This was not Pixar’s best, but admittedly, that is a high bar. The moral of the story is good, not great. My complaint is that this isn’t nearly as compelling to adults, at least to me and my wife, as many of the Pixar movies are. However, there were about a dozen kids in the theater who applauded at the end, so at least it appeals to the younger crowd, which is the most important thing.
Frenetic
I noticed the pacing in Elio is often frenetic, which isn’t the case for most Pixar movies. The best of the Pixar movies have a thoughtful pace and rely on emotional attachment to characters to grab the attention of kids instead of relying on hijinks, which is most of what this movie does.
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There are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Elio.
| Rated: | (PG) Thematic Elements | Some Action/Peril |
| Genres: | Adventure, Animation, Comedy |
| USA release date: | 2025-06-20 |
| Movie length: | |
| Starring: | Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Brad Garrett |
| Director: | Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi |
| Writer(s): | Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
Plot
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant …
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After the credits is a thank you to Pixar, the Disney castle logo and a short scene previewing the Puxar movie Hoppers
Thanks! I’ll add this to the database.
We didn’t get the preview for “Hoppers”. 🙁
This review just cuts off without finishing the thought about the plot. What happened to the rest?
I didn’t go over the plot of the movie but the entire review was there.
Looks like that was part of the movie details in the database, because going to the info section instead of this review section also ends the plot with “…” instead of probably just “to be.”
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