Movie Review: Elemental

Movie Review: Elemental                                                                                                              6-16-23

Elemental takes place in a world inhabited by four different races: The botanical Earth residents, the hot-headed Fire residents, the cloudy Air residents, and the aquatic Water residents. Ember is a Fire resident who helps run her father’s convenience store, but when the pipes in the basement start leaking, Ember has to team up with the over-emotional Water inspector Wade to find a way to save her dad’s shop, as well as learn about how much they have in common.

Elemental is a return to the traditional Pixar formula with a story with amazing world building, animation that pushes computer technology to new limits, fun and engaging characters, top-notch voice acting, and a score from Thomas Newman that sits comfortably on the same shelves as Finding Nemo and WALL-E.

Wade being bent out of shape after popping out of a pipe.

There’s also a good message on how you should follow your dreams, even if they’re different from those you love.

Wade after trying Ember's family's spicy food.

For the first time in years, I can’t think of a major flaw from Elemental. However, this may be because this is my first viewing, and I’ll let you know if my opinion changed by September, when I review the Netflix film Nimona.

In conclusion, please go see Elemental in theaters whenever you can. Pixar hasn’t had a single box-office success since Toy Story 4 in 2019, as the last five Pixar films (Onward, Soul, Luca, Turning Red, and Lightyear) were either box-office flops or changed to Disney+ exclusives. In the words of Linguini in Ratatouille “I need this job. I've lost so many”.

Rating: 3.9 stars out of 5

Plus four tears of joy