I was watching The Brave Little Toaster for the first time in years, and was surprised to see John Lasseter's name show up in the opening credits. I had completely forgotten he was involved in that movie.
That made me think of all that was unjustly done to him, which forced him out of Pixar, and it occurred to me: Pixar movies, Inside Out notwithstanding, have gotten significantly worse after his ousting.
You could also say it started when Disney bought Pixar outright in the mid-2000s, which is fair, given what we know about Disney now. Hell, it probably led to Lasseter's false accusations years later.
Anyway, just some thoughts springing from ignorance of the whole situation. You guys taught me to be skeptical of any such accusations, unless the guy in question is already known to be an asshole, which I have no evidence Lasseter is.
Luca surprised me. No politics or globo homo garbage. I kept waiting for the two boys to be gay or something but thankfully that never materialized. I just pray there's no sequel to ruin it.
It had the usual poorly presented message of "CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?!" before magically resolving the situation. The story didn't need the sea creatures, and it was clear that all the director had for a concept was the location of a setting with nothing interesting to say.
I'm not saying it was a masterpiece by any means but it was a cute little movie that I wouldn't mind my son watching. Might as well be a masterpiece by current standards.