84. Cars (4.75/5)

Recently, I had this realization that I might just write stories and scripts for animation. Once I become famous and once I have more money, I would produce PIXAR-like animated movies here in the Philippines.

                Having this said, I thought of watching CARS. I think this is the only PIXAR film that I haven’t watched yet by that time, and since CARS2 would be showing soon… I didn’t hesitate downloading it.

                I love this movie. It is light, and full of inspiration. That is what I love about PIXAR, it makes me feel fired up, makes me feel inspired all the time. But unlike some PIXAR and animated movies where the protagonist starts as a loser, the protagonist of this movie starts as cool, popular and full of dreams. The protagonist is a car that could run very fast, a rookie young car that plays with speed.

                Yes, this movie is about dreaming big, but this movie tells us also that it is not enough to dream big. Our motives in dreaming big are another thing that we need to consider. Some people dream big because they have selfish motives… something to feed their ego, or they simply want to be cool and popular. They want to go to the top and will do anything to go there—even though it means being egoistic, being boastful, and being full of themselves to the point they see everything else insignificant.

                Come to think of it, if you look at yourselves, you would feel that one point in your life you had become egoistic. Only a hypocrite would say they had never been egoistic ever in their life. Maybe there are some people who had pure hearts and intentions, but since we are all just humans, at one point, we had felt the need to put ourselves first, especially at times when you feel fed up already. But this is not the moral lesson the story of cars. It made us reflect of those times we put ourselves and dreams first. Therefore, it will make you realize that it is not enough to dream, it is better to dream with friends, it is better to find friends along the journey.  

                This is a movie about friendship, about dreaming without looking down to others. It is about dreaming without losing the enjoyment of the process. It is about reaching your dreams and realizing the essence, friendship and relationships you find while you are on your journey.

I give this movie 4.75/5