of their back catalogue consists of movies of Dreamworks quality. And most of their 2010s catalogue is really forgettable with the exception of Coco, Inside Out and the Incredibles 2
imo Toy Story, Monster's Inc, and The Incredibles were probably the best movies Pixar has made. Luca isn't that bad though. A few of the ones in between have been bland though.
I found this channel a month ago and I’ve been hooked every since! Seriously all these make sense! I’m glad I’m not the only one who Analyzes movies😆 keep those videos coming!!
@Nerdstalgic if I had to chose any topic it would be the underrated Disney scify films in early 2000s like treasure planet and Atlantis and how it effected the Disney industry for better or worse and If they kept those unique ideas up. Because honestly those films were amazing and we need more like them
Yet another instant classic video! Amazing content as usual, makes it easier to believe you're going to reach 1mil subs soon!! Thank you for the years of great analysis and the insights you give us, this is one of the few channels whose videos I instantly click on when I get the notification ❤️
i started writing scripts as a hobby and these videos rlly are great bc they help me gain a sense of what makes a good story and good characters and all that. thanks nerdstalgic
I haven't been excited for a film like I was for Inside Out. I would spend hours just exploring the trailers and watching the sneak peeks because I fell in love with the sheer idea of it. And it turned out to be one of the best films Pixar has!
How could anyone not love Pixar? Of course they’re not perfect and they’ve had slumps, but goddamnit if they haven’t impacted my life substantially and I’m still glad their movies just get better with time
I feel like the golden age of Pixar was 1995-2009. Now I’m not saying Pixar movies after 2009 are bad, I just feel their late 90s and 2000s catalog was much better. I mean after the 2000s we got Brave, Cars 2, The Good Dinosaur, and some average movies like The Incredibles 2 and Monster’s University. The only real late 90s and 2000s movies I was not interested in were A Bug’s Life and Cars.
I’d have to say that’s the consensus of which Pixar movies people like generally. I’m in that camp as well. The only 2010’s Pixar movies I love is Toy Story 3, Monsters University, and Inside Out. I’m content with Finding Dory. Also weird to say is that I did The Good Dinosaur, and it got some weird reaction out of me. I cried. I know the story of it’s troubled production, and that it’s pretty lacking elements which people hate. I’d have to revisit it to know solidly what I think about it. But Turning Red is among my favorites now 😄.
@@JoJo-zd5tm Yeah you’re right, I forgot to mention Toy Story 3 and Inside Out, which were both great movies. Turning Red was average to me, but it wasn’t bad like Brave or Cars 2. I’d probably give it a 6/10. But I do feel like the 2020’s are getting back to the great Pixar movies.
@2:00 TS3 was released 15 years after TS1 where Andy was like, 6 years old (or about turn 6 - he had a birthday party early) either way the age doesn't match the timeline. Maybe the movies were delayed or they scrapped the real time aspect of it? It's a neat idea that almost sounded accurate until I thought about the events in the film.
Me: was super into different computer generated videos in the 90's before Pixar became a household name Nerdstalgic: Pixar didn't just make 3D animation popular. They invented it. Me again: kids these days 😒 It's fair to say that Pixar revolutionized the field though 👍
I have an actual medical examination lamp from the '60's in my living room which is exactly like the Pixar lamp, except it's 7 feet tall and weighs 60 pounds. It's my favorite thing ever.
Fun fact. Big Idea’s first VeggieTales piece is just about 15 min (a long time of animation) shy of being considered a film, and it predates Toy Story.
If I remember Bob Iger’s memoir correctly, it was because when Bob took over, Pixar was doing better than Disney Animation when it came to quality. They basically needed Pixar at that time. From the way Bob worded that segment, it seems like Disney wasn’t scared by Pixar at all. They were actually impressed. Or at least Bob was, from seeing Pixar first hand. By the end of that visit, he was like, “I have to make this deal happen, and I don’t care if the rest of Disney calls me crazy.”
“Come up with your ending before you come up with your middle.” Literally the FIRST show I thought of was Cowboy Bebop. Watanabe had always planned on the anime ending the way it did
You could one day talk how Square Enix worked with Pixar to animate characters and prepare the story for Toy Story and Monsters Inc. in Kingdom Hearts 3
So unpopular opinion: every pixar movie other than cars 2 and the good dinosaur has something of great quality to offer. I know a lot of people hate that Pixar have been churning out a lot of sequels in the 2010s but imho other than Cars 2, each are respectable follow ups to the original that do develop the characters and continue the story in an appropriate way. None of them are as great as the original (the toy story sequels, even 4, are the only pixar movies I consider better than the original) but they’re worthy sequels that don’t deserve hate. When it comes to original movies, sure brave wasn’t great and mediocre by pixar standards but it wasn’t that bad and I thought Onward was a great, emotional, compelling journey. Plus their recent original movies like Soul, Inside Out and Coco are up there with the greatness of The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Wall-E. On a more negative standpoint though, I’m not the biggest fan of toy story 1. Is it worthy of being a classic? Of course but I’m not a fan of how one dimensional the character conflicts are. What I mean by that is with other flawed Pixar characters like Marlin’s overprotectiveness or Joy pushing Sadness away, you understand their intentions and why they act like that. With TS1, it’s just a simple “Woody needs to stop being a selfish jealous asshole and Buzz needs to start realising he’s not a space ranger and is a toy”. It’s why I much prefer the toy story sequels because the conflicts and stories are more complex and more morally ambiguous. Just my opinion though
The other day I realized music has a big impact. While that should have been obvious, really sitting and paying attention to it, I realized it can really carry some scenes. It might be considered corny, formulaic or over studied but it does bring out emotions that sometimes words or pictures alone don't.
@@Nerdstalgic Oh my goodness I can't believe you answered. If you read this just know that I totally love your videos and hope you continue to voice them as well!
Favorite Pixar movie of all time? Go.
The Incredibles
dont do the "go" thing
pixar dont rush things
Wall-E
Wall-E, It's in my opinion second only to Rango. As one of the best animated films of all time.
uhhh kinda hard
but i am gonna go with Coco and Toy story4
They have really cracked the code to the light hearted story with inclusion of that important emotional impact.
Not anymore lol
Pixar is just one of those companies that, especially in their prime, would always resonate with me because they made those childish concepts growing up like Toys (Toy Story), Monsters in the bed (Monsters Inc.), or being with a caring family (Finding Nemo, amongst other Pixar classics. Also not necessarily a "childish concept", but you get the idea) feel so real, even if they are just, as characters, concepts that are inheritably non-human. In my opinion, Pixar rocked because these humane stories and themes center around anything that weren't human characters for the most part.
In my opinion Pixar need to make more movies like Wall E. That film has such emotion and depth with it's deep themes and non dialogue between the robots and the humour is really clever and genuinely funny for once. Plus Thomas Newman needs to work with Pixar again the guy was born to make music for animated films
Agreed the movie soul talks complicated concepts like life in death and purpose in a unique way that is easy for the view to understand. It’s really admirable.
Agreed 100%
Exactly because they care about making good films nor something in Hollywood
Thomas Newman is back and he did the music for Elemental!
The reason why Pixar still succeeds today is due to that unlike Disney (in their early years) their films are very original and not once have they ever done a adaptation of a book or a classic story.
Exactly on point. Their movies are never trying to rehash the same shit even with their sequels. Toys story is still an incredible masterpiece :D
@@marc-antoinemarcoux697 Agree with ya. Toy Story is pretty much a masterpiece. So are 2 & 3.
You mean like the cash in sequals they are addicted to?
@@thewhitewolf58 I think that’s less Pixar and more Disney themselves demanding a sequel to make money from.
Honestly, I find Pixar’s sequels films better than Disney’s direct to video sequel trash.
"an adaptation".
"They arent just telling us stories theyre giving us the ability to experience real emotions..." EXACTLY! Most animated movies (and the studios behind them) these days are just looking for the quick laugh and cashing out. Pixar are one of the rare studios that make films that actually make you think and tries to build a connection, thats why each of their movies are so memorable.
Nervously looks at Cars 2 and Finding Dory
"is so memorable" as you're talking about each individual film.
You explained it perfectly 🙌🏼
@@ammarbaagu There are redeeming qualities to Finding Dory IMO. I still feel like her poor memory makes her feel like a burden to those around her but that she succeeds inspite of it. And though Cars 2 was truly bad, I loved that they basically swept it under the rug by Cars 3 and have yet to repeat that mistake.
If these videos for half an hour long I would still watch them figure that detailed and that well put together
Appreciate it man
Being 32 in less than 2 weeks, I still get just as excited when a new Pixar-movie is being released as I did when I was a kid. That's something that *NO* other studio have succeeded with. And *THAT* is pure magic!
Pixar was my favorite animation studio as a kid. The very first movie I saw in theaters was Finding Nemo, I was 3. I'm almost 22 and Pixar still has a very special place in my heart, probaby always will. My parents took me to see every single one of their movies after Finding Nemo (except The Good Dinosaur). My dad will be turning 52 and his favorite movie of all time is Cars.
Why not The Good Dinosaur?
Finding Nemo was my first Pixar movie I saw.
my first pixar movie was Toy story, but in theaters the first pixar movie was the incredibles
Great video as always! I love that you just bounce around to whatever topics you feel are interesting, it draws the audience in cuz we can feel your excitement.
Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words
For me, what makes animated storytelling so great is how it has more flexibility and freedom to show character emotion, usually through physical expression but also though body language and gesture. With live action you're limited to what the actors can give you, but with animation you can do anything, which means you can make a more distilled emotional connection between audience and character.
In my opinion Pixar need to make more movies like Wall E and The Incredibles. Movies with deep adult themes but containing enough family friendly humour to keep the kids happy. Instead nearly all of their back catalogue consists of movies of Dreamworks quality. And most of their 2010s catalogue is really forgettable with the exception of Coco, Inside Out and the Incredibles 2
*Soul* (2020) wants to have a word with you! I'm pretty sure Soul was made with an older target audience in mind, and I love it!
It would be cool if they made something to cater towards teens or adults, would definitely check that out
Inside out was very grown up if you get that it‘s basically a visualization of being so homesick that it almost could end up in a depression
cars 2 tried to do adult stuff. look how that turned out
imo Toy Story, Monster's Inc, and The Incredibles were probably the best movies Pixar has made. Luca isn't that bad though.
A few of the ones in between have been bland though.
Pixar’s process works so well because its basically how modern product design works.
So, please, Disney, let us see these films in the Cinema rather than dumping them straight on Disney+!
They are able to appeal to all age groups and they are feeding into nostalgia in the best way
They just tick every box in the handbook and focus on quality and talent.
Ehh that's a matter of opinion. They've stumbled into Dreamworks territory for the past decade imo
Favourite Pixar Movie: The Incredibles! It takes the Superhero genre and subverts expectations, spectacularly.
I found this channel a month ago and I’ve been hooked every since! Seriously all these make sense! I’m glad I’m not the only one who Analyzes movies😆 keep those videos coming!!
Wow, thank you for the kind words. Appreciate it! Let us know any topics you think we should cover.
@Nerdstalgic if I had to chose any topic it would be the underrated Disney scify films in early 2000s like treasure planet and Atlantis and how it effected the Disney industry for better or worse and If they kept those unique ideas up. Because honestly those films were amazing and we need more like them
Love this. We were just talking about a Treasure Planet video funny enough...
There is a difference between making money to create art and creating art to make money
Yet another instant classic video! Amazing content as usual, makes it easier to believe you're going to reach 1mil subs soon!! Thank you for the years of great analysis and the insights you give us, this is one of the few channels whose videos I instantly click on when I get the notification ❤️
Personally, Wall-E is my all time favourite Pixar movie. With The Incredibles at second. And could you cover the film Rango?
Wall-E would be amazing
What about Soul or Coco?
For me, no swashbuckler in the movies comes even close to Rango.
i started writing scripts as a hobby and these videos rlly are great bc they help me gain a sense of what makes a good story and good characters and all that. thanks nerdstalgic
Pixar is withora doubt one of the best, if not the best company that took advantage of the animation medium. Change my mind
Toy Story 2, Soul, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and Monsters Inc. are my top 5 favorite Pixar movies of all time!
That streak of bad sequels and not getting blown away by most of their recent work has left me expecting more from Pixar.
I found this channel years ago, and I've been hooked on ever since.
Congrats on almost a Mil. !
1millon subs you deserve it dude good job!!!
Wow, a Pixar video essay that doesn't derail into a "CARS 2 IS BAD" rant.
Early Congrats on 1 Million Subscribers Nerdstalgic!!
I haven't been excited for a film like I was for Inside Out. I would spend hours just exploring the trailers and watching the sneak peeks because I fell in love with the sheer idea of it. And it turned out to be one of the best films Pixar has!
I'm amazed it's all gone so well given that they're been the one decent thing that's been saving Disney's back since 1995.
Pixar : The writer is the master of their own creativity.
Disney : What?
WB : NO!
YOU’RE ALMOST AT 1M LETS GO
Pixar movies feel passion-driven. Making a profit feels more like a secondary goal.
Nerdstalgic is so close to 1M!!! Congrats to the whole Nerdstalgic team!
Pixar is what happens when art is put ahead everything else
How could anyone not love Pixar? Of course they’re not perfect and they’ve had slumps, but goddamnit if they haven’t impacted my life substantially and I’m still glad their movies just get better with time
Almost at 1 Million!!
Great video! One of my favorite franchises
Binging the whole channel, you are incrediblr bruh, congrats on reaching 1 million subs in advance!
Thank you dude!
Thanks for your amazing videos. As a film maker, they really inspire me!
I would like to see a video about why pixar's "golden years" are in the past
I feel like the golden age of Pixar was 1995-2009. Now I’m not saying Pixar movies after 2009 are bad, I just feel their late 90s and 2000s catalog was much better. I mean after the 2000s we got Brave, Cars 2, The Good Dinosaur, and some average movies like The Incredibles 2 and Monster’s University. The only real late 90s and 2000s movies I was not interested in were A Bug’s Life and Cars.
I’d have to say that’s the consensus of which Pixar movies people like generally. I’m in that camp as well. The only 2010’s Pixar movies I love is Toy Story 3, Monsters University, and Inside Out. I’m content with Finding Dory. Also weird to say is that I did The Good Dinosaur, and it got some weird reaction out of me. I cried. I know the story of it’s troubled production, and that it’s pretty lacking elements which people hate. I’d have to revisit it to know solidly what I think about it. But Turning Red is among my favorites now 😄.
@@JoJo-zd5tm Yeah you’re right, I forgot to mention Toy Story 3 and Inside Out, which were both great movies. Turning Red was average to me, but it wasn’t bad like Brave or Cars 2. I’d probably give it a 6/10. But I do feel like the 2020’s are getting back to the great Pixar movies.
Congrats on 1,000,000!!
Now this is the sort of analyzation I'm looking for
Favorite thing for me Pixar does is not have musical numbers.
@2:00 TS3 was released 15 years after TS1 where Andy was like, 6 years old (or about turn 6 - he had a birthday party early) either way the age doesn't match the timeline. Maybe the movies were delayed or they scrapped the real time aspect of it?
It's a neat idea that almost sounded accurate until I thought about the events in the film.
Pixar the company that says, "hey this crazy idea for a film is not only going to work, but also make u cry, a lot"
Me: was super into different computer generated videos in the 90's before Pixar became a household name
Nerdstalgic: Pixar didn't just make 3D animation popular. They invented it.
Me again: kids these days 😒 It's fair to say that Pixar revolutionized the field though 👍
Videos that aged like milk for 200
I have an actual medical examination lamp from the '60's in my living room which is exactly like the Pixar lamp, except it's 7 feet tall and weighs 60 pounds. It's my favorite thing ever.
Amazing animation, amazing ending, amazing character dev = Print money
So cool! Truly starts from the top of the ladder and moves down.
Quality video as always!
This video reminded me of a bunch of movies i need to go back and watch again.
Fun fact. Big Idea’s first VeggieTales piece is just about 15 min (a long time of animation) shy of being considered a film, and it predates Toy Story.
“Pixar is second to none when it comes to producing an animated feature film”
Studio Ghibli: 😕
3d animation
Their newer films suck
I think both studios are on par with each other, for different reasons though.
@@inyrui we don’t talk abt earwig and the witch lol
This is one of my favorite channels
Pixar movies need to come back in the theaters
If I remember right, Pixar scared Disney so much in competition, Disney bought them out.
If I remember Bob Iger’s memoir correctly, it was because when Bob took over, Pixar was doing better than Disney Animation when it came to quality. They basically needed Pixar at that time. From the way Bob worded that segment, it seems like Disney wasn’t scared by Pixar at all. They were actually impressed. Or at least Bob was, from seeing Pixar first hand. By the end of that visit, he was like, “I have to make this deal happen, and I don’t care if the rest of Disney calls me crazy.”
“Come up with your ending before you come up with your middle.” Literally the FIRST show I thought of was Cowboy Bebop. Watanabe had always planned on the anime ending the way it did
Thnx for including my favorite line from Toy Story in the intro.
YOU. ARE. A. TOYYYYY!
0:21 unless you count cars 2, brave, and the good dinosaur. and, depending on who you are, maybe all cars films.
Toy Story 3 reminds me a little of The Brave Little Toaster
"Come up with your ending before you figure out the middle"
Looking at YOU, Bioware...
almost one mil!! 999k!!!
You should make a video on Ratatouille , this is my most favourite Pixar movie .
Pixar’s success in one word; efficiency
Congrat's on 1 mil
Remember when Pixar movies premiered in theaters? Good times
Miss those days...
Hot take: Cars 2 isn’t that bad
What about Cars 3?
I don’t remember a single thing about cars 2 lol
That meeting in a cabin probably involved some chemical, um, help.
A very good analysis.
Love these videos
So close to 1 mil
Love this video and I haven't even finished watching!
SO CLOSE TO 1MIL!!
Nothing will ever match that 1995-2010 era
this is your best video
loved this video, so interesting
I hope there will never be a live action adaptation of any Pixar movies
Didn’t all of their movie ideas up until Nemo come from a single brainstorming session in the early 90s? That’s what I heard
ALMOST TO 1 MILL WOOOO its about time!
Well, that answers a question I’ve had for years. Thanks! Lol
You could one day talk how Square Enix worked with Pixar to animate characters and prepare the story for Toy Story and Monsters Inc. in Kingdom Hearts 3
Kinda excited for light year. Might be the next Wall E or The Incredibles
Almost to 1 million subs
By coming up with original ideas and being relatable.
Pixar is art
So unpopular opinion: every pixar movie other than cars 2 and the good dinosaur has something of great quality to offer. I know a lot of people hate that Pixar have been churning out a lot of sequels in the 2010s but imho other than Cars 2, each are respectable follow ups to the original that do develop the characters and continue the story in an appropriate way. None of them are as great as the original (the toy story sequels, even 4, are the only pixar movies I consider better than the original) but they’re worthy sequels that don’t deserve hate. When it comes to original movies, sure brave wasn’t great and mediocre by pixar standards but it wasn’t that bad and I thought Onward was a great, emotional, compelling journey. Plus their recent original movies like Soul, Inside Out and Coco are up there with the greatness of The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Wall-E.
On a more negative standpoint though, I’m not the biggest fan of toy story 1. Is it worthy of being a classic? Of course but I’m not a fan of how one dimensional the character conflicts are. What I mean by that is with other flawed Pixar characters like Marlin’s overprotectiveness or Joy pushing Sadness away, you understand their intentions and why they act like that. With TS1, it’s just a simple “Woody needs to stop being a selfish jealous asshole and Buzz needs to start realising he’s not a space ranger and is a toy”. It’s why I much prefer the toy story sequels because the conflicts and stories are more complex and more morally ambiguous. Just my opinion though
loved this video
i cant wait to work for pixar
The Genius of Regular Show!
Didn’t this dude have a essay gaming channel? He sounds just like someone else.
Wish you didn't just brush over the music part. Music in games/movies/shows never get enough attention... Would love to know more about that aspect.
The other day I realized music has a big impact. While that should have been obvious, really sitting and paying attention to it, I realized it can really carry some scenes.
It might be considered corny, formulaic or over studied but it does bring out emotions that sometimes words or pictures alone don't.
Pixar Is My Favorite Animation Studio Of All-Time Because He Needs To Being Brainstorming Some Ideas Who Would Turn Into Films :)
This guy's voice is so wonderful
Shucks...
@@Nerdstalgic Oh my goodness I can't believe you answered. If you read this just know that I totally love your videos and hope you continue to voice them as well!
need an update on reset, how is it going
Woe to any exec that tries to meddle with the Pixar formula.
Who is this voice? Are there multiple people behind this channel now?
Yeah wtf happened