Coco (2017)

Academy Awards, USA 2018

Winner Oscar	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) Kristen Anderson-Lopez Robert Lopez For song "Remember Me"
	Best Animated Feature Film Lee Unkrich Darla K. Anderson

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directed by Lee Unkrich
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Disney)

In Mexico, young Miguel aspires to become a musician against the wishes of his family, who ban all music. It turns out that Miguel's idol, Mexico's most famous singer, left his family generations ago. Miguel decides to enter a talent show on the Day of the Dead, just as his idol had done, in search of fame and fortune. However, he needs a guitar and steals one from his idol's grave. This sets in motion his visit to the land of the dead, where he must atone for his theft by getting the blessing of a relative. He soon finds one but they add the condition that he must give up music. Instead he goes searching for his famous grandfather to get a blessing. Along the way he gets help from another down and out musician and a friendly dog. True identities are eventually revealed in a series of plot twists and Miguel safely gets home. Colorful, if overly contrived, Pixar, based on Mexican traditions that are somehow turned into universal laws, not unlike Monsters, Inc. In the end, I wasn't convinced, or particularly moved. I did like the dog, though.