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Why Cars 2 is a Cinematic Masterpiece

The beginning movie does a great job establishing the tone of movie; seeing the blue car spy on the evil mafia cars as he just barely escapes with his life shows how this will be easily the darkest Disney movie since Hunchback and the rest of the movie follows through on this. When Toe Maitor is recruited as a spy and then him & the blue car are chased by the evil cars they use explosions! They almost died that’s so fucking crazy! Fortunately, there’s a funny scene later on where Toe Maitor has to go pee and it helps release the tension, since I’ve already proven this is a very intense movie.

Making Toe Maitor more of main character was a good move because of how his funny moments help us, the audience, not be so stressed out for the entire movie worrying if our dear heroes will survive this brutal, dystopian world; everyone wants them dead and the film does a great job showing how they struggle to be able to trust and confide in anyone in a world that’s actively rooting against them. The movie also has a great subversion of expectations with how we expect Lighting McQueer to be the main character, but it’s actually Toe Maitor! When that plot twist hit me in theaters, I lost my shit and was screaming! They then kicked me out, but I later bought the movie on DVD to finish this masterpiece, and it was worth the wait!

Speaking of Lighting, his subplot is that he wants to win a race, but this time terrorist cars are threatening to blow him up with a bomb on him, killing him! Now you see how scary and intense Cars 2 is? This obviously makes Toe want to save his forbidden lover (it’s subtext btw) and so he becomes a spy! A spy! I was cheering for him on my couch knowing he has made it in life; tears of joy were rolling down my face. Anyway, by the end of the movie he does succeed by using his wits and in a cut scene found exclusively on the Blu Ray version, I got to see it thanks to me having to buy the DVD, Toe and Lightning make out in front of everyone as the screen fades to black and the movie ends. That ending also made me cry. Oh yeah and also the blue and purple cars they won too I guess but they were kinda lame; they’re easily the weakest part and the only actual bad thing about the movie. Other than that, this is an easy 9.5/10. If more Pixar films were like this, it would be back to making absolute masterpieces.

Conclusion:

Cars 2 is an almost perfect masterpiece with only one minor flaw.

The new 2023 Haunted Mansion was Awesome!!! It was so funny! My family and I were having a great time in the theater.

And it was Spooky! I loved the genuine jumpscares I had. Don't get me wrong I wasn't out of my wits terrified. But the ghosts designs were right up my alley. And I genuinely jumped or gasped when some of the ghosts appeared, or lunged at the living. I felt like I was in the Haunted Mansion ride when the cart suddenly makes a sharp turn and you get a jolt of adrenaline. I LOVE that I felt that way. It was so cool that the movie made me feel like I was on a wonderful Disney ride.

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The set was amazing, and the costumes were stunning. And the ART! All the paintings on the wall being exactly how they usually are, and the police sketch! It was a perfect touch!

And the background lore of the Mansion was perfect. I love that they gave a different version of events then the 2003 Haunted Mansion. Don't get me wrong I love the first Haunted Mansion. It will always be beloved to me, because of how much I watched and enjoyed the movie growing up. But the two movies other then the setting really aren't comparable. The 2003 version is about a family struggling to appreciate eachother. The parents don't have time for eachother or their kids. And its only when the ghosts threaten to tear their family apart do they realize what they have. The 2023 story is all about already losing people. And how the living is struggling to move on, much like the ghosts. Both are trapped in a world of grief and are fighting for peace. I know that Gracey loosing his beloved was also a part of the original film, but it was really focused on now.

All in all giving us a fresh story with no heavy connection with the previous one is awesome. This new Haunted Mansion isn't just recycling, it's given us something new, but with a warm familiar feeling. I am so glad that this movie really holds its own.

Disney has had a bad habit of taking a story and recreating the same tale with the same heros and the same outcome. These movies just feel like something old, and bland. They lack the magic and charm that the originals had. But this story had different heros, a different Villan. And every bit as charming and lively as a Disney Tale should be. Overall it felt like a beautiful addition to a wonderful world.

And I can't forget how wonderfully sweet it is. It is jam packed with grief. The actors really know how to show their characters pain. And it shows healing. The characters acknowledge their grief, confront it, learn that they arent alone, and how to live again and find friendship and family. I loved every character, and they were all played to perfection.

I am extremely delighted with this movie and it's definitely a movie I will watch again and again. Every spooky season, and on those days that I just want something fun and good.

❤️ ⚱️🔮🎩