52: Week 7

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It’s a Pixar House

I’m a pretty big Disney fan. It goes back to my childhood and the trips we took to Disneyland as a family. So, when Pixar came up with Toy Story, I was hooked. It was different yet it had channelled some of the classic quality and sensibilites of Disney at the same time. Meanwhile, Disney proper was heading south real fast with some less than stellar releases. The Pixar films were fresh and we enjoyed them. More often than not, we’d watch these movies with our nephews and nieces.

It was natural that we’d share these movies with our own sons as they grew up. Gabriel took an immediate liking to the characters as we have visited Disneyland early and often. He latched onto Toy Story and Bugs Life immediately. Then came the releases of Cars and Ratatouille. With those films, he was totally aware of their impending releases and actively looked forward to going to the theatres and digging into a bit of popcorn.

It’s fun to know that he’s into the stories and has actually learned quite a bit by doing so. As a parent, it’s good to have an interesting story with something that we’ll likely watch dozens of times (at least). One side note, until recently, the Incredibles was the one movie he wouldn’t watch all the way through. The initial setup wouldn’t catch his attention. But, after catching it run during the X-Mas TV season, he latched onto it. I’m digging it because it’s a terrific superhero movie. We’ll continue to share these movies with Joshua in short order.

So, let’s just say we have all the DVDs and even a few on VHS. I’ll be getting the Blu-Ray copies as they end up at $20. We also have a quite a number of toys, stuffed animals, prints, posters and dozens of the Cars Hot Wheels. We’ve attended the Disney On Ice with Finding Nemo and the Incredibles. The list goes on…

When it came time to settle on a theme for Gabriel’s “Big Boy” room (as seen in the background), we decided on keeping the red color on the walls and run with a Pixar theme. Turned out well as the color matched the Cars color scheme.

I was happy to see Pixar come under the Disney umbrella. It meant that not only we’d continue to see new films but also ensure that any potential sequel will be produced by Pixar itself. I also suspect that with Lasseter running the entire show, we might see the Disney magic return sooner than later.

Next up… Wall-E!