Here’s my other reasons for me being a Pixar fan in terms of it being fun:
I was just 2 years old when I first saw Toy Story.
I think that the short films are really twice as funny.
I just rearranged my room more recently and made my very own Pixar shelf.
Now I’m starting to collect the Pixar soundtrack off of iTunes.
I recently collected some Pixar-themed pins from Disney Store-like gift shops at Disneyland.
I wish to have more Pixar-themed T-shirts. And I shall get them from the Disney Store.
I’m still often listening to the CD Disney/Pixar Greatest almost every single day.
I liked the movie Brave. My newest favorite characters are Merida and Angus. I should probably like the triplets, too, as well-simply because they’re…I don’t really know how to spell that word.
Also, this is now officially my 50th post since the day I joined in these forums-I think.
When did you first become a Pixar fan and how did it start?
To be honest, and some of you would know this, I started off as a Pixar hater. I had motion-sickness when I watched their films as a kid (I saw Toy Story in theatres, and the rest on bootleg VCDs up till Finding Nemo).
Around the time of Nemo’s release, I was angry at the studio because I felt they were responsible for the death of 2D animation. I saw Nemo in Singapore when I was in high school with my family. I remembered crying when Nigel was recounting Marlin’s brave exploits to Nemo, and my siblings and I kept quoting “Just keep swimming” for days afterwards. The Incredibles didn’t really impress me back then.
Then I heard about Cars. None of my friends wanted to go see it in cinemas, so I went by myself. And I was blown away, especially at the ending when Lightning helped The King across the finish line. After that, I read The Art Of books, and I had the ambition to work there.
Throughout uni, I would ask my friends to go see Pixar films in theatres, and I have never missed a Pixar film in cinemas since Cars.
What are you most likely to do as a Pixar fan yourself?
When did you first become a Pixar fan and how did it start?
I had seen bits of a few Pixar movies when I was a kid, but I didn’t care much for them. When I was about 7 or 8, though, I saw Monsters Inc and fell in love with it. I liked Finding Nemo & the Incredibles, too, but not as much as Monsters Inc. But then i saw Cars, and that’s when I first really got obsessed with Pixar. And I’m still obsessed today!
What are you most likely to do as a Pixar fan yourself?
Watch the movies, draw some art, and buy soundtracks.
What is your most specially treasured Pixar item?
I’m sad to say that I don’t own much Pixar stuff. It’s probably just one of my DVDs.
TDIT: I wrote to Pixar Studios requesting an autograph! She isn’t a a professional voice actress, and voiced EVE because she was already working at Pixar. I posted pictures of the autograph in the Autograph thread here on the boards.
And that’s really interesting how your love for Pixar began- as a hatred! I also for a while was kind of down on Computer animation in general. It took me a while to realize that while the medium is important, the heart to any movie is the story. It’s so ironic how Lasseter was the one to bring 2D animation back to WDA!
K9Girl: I forgot, but is Monsters, Inc still your favorite Pixar movie to this day?
EJE: Ah, I think I might have seen it before and even commented on it! Oh, I’m so jelly!
Come to think of it, many members here have written to Pixar, but I have never attempted it before in my six years of fandom! Maybe it’s time to give it a shot.
It’s interesting to hear you were once a 3D-animation hater too! It really is remarkable that Pixar has managed to pull a paradigm shift on the both of us.
K9Girl: It’s great to hear that Cars was the first Pixar film to “possess” you too! For me, it helped that I was a gearhead to begin with. And when I saw the amount of attention, the level of detail, the intricate car in-jokes weaved into a compelling story of a world left behind by history, I was a Pixar “convert”, to say the least! Or should I say, convertible (lame car pun)?
Well, I’d have to look up Pixar’s address and think of what to write and to whom. And then I’d have to catch a cab to my nearest post-office (which is pretty far away). To be honest, I’ve never sent physical mail to anyone before in my entire life! I’m not kidding. I mean, I know how to, I’ve done it for my parents and previous employers, but I’ve had no reason to do so as a kid.
I’d love to request an autograph. Problem is, I don’t know who to ask! E-J-E, you have Elissa Knight’s signature? Totally wicked! TDIT, I think it would be a good idea if you sent one. Now I’m thinking about it.
Also, I was interested to hear about how computer animation seemed a let-down to you and TDIT at first. I don’t know, for me, I just loved their stories and the way in which they were told as a kid. I saw some Disney films, but only a few, I thought, seemed as good as all of the Pixar films. I was lucky enough to be born the same year Toy Story came out. And thanks to the re-releases, I have seen each film at least once in theaters (Toy Story 2 holds the record for 3 in the original release and a 4th time on the re-release)! I didn’t even know Toy Story was the first CG film until I was about 6. I had always thought, “I wish this was the first one because it’s so good. So there’s no way it can be true.” I’m so glad I was wrong about that! Conversely, it wasn’t until I heard about John Lasseter wanting to bring back 2D films that I became more interested in that medium. I gained a better appreciation for traditional animation after that. I think I’ve always been taken by Pixar’s style, and I think their perfectionist quality over most other films is why I think I do not ever doubt them. It’s also influenced me to do a great job in everything I do, whether it be schoolwork or exercising, just anything!
Plus, being a Pixar fan means you get to collect cool toys (even though I’m done). I liked Cars when it first came out, but when I started collecting the die-casts, especially for the split-second cameo cars, it made me want to re-watch the scenes where those characters appeared. And I found myself getting carried away and loving more and more of the subtlety of the film, and its pureness of heart. If you slow down with the movie, you can really love it, and now I think there’s a reason why Cars is unlike the other films. It’s supposed to be, and if you’re lucky enough you may be able to relate to it on a personal level. However, I have no toys from the second film. The deal breaker was that I could not sit through that movie with my family thinking about how many toys we would end up buying instead of just enjoying the movie, and sure enough I loved the movie. Toy Story 2 also helped me draw that line.
Do you want to know that I once had a marathon of my very own for Pixar’s 25th anniversary a couple of years back, for those of you who don’t know this yet, and that meant watching every single Pixar film in the order of release…?
Well, I think that…the reason that…I must update my reasons is because I recently got this CD called Disney/Pixar All Time Favorties…
Just the fact that you get to be a part of this amazing family. I’m lucky to have two Pixar families: one here and one on Twitter and I love them both to death. This is such an open community and love it so much.
^That’s definitely one of the best things about being a Pixar fan! Pixar fans are for the most part some of the most enthusiastic, positive, and creative people on the planet! Simply because people like that are the people who make these amazing movies! Whether it’s my fellow Pixar lovers here or my Pixar-loving Disney Create friends, it’s helped to make my love of Pixar even stronger!
Completely agreeing with all of you. I’ve met some of my best friends online on this website. You guys are all so nice and I love all of you so much even though I’ve never met any of you face to face. <3 Not to mention that I don’t really know many people who like Pixar in real life, so it’s so fun to talk about it here where people are just as passionate about Pixar as I am.
For me, it helped that I was a gearhead to begin with. And when I saw the amount of attention, the level of detail, the intricate car in-jokes weaved into a compelling story of a world left behind by history, I was a Pixar “convert”, to say the least! Or should I say, convertible (lame car pun)?
TDIT, I think it would be a good idea if you sent one. Now I’m thinking about it.