BEST CINEMATIC MOMENTS BY DISNEY'S PIXAR

**SPOILER ALERT**

Pixar Animation studios, or simply, Pixar is a company owned by Disney. The critically acclaimed animation studio are set to unleash the widely anticipated "Inside Out" for UK release. Pixar are responsible for animation classics such as the "Toy Story" franchise, "Finding Nemo", "The Incredibles", "Wall-E" and many more! Since Toy Story's release in 1995, the Pixar film count is up to 14 releases of which the studio have received 12 Academy Awards, 6 Golden Globes and 11 Grammys.

So to celebrate another expected up and coming animated masterpiece, here are the top 5 moments of Pixar history...

#5
Finding Nemo (2003) - "Name's Bruce. It's alright. I understand. Why trust a shark, right?"

With Nemo lost in the vast oceans of the world, it is up to his dad, Marlin to find him no matter what. Even if he faces, a shark? In this scene Marlin and Dory meet Bruce. With his deep Australian voice and big sharp teeth, Bruce is an intimidating fellow. He invites Marlin and Dory to a "get together" with other sharks and at this point the audience thinks the two tiny comrades' adventure has ended before it has begun. However, it amusingly turns out that Marlin and Dory are not on the menu and have been invited to a vegetarian shark meeting. This scene also delivers one of the most iconic Pixar lines, "Fish are friends, not food!"

#4
Ratatouille (2007) - Anton Ego's review

After waiting years to taste the best that Paris has to offer, Anton Ego, a famous food and restaurant critic finally has a taste of heaven. He then asks to meet the chef that cooked up his divine dish, but Anton is told that he has to wait till all the other customers leave if he is to meet his redeeming chef. Anton replies, "So be it". After waiting years for the perfect food, Anton waits a few more hours to find that his dish was made by a rat! As they say in the film, 'the following day, his review appears'. A speech by Anton is then read to the viewer, which analyses his own position as a critic, challenging his own perspective on things that he once dismissed and the importance of the discovery of new talents from unexpected sources. The legendary Peter O'Toole provides the soft harmonic voice for Anton Ego in this magnificent speech that truly is inspirational and glows with the genius of Pixar's writers.

#3
Up! (2009) - The married life of Carl & Ellie  

In this scene from "Up" it shows the happy married years of Carl and Ellie and how they frolic freely with each other over and over. There is no voices used in the scene, only the up lifting and saddening background music that clearly illustrate the emotional roller coaster of the two. It shows the joy of being with each other over fruitful years including the planning of parenthood, only for it to be snatched away by complications. By only having music play and the protagonists only perform actions with no words, it truly shows the importance of cinema through the power of imagery. And as those countless memes say, "the 4 minute clip in Up is a better love story than 5 Twilight films".

#2 Toy Story 3 (2010) - The furnace 

Woody, Buzz and the gang are betrayed by Lotso the Bear and are left to face a fiery inferno. With no escape, the beloved toys struggle to contemplate their next move and seemingly accept their fate. The scene beautifully shows the acceptance of oblivion and how although terrifying, is a lot easier if you have your family and friends around you. It is a real shocking, tear jerking and edge of your seat moment that will take every Toy Story fan's last breath. Needless to say Pixar aren't cruel and wouldn't leave it there, especially for the 'wee ones' but for this one alone, I'm not going to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it... 

#1 Wall-E (2008) - Space ballet

Wall-E is about to be blown-to-smithereens, but at the last second escapes. EVE, thinks that Wall-E has met his end, but then out of nowhere, Wall-E flies past her using a fire extinguisher to propel himself away from the blast. EVE already has the ability to fly over ground and through space so cue the space dance. The scene is one of amazement because it really shows the imagination at full force by combining harmonious robots dancing and weaving in space together through momentum. The combination of imagination and the perfect score makes this scene by far one of the best scenes in animation history.  

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