COCO is not at all what I expected...

[@rainbow_doglover8301]

I think Ernesto saves Miguel from the pool because he’ll take any chance to look heroic

[@craze6309]

Pretty much

[@Nicamon]

It may also be a reflex...even if you know you can't die,if you see someone in a situation that you're used to identify as dangerous,you instinctively act like it is.

[@craze6309]

@@Nicamon it was either his ego or thinking he couldn’t swim it’s 50/50

[@mlee9118]

i thought that’s what was implied?

[@ceshmate1953]

How many skeletons fall into water ? It might have still been a reflex.

[@jadegoblin89]

I cried fucking HARD when he played that song for his grandma. I was bawling like a damn baby.

[@craze6309]

Weren’t we all honestly 😂

[@OwtkastMisfit]

I farted emotionally ​@@craze6309

[@unsweetsweets]

That scene always gets me on the verge of tears, too. Once tho I put on the movie two weeks after my own grandma passed, and… it was a mistake 😅

[@BellaValdez06]

Same😭😭I normally don’t cry in movies but this one made me so emotional(its my fav movie from pixar)

[@iwannbeyournumber1]

Everytimeee

[@katierowen3166]

I think this is one of Pixar's best. The animation is gorgeous, the message is so beautiful, it actually has a great twist, and it makes me cry every time I watch it.

[@dunnowhr]

Imagine if the coco theory is actually correct and all the gods "incarnated" in human form were just really clever people who did that so they would be prosperous in afterlife 🤷

[@piecebypiece2028]

My mom doesn't speak English. When Coco came out, for one day only, my local theater released a Spanish version of the movie. It was the first time I had seen my mom excited about going to see a movie in theaters. It was a great experience and honestly one of my most cherished memories. I was 20 at the time and still smile thinking about it.

[@invaderrach315]

Shut up you're gonna make me cry

[@mscptizzy]

There's a theater in a city over that has movies in spanish and it's really amazing 👏🏾. I only recently discovered it 2 yrs ago, and it's been great for my bf to enjoy movies better. He used to hate going, he'd just eat and fall asleep. I come from a family that will go to the theater every week if possible. Once we found this out he's the one to ask me if I want to go ❤.

[@piecebypiece2028]

@@mscptizzy that's awesome! I'm happy for you too

[@Nicamon]

@@piecebypiece2028 I'm Italian and I always watch dubbed movies when I can and then sometimes I watch them in their original language out of curiosity,but with movies like"Coco"or "Encanto",when I want to do that,it feels more natural to watch them in Spanish rather than in English. And they're easy to understand,even without subtitles,since Italian and Spanish are very similar...;-D 💕

[@piecebypiece2028]

@Nicamon if you've never seem it, Tarzan in Spanish slaps. Those three movies are hands down better innspanish. It doesn't take you out as much when Miguel randomly says abuela in the middle of the sentence with a thick Mexican accent.

[@trinaq]

Before Miguel plays "Remember Me" for Coco, his guitar hits his shoes, symbolising the two passions of Miguel's family: shoes and music.

[@Anna-c4d3x]

Another hidden message for me to cry about 😢.. . THANKS 😀

[@clivevassell9559]

Remember me for centuries 😊😊

[@TacosTasteGood]

Nerd

[@sushiroll7013]

why do i see you literally everywhere 😭😭 on the most unrelated videos too

[@hstarzu]

@@clivevassell9559fall out boy mention?

[@AJtheSiren]

I think the reason Ernesto dove in after Miguel to save him is because he's still keeping up his "Perfect, Talented, Beloved Musician" act at that time in the film. It looks way better for his image if he "saves" a kid rather than just standing on the sidelines with everyone else, even if the kid isn't really in harms way in their eyes.

[@rustyhowe3907]

Yeah I saw it as him remaining this heroic figure that was kept him alive in memory.

[@Jonathan_Collins]

I love how this movie touches upon mature topics like death, loss, grief and regrets, similar to Soul, and doesn't dumb it down for kids. It understands that they're smart enough to relate to these heavy themes, since they'll be facing them at some point during their lives.

[@HeII0_th3r3]

That really true I remember when I first moved to Canada as a kid I had heard about coco and watched it on the flight and thought nothing rly of it and after I grew and rewashed it really resonated with me after some of my grandparents passed. Also I think this is what soul attempted to be like but played it too safe.

[@unicornpet2225]

Same you described it perfectly

[@dragon_nammi]

I feel like Soul could have been more in line with Coco as far as not being too.. dumbed down

[@richardmh1987]

Being from Mexico, I can tell you that it is because it was based on Dia de Muertos holiday, we´re taught these kind of things from very young. I have memories of helping place the ofrenda since 3 or 4 yo. People from other places often say we Mexicans laugh at death, it´s just part of our culture. And people in Pixar really did their homework for this, I can even tell that Miguel´s town looks like many small rural towns around here.

[@trinaq]

What I found realistic about the ending was that Mama Imelda didn't forgive Hector right away for supposedly abandoning her and Coco. Abandonment issues don't go away overnight, and it's telling that at the time of the epilogue, which takes place later, she's allowed herself to warm up to him again. Also, Hector is finally wearing shoes.

[@Anna-c4d3x]

I just realized Hector wasn't wearing shoes f most of the movie.

[@RiveroftheWither]

I believe the epilogue is confirmed to literally be the next year which is realistic for both their reconnecting and Coco's passing

[@rachelhansen2417]

I never noticed this!!! And they’re shoemakers!!! How beautiful ❤

[@vinniy32]

It also helps that she needed time to digest the truth. It's not like he wanted to leave them, of course.

[@pepito2847]

Realistically, Hector should also take awhile to forgive Imelda for letting her pettiness cause Hector to nearly die It was basically her fault that he was close to dying due to being forgotten, because she made it so that nobody, not even their own daughter Coco would remember him Honestly she did almost as much harm to Hector as De La Cruz did

[@Purplesubmariner]

13:02 it's actually beyond that, because Hector was tied to Ernesto as he mentioned he wrote the songs, so him having the guitar in the photo with Coco as his daughter is far more believable than any other person who happens to have that name.

[@Tomanibal_krabs]

🤓🤓🤓☝️☝️☝️

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Everyone always went on about how the "Remember Me" scene with Coco and Miguel made them cry, but for me, it was seeing Héctor fade away. This came out around the time my grandfather died, so that scene felt personal.

[@trinaq]

My condolences for your loss. My grandmother died around the same time, and it really was such a simple, yet poignant, effect.

[@Nicamon]

I cried 3 times the 1st time I watched this movie:when we find out the truth about Hector,when he's about to die and when Miguel sings for Coco.😭😭😭💖💖💖

[@Gummy_Pop.]

To me is when the grandma passed cause it hit home.

[@krissy172]

I watched this movie after my grandma died and I couldn't help but cry whenever I saw mama coco because she reminded me of my grandma

[@DJDaly-gx3dv]

I do not remember this 11:36

[@geardog24]

Fun Fact: In the novelization of Coco: A Story About Music, Shoes and Family, Miguel had always had a love of music thanks to Grandma Coco singing to him when he was a baby.

[@SkyeSoleil]

I love that so much 😭 I’ve always loved Miguel and Coco’s interactions because you can tell how much he loves her. This makes it better

[@steffany-raelynch4030]

That is so beautiful! They should have had her doing that in the film in spirit to her newest great grand baby

[@DinnerbotYT.]

W pfp

[@3o29wje]

Aww

[@christopherwilliams7845]

So Coco sang to Miguel when he was a baby and Abuelita never noticed that her own mom loved singing to her grandchild and still hates music?

[@simlover00]

No matter how many times I see Miguel singing for Coco, I will always start crying. This was definitely one of the best animated movies made

[@hobi-mylove]

The soundtrack in spanish is INFINITELY superior to the english ver. You gotta listen to it at least once it's soooooo beautiful

[@craze6309]

I feel like I’m missing out 😅

[@angelamsanchez6630]

EVERY song in COCO sounds better in Spanish, BUT one line in the English "Proud Corazón" is absolutely poetic, "To a melody played on the strings of our souls / And a rhythm that rattled us down to the bone." It gets the visuals of the movie just a tad more.

[@OscarGomez-hg8cb]

@@angelamsanchez6630honestly yeah, as a native Spanish speaker, the one song I definitely prefer in English is Proud Corazón. It’s beautiful and so chock full of symbolism in every single line.

[@Pedrotoclavounclavoto]

The truth is yes, but I feel that the English gives it a sadder touch, like a broken voice, to the way Miguel sings "remember me" at the end.

[@Its_Over_Anakin]

Absolutely accurate!

[@Amienieman]

Coco made everybody cry

[@Debauchery_Tea]

I ain't ever bawl as much as I have watching Coco & EEAAO

[@AntoinesCorner]

Not everybody, I hate this movie.

[@Iceskimo-r7m]

I cry to bou

[@Nicamon]

100th Like. I cried 3 times the 1st time I watched this movie:when we find out the truth about Hector,when he's about to die and when Miguel sings for Coco.😭😭😭💖💖💖

[@Norfolkandwestern-ex1oq]

Nah

[@zenchii007]

16:18 putting Luca and Ratatouille in C tier is lunacy

[@zechry]

HE HAS CARS IN D

[@savatiecojocaru3919]

AND CARS IN D

[@BLUUBAMBI]

then make your own tier?

[@zechry]

@@savatiecojocaru3919 THATS WHAT IM SAYINGGG

[@thinenansflipflop]

Exactly like why is brave above them bro 😭

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Another win: Hector being a father is foreshadowed multiple times, like when he’s applying Miguel’s skull makeup and calming his stage fright before his performance! You can really see those dad instincts shining through.

[@trinaq]

Yes, and when he censors a song lyric, on behalf of any children in the audience who might overhear.

[@Preppy_Xmas]

Yesss soo true

[@shyranhilaw4352]

I still wish Ernesto would have been his actual family. Like imagine learning your idol was also your family but like also evil 😭

[@MILZ414]

​@@shyranhilaw4352 you're right, that would be an interesting story as well

[@melissacooper8724]

I remember Miguel had assumed that Ernesto was his great great grandfather at first. I had figured out that it was really Hector the moment I saw his picture when he was alive.

[@DarlingSeraa]

One detail that really got me about Coco is the way the song "Remember Me" is used throughout! There are three renditions of it that are presented : Ernesto's, Hector's, and Miguel's. What's interesting is the progression of these interpretations. Ernesto's is up first, and although it sounds amazing with all the instruments, the backing vocals and Ernesto's voice, it lacks feeling and warmth, and almost sounds empty. As if he's just singing the song but doesn't feel anything when he does so. All Ernesto is doing is singing it in a way that makes his voice sound good and like he's trying to put emotion into it, and that's it. As the movie progresses, the song is then stripped down to its very core and origin- a guitar, Hector's voice, and his genuine, sincere love for his little Coco. It's warm, it's full of hope, and the fact that little Coco is singing with him just makes it all the more adorable (IIRC, the little girl who sings for young Coco in this recording was Hector's VA (Gael Garcia Bernal)'s actual daughter, which makes it even more genuine and cute IMO). And then, the very last version we get from the movie is Miguel's version, which is both sad and hopeful, and ultimately, somewhat relieving as Coco ends up remembering (and unknowingly saving) Hector. It's played almost as it's intended, with just a guitar and a voice. As a trained 2D-3D artist, I could say that Coco is one of the best animated movies simply because it is visually gorgeous. Every scene is absolutely amazing, and the amount of research and care that was poured into the movie and the story is obvious. But to me, the music is where it's at. The songs are amazing, the instrumental tracks are gorgeous, and overall it's just one of my favourite movies of all times. Never fails to make me cry like a baby by the end of it.

[@triforce_shadow]

Yes the 3 versions are so cool. Rather than "empty" I feel like Ernesto's version is very bragadocious. It's exactly like you'd expect a self-centered celebrity to sing it. He's telling you to remember him because he thinks he's important enough that you should. Hector's is a sad but hopeful request that his daughter remember him until the next time they meet. It shows the desire and gives hope that they will, so look forward to it in the future. Miguel's is 100% a desperate plea to please remember before it's too late. Just a master class in how the same lyrics can have entirely different meanings with different compositions and arrangements.

[@trinaq]

@@DarlingSeraa That's a perfect analysis, and it captures all three characters' personalities well through their respective interpretations of the same song.

[@normalchannel2185]

And its also backed in (some) science! Like music therapy is a genuine treatment for mental illnesses, and its plausible that such a core strong memory can actually do what they showed it doing

[@Tentegen]

Damn. I noticed that exact same thing. Thinking of it......the true song writer would know the deeper meaning and purpose of the song......and not someone just reading lyrics off of a piece of paper.

[@lichlikefish]

The Spanish versions are also excellent.

[@awesumtoast97]

Went to see it with my family around Thanksgiving and it was the first time I ever had both of my sister, neice, parents with my aunt uncle and cousin in the theather at the same time. It was a beautiful experience seeing 3/4 generations together and crying together cause of an recent loss too. One of my favorite family moments and my favorite Pixar film.

[@lucygarrett9785]

I still cry every time Miguel sings to Coco as she forgets Hector. Coco remembering her father and coming to life like a little girl brings me to tears

[@craze6309]

That and the memory flashback both fucking wrecked me 😅

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

Yes that scene STILL effects me every time I see it. I think it is the first movie that has had that effect on me over and over.

[@CRINGETOPIA850]

The la lorona scene will forever remain my favourite muscal duet in animation history, Imelda soulful raspy voice and ernesto broard baritone was so iconic, i really love this movie.

[@RPGLover87]

Also how La Llorona perfectly fits Imelda - a story about a woman who thought herself spurned by her husband, in anger she lashes out at her family (by drowning their children) and then spends her entire afterlife regretting her actions, seeking her lost children but unknowingly still hurting people.

[@abiliv-lf9tz]

I jus love how the security slowly go to arrest her n pause when she sings on the mic they were like "Pause, let the gurl sing" 😭

[@RPGLover87]

@@abiliv-lf9tz It also makes it the reverse of Remember Me - Remember Me first appears in the movie as a peppy pop version devoid of meaning, and concludes as an emotional ballad. La Llorona first appears as a cry out to a family member, begging him not to abandon his family, and then when forced to use it as a distraction, becomes more upbeat and complex but it's not because Imelda's selling out, it's because she's finding the FUN in music again and genuinely enjoying the performance despite the stakes.

[@HistoryBuffBro]

Creepiest story in the history of forever though, no, no, no, just thinking about it makes me happy to live way up north.

[@aaronpennington2623]

This is by far my favorite scene in the movie and also my favorite song from the soundtrack

[@sabrinaouenzar5339]

I always cry at that scene when Mama Coco starts singing with him. Believe me, crying in front of a youtube video is definitely not a habit of mine.

[@LithiaSinclair]

I am literally incapable of not crying during the scene where Miguel plays Remember Me for Coco. Even during this FUCKING video i just started bawling while you showed a part of that scene

[@SkyeSoleil]

Same 😭😭

[@jolaalao5199]

Same

[@alex08v]

100% same

[@deniseqd]

Haha yea 😂

[@lehermitcrab7463]

I got tears in my eyes right now, bawling at 1am 😭😭

[@VforVendettas]

Bruh...just thinking about Coco makes me cry. The moment when the grandma breaks his homemade guitar, when the "cousin" is forgotten, when Imelda starts to sing and she actually starts to listen to Miguel, when Miguel and Hector learn their related and are so happy, and finally when Miguel plays the guitar for Coco. I'm probably missing a few moments, but I'm Im a sobbing, laughing mess during this entire movie. It even makes my emotionally dense brother cry. And the only emotion he knows how to express is anger.

[@FlamezGamesYT]

16:16 NO WAY RATATOUILLE IS IN C TIER, THAT IS AN ACTUAL WAR CRIME. Ratatouille is genuinely one of the greatest animated films of all time. And also having Turning red in a is crazy.

[@aukkuboii]

Damn right, i wholeheartedly agree with this

[@jeremybottoms7619]

Turning red seems to have a very mixed opinion. Half beleive it's a really good movie and even some saying it's one of pixars best. Than the other half hates it a beleive it one of pixars worst

[@johantrejo_]

The real war crime is having cars at D

[@FlamezGamesYT]

@ the movie just feels really.. creepy I guess?

[@rosswalenciak3739]

@@johantrejo_ For real

[@kaneaquino8295]

Anyone else remember how Disney didn't have any faith in Coco being a success, since it's based on a foreign holiday to most Americans, that they literally decided to play Olaf's Frozen Adventure before Coco played. Keep in mind, this "Short" was made for TV only, very likely for ABC family, so it had a runtime of 22 minutes. Mexico were so angry about the Olaf short, as it was played before Coco, Disney actually pulled it down, then shortly afterwards in the US, due to most movie goers thinking they were in the wrong theater

[@longforgotten4823]

My Spanish teacher in high school showed us a documentary about the holiday. There’s actually a substantial amount of people in the U.S. that celebrate it. More so than a lot of Latin American nations.

[@TheLlama90]

No, I remember disney trying to trademark "Dia de Los Muertos"

[@kaneaquino8295]

@@TheLlama90 I also remember that, lol

[@Gamfluent]

They underestimated how much Mexicans wanna be seen

[@usernameisusernam]

@@TheLlama90that’s wild

[@rnw_kidlvl]

15:57 This is crazy. “Being forgotten before being forgiven”… it's just a crazy condensation of the movie 😅

[@gabriellemccormack4050]

Thank you!!! As a music teacher I LOVE this movie and I feel like it doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves. My friend and I were bawling in the theater when this movie came out. It’s definitely one of my favorite Pixar movies! ❤

[@siyeonsglock]

12:13 Ernesto didn’t get jealous btw. hector after some time didn’t like the music touring thing and wanted to go back to see his family, taking his songs with him. Ernesto wanted the songs so he gave him a drink and poisoned it. There’s some foreshadowing earlier when Ernesto stars in a movie and his character dies the same way.

[@riel4553]

He knew that Hector was the true songwriter and he could start over and be more popular by himself. Looks like Ernesto took a few songs and milked them by only doing re mixes.

[@Purplesubmariner]

His character in the movie didn't die, he recognized the poison and spat it out before beating up the guy that tried to poison him. However, there _is_ a clever foreshadowing that Ernesto is _not_ Miguel's great-great grandfather when he holds the petal and says Miguel's name. It doesn't glow like it did when Imelda said it

[@len4129]

@@Purplesubmariner Still clever cause it is like he knew the poisoning trick since he planned one himself

[@Purplesubmariner]

@len4129 it's also a trophy scene for him. It was his most clever plan that got him where he is now, so he glorified it in one of his movies, while making himself the hero

[@bluebird_618]

I ADORE this movie. We visited my great-grandmother who was also suffering from severe dementia around the time this movie came out. She didn’t recognize my dad or uncle at all. My family sang some old hymns to her and she remembered every word and sang along. It was a really cool thing to see. That was the last time we saw her before she passed. I watched this video on the plane ride home and absolutely sobbed. It’s such a beautiful movie and so real and full of heart. Pixar needs another movie like this.

[@longforgotten4823]

My academic history mentor is a deacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He goes to sing hymns for those suffering with dementia and says the same. Music heals the soul, if but for a moment.

[@patriciaorellana6469]

The guitar has a golden tooth, a small hint of the true owner

[@janet0613.]

The Spanish version hits so much more 😭 the movie and the music, the casting. So incredible, my first time watching it was when it came out in theaters when I was visiting Mexico and I watched it with my family. I had just lost my great grandmother so a lot of the movie hit us pretty hard, it was an amazing experience.

[@yikesgina]

It’s such a beautiful look into others culture. I’m so sorry about your great grandma ❤️

[@cosmic7bunny]

How did you understand it? Do you know Spanish? Btw sorry about your loss. I bet you great grandma is looking after you from above ☁️🕊️

[@janet0613.]

@@cosmic7bunny Spanish is my first language, it’s the language I associate with family and home. I prefer the lyrics of the music in Spanish, the English lyrics are nice but in my opinion the Spanish lyrics fit so much better with the music and the story. Personally I think the Spanish lyrics fit better phonetically with the music. The English lyrics are not a direct translation of the Spanish lyrics, so I greatly prefer the songs in Spanish. Some simple examples comparing lyrics in the same parts of a song: English lyrics for Remember Me: “Remember Me, though I have to say goodbye, remember me” Vs Spanish Recuérdame (Remember Me) translated: “Remember me, today I have to go my love, remember me” English lyrics: “Remember me, though I have to travel far, remember me. Each time you hear a sad guitar, know that I’m with you the only way that I can be, until you’re in my arms again.” Vs Spanish lyrics for Recuérdame: “Remember me, even if I have to emigrate, remember me. If you hear my guitar cry, she will accompany you with her sad song until you are in my arms.” The Spanish songs have more emotionally charged lyrics or just really good writing that is hard to directly translate. Also thank you for your kind words ☺️❤️

[@janet0613.]

@@yikesgina thank you so much ❤️ I’m lucky to have known her for a long time, she was very elderly when she passed away, she lived a long life :)

[@ambored24]

I went into Coco completely blind, not knowing a single thing about it when my friend asked me to go see it with her in theaters out of the blue. I came out of that theater with my makeup absolutely obliterated from crying. Actually, it was probably my favorite cinematic experience lmao. The city was just so cool to see.

[@SantoTapatio]

This movie hit home so much for me. I’ve been one of the kids blessed to help my nana who is currently 107. I was always the musical one of my family so much so I would play my guitar for her and she would cheer me on in her little room and yeah I cried through the credits.

[@Ddmoon74]

Can't believe its now been 7 years since Coco was realeased. I still remember how me and my family watched in theaters and we were all sentimental at the ending. ❤

[@unicornpet2225]

Same it’s the only movie me and my mum both like together

[@petrichor_and_fire]

The animation of Mama Coco is so realistic (and cute)!

[@mscptizzy]

Shes based off a real woman María Salud Ramírez Caballero, she passed in 2022.

[@koy4i]

Doesn't matter how many times I rewatch this movie, Miguel singing to Mama Coco ALWAYS makes me bawl my eyes out

[@PC3inc]

2:44 that time reminds me of, when my niece went up to me and said very seriously “ did you know that cupcakes are edible?”, and then she had the most shocked face ever for some reason.

[@nanalove3819]

that's so cute!

[@TheKrazeeLadee]

What are her sources? I need to fact check this because that's quite out there.

[@PC3inc]

@@TheKrazeeLadee we were eating cupcakes at a birthday party

[@arielleaarons838]

10:46 I think the reason why de La Cruzwent diving in is because he loves being the hero and being lauded by those around him. It makes sense that he would like to take credit for saving someone even if that person couldn’t die

[@amarulee210]

Coco makes me think about my grandpa and I cry every time I watch it. I can’t wait til my son is old enough to watch and understand it

[@itscherylplayz8925]

I know I’m not the only one who’s mom bursted out laughing at,”Until he was crushed by a giant bell, I wanna be just like him.”

[@LeonidesEzekiel]

theres even a ytp video about it and when after he said that a bell fell on him😂😂😂

[@bridgetcressman4313]

I was the one who burst out laughing when he said that

[@LeftysPlushStudios]

*Taco Bell sound*

[@SuuneSan]

every time i watch this movie and get to that part i think about this 😭

[@its-so-ouverture]

I did too

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

What makes Ernesto De La Cruz's villain reveal even more effective is that the poisonous drink that he spat in one of the old movies he starred in is a re-enactment his betrayal on Hector to steal all the credits from him for his personal gains and fame as a foreshadowing. Ernesto provoked the fight against the traitor in the movie, but once that his true color exposed, he's the one who gets attacked by Hector for being a traitor, which the re-enactment bites him back.

[@lollybowser]

Also shows how deeply unoriginal and uncreative he is (unashamed too), to the point he'd steal his own crime for the plot line of a movie about himself.

[@phi4721]

Wow ​@@lollybowser

[@phi4721]

Wow

[@exitorwins666]

can we just all agree that coco made us all cry?

[@cheetah1001]

This is a SOLID Pixar movie. Honestly one of my favourites but I can only watch it like once a year because of the SOBS! I even teared up during this recap. That last remember me scene with Mama Coco kills me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!

[@craze6309]

About sums it up

[@E1yaa2a]

Oh i sobbbed during this recap babes

[@mylovelyflower]

Is it me or should he react to "The Book Of Life", it was released before Coco and its one of my favorites! (It has stuff to do with Dia de Los Muertos)

[@peluso4oso]

Part of what makes this movie so great, besides the cinematic elements and stor; is that it was meant to highlight (even Pixar animators said it was meant as love letter to mexican culture) a culture that is often ignored or poorly represented - even in the current age. I'm not even Mexican, but this movie really spoke to me. Many mesoamerican cultures celebrate Dia de los Muertos, not just mexicans. My family has always celebrated it and it brought back so many memories from the old land. It is said that the modern world was slowly killing (no pun intended) this beautiful celebration, but this movie helped bring it back. My grandmother actually passed away 3 months after this film came out. It hit hard watching it in theaters. We already knew she was going (cancer, late stages). I could see my Mama Dora in mama Coco. Made me want to go to her and hold her hand again, but I live in the US and she was 3000 miles away from me. This year, I lost my other grandmother. I guess you can say both my parents are now orphans. We're only a week away from Dia de los Muertos and you know we will be celebrating. It's both a sad and happy occasion. But this movie brings to the masses this beautiful event that has been often misunderstood by outsiders. It's a beautiful movie, with a wonderful message, but made with love and for a good cause (despite Disney's meddling). And in the end, don't most of us want to at least be remembered? It's why graves have names on them.

[@clairemann2]

This is beautiful. I’m so glad this movie could brought awareness of this beautiful celebration! I’m so sorry for your losses but know that they are all watching over you forever ❤

[@dani01949]

yup , Halloween/Día de Muertos has become a perfect mixed celebration, people get dresses as Halloween characters AND put ofrendas. Best spooky seasons ever.

[@Twizz_e]

Fun fact: the clerk in the scene at 7:47 was voiced by Gabriel Iglesias.

[@Razar19]

Love that guy

[@palmtv3538]

the saddest part about this movie is, bad people are will never die in the realm of dead, like everyone will remember Djingis khan or the austian, as they are ingraved into history

[@nikitabreslin4568]

If it helps, Emperor Xiaozhao, as well as Ea-nāṣir and Nanni, will also be there forever.

[@melissacooper8724]

Well, Ernesto got his comeuppance after everyone in the living found out the truth about him. In the epilog, there was a banner in front of Ernesto's statue saying, "Forget you!"

[@palmtv3538]

@@melissacooper8724 2 things, its not just that simple to forget, because Ernesto is now tied into the songs, as he is still the singer of every single song. also, you cant compare an artist to adolf hi**er, or I guess you technically could as both are artists in a way, but you get what I mean

[@Moonlight_0419]

​@@melissacooper8724 That's like saying "forget you" to the 19 hijackers and Osama Bin Laden who are all responsible for the 9/11 attacks- Yeah sure we can say that, but these people are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, and one of the most shocking events of the 21st century. It's not easy to forget about something that happened to your loved ones and the people who caused it. (By the way this is just supposed to be an example please don't start an argument-)

[@normalchannel2185]

​@@Moonlight_0419 I mean, we forgot the hijacker's names. Also pretty sure in Coco its implied that 1: You must be remembered ORGANICALLY. As in you must be remembered first hand. Not by someone remembering you and telling someone else about you. This means Gengis's prolly dead, since no one who remembered him personally still exists.

[@nanoscapehd6179]

Remember Me makes me cry every time. Just thinking about the lyrics makes my eyes water. It’s such a beautiful song

[@cuff2860]

This is easily one of the most emotionally heavy hitting, no f's given movies because I will readily admit that I cried over the final scene with Miguel and his grandmother. My own passed in 2019 so that short, unfiltered moment tore down every emotional safeguard and let the flood waters loose.

[@jamiemartin6603]

I was literally just just crying to this like 20 minutes ago. It’s one of my favourite Pixar movies and I don’t know if they have made one that’s better since.

[@lilil9752]

it’s November 2 actually In Mexico it got an early release (the audience in the cinema i was gave an ovation) it also featured famous Mexican faces in the dub like famous singer Marco Antonio Solis, Gael García dubbed himself and funny enough, Mama Imelda’s voice actress (Angelina Vale) in the dub is the daughter of Abuela Elena’s voice actres (Angelica Maria) meaning she played her mother’s grandma. Coco was dubbed by famous writer and journalist Elena Poniatowska

[@janet0613.]

Omg yesss the cast for the Spanish version is especially amazing ❤️

[@SamanthaSE]

The Spanish dub for this movie is amazing! ❤ For anyone not from Mexico that might read this: November 2nd is when the adults come and the celebration ends right after with the children coming on November 1st though depending where you are in Mexico, celebrations can start as early as the 27-28 of October with each day having a different meaning, visitor and/or prepararon step for the altar/ofrenda

[@Gabytron]

Another cool thing was all of the Mexican actors/personalities in the crowd of party attendees.

[@stella-G]

Something about when miguoe plays guitar for mama coco ALWAYS makes me cry, no matter how many times I watch it

[@miaak.u6709]

No matter how many times I watch this movie it always ALWAYS makes me cry specifically the last bit with Miguel and coco

[@prashansalohumi2855]

From the few Pixar films I've watched, Coco is definitely my favourite. Apart from the story, I absolutely loved the animation and the colours. It's so, so beautiful.

[@TasnimAhana-vw8ct]

Check out Wall-e if you can. It's an absolute masterpiece.

[@kindallnight1615]

@@TasnimAhana-vw8ctIt’s good but not as relatable as coco is. Coco is the perfect blend of fun and serious.

[@T-bone_225]

Both are 10/10 Masterpieces

[@TasnimAhana-vw8ct]

People, I was just trying to give this person recommendations for Pixar movies. Both are good movies but way too different to be compared.

[@BooksInTheVoid]

15:36 im not crying shut up!😢😭😭

[@greenfox42]

14:54 this scene reminder is already making me cry like a lil baby

[@solomiyapendiuk4407]

Every. Single. Time.

[@RandomBF_idk]

​@@solomiyapendiuk4407yeah

[@COMALiteJ]

While not touched on in this review, the song Miguel sings at the very end as we see Hector reunited with Imelda and the now-deceased Coco at the following year’s Day of the Dead, “Proud Corazón” (“Proud Heart”), is (in the world of the movie - not in real life, of course), his _own_ song, written and composed by him at age thirteen or so. It’s not Hector’s song, it’s Miguel’s. This shows that Miguel is the true heir of Hector’s songwriting as well as other musical talents (singing and guitar playing). And you can tell that Hector is pleased as he can possibly be at that fact as he makes a spirit duplicate of the guitar and helps back up Miguel. How wonderful that that is the final scene of the movie, as Miguel is lifted up on his papa’s and uncle’s (?) shoulders as he proudly sings the last note, with every beat of his proud _corazón._ I also love that in the intervening year, other members of the family including youngsters had picked up enough on some musical instruments to help accompany the song.

[@Littlechonch]

Even after all this time and countless rewatches, I still teared up when he started singing “Remember me”

[@wheatoniswhat]

That last scene... Always makes me cry. I saw this movie not long after I lost my grandpapa. It hit home. It's just so bittersweet.

[@lakajk]

0:25 You probably saw The Book of Life it has some similarities, but the story is just a love triangle for Zoe Saldana

[@Numbabu]

I loved that movie. I can’t believe they made him sing Creep it was amazing

[@iheart_hero]

To clear some things up, Ernesto didn't kill Hector because he was jealous but because Hector wanted to see his family again which will cause them to stop what they were both doing. Ernesto didn't want to stop but of course wanted more fame since Hectors music was a huge hit. A lot of Hectors songs were for his daughter, Coco. As Hector was leaving to catch the train, that's when ERNESTO poisoned him, making Hector think it was food poisoning. Hector's family thought that he left them for the sake of music when he was actually going back to see them, but died throughout the progress.

[@BatmanFan76]

This movie was one of Pixar’s best by far. The theme of the movie is amazing, the songs are memorable, and it was even worthy of winning 2 Oscars. Only a guy like Alex Meyers would dare badmouth it.

[@skinnytoadd1820]

It’s alright. I liked it but, it had issues with. It isn’t no Wall-E or Inside Out

[@spiyesxd]

@@skinnytoadd1820 it didnt have too be those it was its own movie in my opinion just as good as those i enjoyed it as much as wall-e way better than inside out ofc thats just my opinion

[@TalesFromHeykingSettlement]

@@skinnytoadd1820 You mean it IS no Wall-E or Inside Out?

[@xletragedyx]

Alex loved the movie wym?

[@normalchannel2185]

Imma be honest, i kinda prefer Coco over Inside Out. Obv Wall-E is the best, but i felt that Inside out was Meh. Same thing i actually felt about Cars and Toy Story.

[@nathenewendzel7806]

Actually the holiday is a two day Holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. On the 1st, they celebrate and honor the dead children. The second is in honor of the adults who have passed on. I learned this in la clase de español (Spanish Class). We were required to study cultures of different major Spanish Speaking countries in the class.

[@aleromero3487]

Also on October 27th we receive the souls of our pets, the 28th people that died violently, 29th is for the ones who died in accidents and the 30th is for honoring the solitary souls that have no family to remember them

[@nathenewendzel7806]

@@aleromero3487 Oh. I was not taught about those. Thank you for educating me.

[@hersheyisasomething]

i remember watching this back when i was younger, and i was crying a whole river. i even quitted somewhere in the middle or the beginning because it was so sad, but i eventually finished it. it was an amazing movie, possibly one of my favorites, and i need to rewatch it.

[@AlexRN]

Dude, this movie hit me like a ton of bricks. My grandmother had died a few months before this came out and she reminded me so much of Coco. And when Miguel sings Remember me to Coco I was just a mess. This movie humbled me into a pile of boogers and rivers of tears, me a 30 year old adult and I was straight up ugly crying (I’m talking openly bawling) in the movie theater watching this goddamned masterpiece. No movie has ever come close to making me cry as much as Coco did and no other has ever done it again since either. The ending destroyed me so deeply that I haven’t had the courage to watch it again despite me loving the film because I know it’ll disarm me and make me cry again. One day I will. I owe it to myself and to my two babies with whom I know I’ll end up watching this movie with sooner or later.

[@nessariguez12]

“ an ofrenda is this table thing…” Me: it’s an alter! AN ALTER. ALLLLLTTEEEERERRRR. Not a “thing”

[@AlexRN]

I’m sorry to tell you. It it ain’t even an “alter”, it’s an altar. Yes it’s written the same in English as it is in Spanish.

[@La_br00tal_mija]

Good lord

[@Ashikkko]

Hey so an altar is a thing!!!

[@len4129]

@@Ashikkko But it isn't just a thing to Christians

[@hisoka.445]

@@len4129 nah nothing can be stopped at only one group

[@kemokage]

I honestly think that Pixar peaked with Coco. Especially since they’re planning to focus on just making cash grabs for the next five years. It was such a beautiful story with such incredible animation, I watch it every year!

[@ellaqian6860]

Ok but Coco has the best Pixar ending honestly. The irony of Ernesto de la Cruz dying of the bell in real life but the same thing in the afterlife. They have one of the best plot twists too❤❤

[@juanfisi]

10:52 because he wanted to play the part of a hero, to look good. Great movie, great songs.

[@Kara57212]

I recently watched this movie with my kids and I cried like a baby. It’s so sad; but a very good, meaningful movie.

[@cocozimme]

This movie definitely resonated with me, up there as one of my favorite animated movies.

[@isaackelly9445]

One of my favorite little bits about this movie is the difference between how Ernesto performs remember me vs how hector wrote it/ performed it and how that alone changes the message and how it fits their characters. With Ernesto its fast paced and lively and he's schmoozing it up while performing in front of a huge stadium where he's far away from all of the audience members and it gives the song a message of " never forget me because im great and i hold all my fans in my heart " Meanwhile, how hector wrote it ( and you can actually see it in a quick shot of the sheet music during a scene) its slow, a lullaby and thats exactly how hector performs it, alone, just him and his daughter and close enough to her that shes touching his face which gives the song its true message of " i have to go far away, but dont be sad, i have you in my heart always and I i will come back " Which makes it even more tragic hector couldnt come back when he tried, even in the afterlife

[@RaxusPrime29]

This film makes me cry and even your narration over it In a jokey manner I'm still in floods of tears

[@magenta_mer-goat86]

4:52 this was literally me in the theaters!

[@odina3912]

Coco will always have a special place in my heart. It was the last movie i saw together with my mom before she died cause cancer. The movie makes me always sad but i still hold it dearly since its a beautiful movie and it just fits. I love the whole Day of the death scenery and i'm sure she would come to visit me and my family as well. I miss her everyday ❤

[@Diana-zl3ue]

One of my favorite memories is seeing this movie a month before it released in the states, I was in Mexico. I watched it with my dad and man all the emotions were felt in that theater.

[@syastar]

15:30 chat its getting kinda blurry in here 😰😰

[@Marshmallows_lover]

Fr 🥺

[@AlexRN]

Preach

[@Rush17333]

same :c

[@AnqaOdyssey]

Gummy bear allergy hits hard

[@i1nez14]

Coco makes me cry every time I love that movie

[@SkittishTarry454]

14:48 LAUGH SO YOU DON’T CRY 😭 😂

[@mbanerjee5889]

Please also do The Book of Life (2014). It has similar themes but a very different story and art style.

[@Platypunch231]

I second this!

[@Nat3Riv3r]

13:52 That is the most Hispanic thing I’ve ever heard today 😭😭

[@sadathusovic7217]

imelda:that's for murdering the love of My life! ernesto:who? who? hector:she's talking about me, I'm the love of your life? imelda:I don't know I'm still mad at you!

[@RandomBF_idk]

Fr im Mexican this happens sometimes lol

[@shrankai7285]

4:45 foreshadowing red herring.

[@CoolScratcher]

I saw this movie when I was nine and I appreciated how they didn't dumb down concepts like death, grief, or trauma. Kids ARE smart enough to understand these concepts. I was.

[@AkaneCelesHiko]

Not to mention it feels like a telenovela, too. Coco is a fav in our household, and we usually talk about my grandparents, which have all passed at this point. A way of remembering them all, even though my kids' generation haven't really met them or saw them for a short time in their lives.

[@VIXXlight_VIXXComeBack]

Everytime I hear Miguel singing Remember Me to Coco, I always cry. It was beautifully heartbreaking and just hopeful by the end too.

[@me.ndiart]

I cry every time I watch this movie. It makes me remember my dogs that have passed away. I miss them all.

[@DanielRokka]

0:54 did i miss "but before that real quick"?

[@Femboy_luna23]

Think he only says that for ads

[@DanielRokka]

@@Femboy_luna23 yeah i know, but he almost always have a ad

[@gammafreak]

He always has an ad before the meat of the video

[@Twizz_e]

HES NOT GETTING THE BAG 😭😭😭

[@agj2363]

Coco is the Lion King level in making your cry. I can say it I saw Lion King when I was 8 and Coco in my 30s. Still when I just think about "daddy wake up" or the last version from remember song, singed with Coco , i feel like crying.

[@victoriavvc]

As a Mexican, when Coco came out, I felt like the way the Grandma was captured in her rageful moments were so authentic. She was scary and reminded me of my grandma. The music was so beautiful, especially in spanish, and the fact that they fit in the Ramsys cameo since he had passed shortly before the movie came out, was so unexpected. I just felt so represented, and have been really disappointed recently over the decision Pixar made to no longer make stories like this, and turn their focus to sequels..

[@ChiakiHatori]

COCO is such a wonderful & underrated movie! I was genuinely shocked at the twist and the theme of death and how they handled it! Definitely one of my favourites, so glad you're covering it Alex!

[@skinnytoadd1820]

“Underated” it’s widely considered one of Pixar’s best movies. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to say underrated

[@ChiakiHatori]

​@@skinnytoadd1820 There's rarely anybody talking about it in my country, other titles definitely get more recognition, that's all I'm saying.

[@elsinaattheworkshop]

The book of life is more underrated than it tbh

[@ChiakiHatori]

​@@elsinaattheworkshopthat's true!

[@craze6309]

@@ChiakiHatori huh, wonder why

[@PoonamSingh-ie9bv]

I cried my eyes out when i watched this movie and today i cried again just by watching this recap thanks to you alex

[@Curly_479]

I was raised by my Hispanic Latino grandfather, and he and my grandmother passed away a year before coco came out. I went to see it in theatres and I sobbed. Both my grandparents had dementia, and I was their care taker. This film resonated so deeply with me, and now I watch it every year while I set up our ofrenda

[@HaremArchon]

Not gonna lie, I had a feeling Ernesto was a bad guy, but I genuinely didn't exepct the Hector twist 13:36 To be fair, she was probably avoiding him since she thought he abandoned her and Coco without ever knowing the truth

[@petrichor_and_fire]

Are y'all watching this on 2x? How did u comment like 1 minute into this😭

[@TheRealOnitst]

I cried at the end where Miguel played his guitar and sing "Remember me" to make Coco (the great grandma) to remember her father. THIS WAS THE ONLY MOVIE I CRIED-

[@Churro0]

Coco was the first movie I cried in. Heck, my DAD and UNCLE cried during that movie, and that was the. Only time I’ve seen them do that

[@MamaBookFox]

Cried in the theaters the first time I saw it. Now my kids love watching it with me, too.

[@nepenthe_1610]

Coco holds a very special place in my heart!

[@bananaboatcharlie]

I know that everyone cries when Coco regains her memory at the end, but for me it was always the scene where Hector is singing with his daughter, asking her to remember him, and then her voice fades out and he finishes the song alone. That depictions of this loss going both directions and this father and daughter being separated like that.... ugh, it kills me

[@DylanScottDavis]

Coco is probably one of my favorite Pixar movies and as someone who seldom sees a movie twice in theaters this is one where I immediately wanted to watch it again. Additionally I have issues crying but this movie and the music invokes such strong feelings in me I feel myself starting to tear up almost every time.

[@ComedyKoma]

Considering you are watching coco. You now MUST watch "the book of life" as it what coco is inspired by.

[@ChicleboyOficial]

I like to know the history of other countries, and when I learned the main things about the history of Mexico and saw it again... Jesus Christ, the movie becomes very strange considering the country it is based on

[@karenl3662]

This has been my sons favorite since he was literally 6 months old. Needless to say, I’ve watched it 100+ times and it STILL makes me cry in the end. Every. Single. Time.