This films seems to combine all the elements (no pun intended) of what makes Pixar great, mixed with the weaknesses as well. It's a been there, done that story we've seen a million times. What makes it different and worth watching is the amazing work done by the animators. The character animation, effects animation, coloring, lighting, all work beautifully. This just shows how animation has come from such a long way, from struggling to animate fur in Monsters Inc, to the difficulty of animating water in general no matter the animation style. This film triumphs over all of that, showing they can do anything with animation nowadays. Making characters out of fire and water, or clouds and grass is a major step forward for the medium. So on that front, this film is groundbreaking if you can appreciate the history of animation overall. However, while the animation is groundbreaking, the story, and characters themselves are not. Dipping into romance is a tricky pool to do so, because if the chemistry doesn't work, then the film overall doesn't work. I never felt truly connected between the two romances and didn't do anything outside of the many times I've seen this done many times before. This movie is basically Zootopia if only Judy and Nick had any romantic interest. Then Pixar as always has to hit you over the head with the sappiness and pulling your heartstrings without making me care about the characters first. Funny thing is, the characters are more interesting to me when they're not together, but being their own individual characters. The dilemmas they face to get to their romance is something that I enjoy. The voice acting is fine. Overall, Elemental is not Pixar's greatest effort, but still worth a look if you have nothing else to do with your time.
Review of Elemental
