‘Elio’: A bright, shallow space adventure that misses the Pixar magic

Promotional poster for the Disney-Pixar animated film, ‘Elio’.

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How do you talk about a movie that, for the general audience, is just okay, but for someone who understands and is a practitioner of the craft of animation, an absolute disappointment?

Pixar films, or Disney-Pixar, have always been theatrical events. Their animations were once considered the gold standard in visual storytelling. But, over the past five years, something’s shifted. Their magic is fading.