“Pixarpedia” is a great book! Why on earth would it be inappropriate or poorly written? It’s contents can be enjoyable both for adults AND kids: there are huge blow-up pictures and posters from every Pixar film, there is a forward by Andrew Stanton himself, exclusive interviews from Pixar staff like Jeff Pidgeon and Sharon Callahan, a time-line that shows the events of Pixar from Toy Story to Up, insightful looks of every detail from every film, trivia facts that you never knew before (like what certain things mean in the films and Easter Eggs!), character profiles, cast listings for every film…it is a wonderful book for any Pixar fan! For some reason, if one doesn’t like the actual words or contents of the pages, the pictures and photos themselves are breathtaking! It’s almost presented just like a Pixar film: enjoyable for both adults AND kids! My little sister doesn’t understand or read what’s in the book, but instead just pours over the great pictures and photos from every film!
Friendship is one of the greatest themes in every Pixar film, and I don’t know why anyone would take offense in this. Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts…because it goes hand-in-hand with love. True friendship is a precious gift of life, and I will admit that it is VERY hard to find sometimes in the day and age we are living in now. But there is a litmus test that you can ask yourself when finding a true friend: “Will spending time with this person make me want to be a better person?” A true friend will bring out the best in his or her friends. A true friend will give you your space and not force their friendship on you if you are unwilling to receive it….but they will still love you and care for you. People aren’t incapable of making friends…they choose to be that way. Time changes everything, and change will come in our lives…but true friends are always there for you, not necessarily physically…in our hearts. They’re still there for you if you need their help, and the will respond to your cry when you need them. They will accept you for who you are…all your faults, your quirks in your personality, your good qualities, your limitations….but at the same time, they’ll encourage you to become a better person than you were before through love and example.
Look at all the friendship stories in all of the Pixar films, and you will be surprised how this is true: In Toy Story, it took Woody a lot of courage to swallow his pride and admit that Buzz was a “cooler” toy than he was…but Buzz willingness to help Woody escape triggered the cowboy to rescue him as well. The loyalty between the two unlikely friends inspired each other to become better friends, and they remained loyal to each other throughout all the of Toy Story films. Mark Buzz’s own words: “Woody once risked his life to save me. I couldn’t call myself his friend if I weren’t willing to do the same.”
The same applies to Flick and Dot from A Bug’s Life ~ [spoil]Dot remained Flick’s only fan despite how rejected he was by everyone else in his colony, and it was Dot’s determination to rekindle Flick’s hope (“Pretend it’s a seed, okay?”) that inspired him to do better and try again.[/spoil]And one of the most beautiful examples of friendship is how WALL-E never gave up in his perseverance to be at EVE’s side and to win her heart….because the ultimate level of friendship is love, and love, by definition, is to will the good of another. WALL-E and EVE eventually became best friends…[spoil]and by WALL-E’s sacrifice and EVE’s realization of what a great friend he was, they eventually learned to love each other.[/spoil]I could mention and name almost a whole entire listing of friendship stories that can be found in every single Pixar film…because they are just stuffed with them!
I would think that such excited, loyal, and proud Pixar fans on this website would agree that friendship is one of the greatest themes Pixar believes in. I meant no harm to anyone by quoting “Pixarpedia”, because I think it is a great book for Pixar fans (young and old) alike! I didn’t want to be accused of plagiarism by just quoting the paragraph and not explaining where I had taken it from.
Everyone has a right to their own opinion, and I think respect and kindness is the least we human beings can do for one another. I have met a lot of friends (and even some of my own family members) who don’t think as highly of Pixar that I do, but do I hate them or do I hold a grudge against them? NO! Everyone has their own tastes, preferences, and opinions…and to respect them is one of the noblest and kindest gestures we can show to one another. Learning one another’s opinions and discussing them can actually reshape or resharpen our own thinking, and this is all part of the learning process of life.
At any rate, I still love Pixar, its films, and all the wonderful messages they carry…especially true friendship!
.And plus Buzz is not annoying,like Mater is,if Mater was less annoying then I problably would vote for Him and Lightning.Not to mention what he did at the end of the movie… 