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Pixar staff reveal why their movies always have incredibly sad storylines

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Updated 15:44 1 May 2024 GMT+1Published 19:46 30 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Pixar staff reveal why their movies always have incredibly sad storylines

Those behind some of Pixar's saddest movies have addressed why some scenes are so heartbreaking

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

There's no denying that Pixar movies are fantastic, even if they do leave you in a puddle of tears.

Notoriously Pixar movies always have heartbreaking scenes; from Nemo's mom's death in the opening scenes of Finding Nemo, to Bing Bong being 'forgotten' in Inside Out. There are always scenes that are bound to even make the hardiest of people cry.

Bing Bong was Riley's imaginary friend in the first Inside Out. (Disney/Pixar)
Bing Bong was Riley's imaginary friend in the first Inside Out. (Disney/Pixar)

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With Pixar's tear-jerking reputation in mind, we asked the long-wondered question of why the movies are just so darn sad.

Chatting to veteran Pixar animator Jason Deamer who has worked on the likes of Finding Nemo, Wall-E, Turning Red and Brave, he explained to UNILAD: "It's like a philosophical thing that comes from creative leadership."

Deamer went on to compare many Pixar movies to being like 'the crescendo and pause in classical music'.

"I think just stylistically the creative leads of the studio kind of believe in that approach to storytelling," he continued.

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Deamer even admitted that Up made him 'sob like a baby'.

Up viewers are still emotionally scarred from the film. (Disney/Pixar)
Up viewers are still emotionally scarred from the film. (Disney/Pixar)

Meanwhile, Academy Award-winning producer Mark Nielsen said: "I feel like it always starts by finding something really personal to talk about, and it's coming from the filmmaker, usually exploring something from their history or their own life that really changed them or affected them."

He went on: "It's finding a way through that to making [and] telling a universal story, but that reflects that emotional truth that prompted that idea to begin with."

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Nielsen proceeded to link this theory to his new movie Inside Out 2, which he worked on alongside director Kelsey Mann.

"For Inside Out 2, it really came from [Mann's] observations on anxiety and it's impact on him," Nielsen explained.

He added that Mann 'found a way through this franchise and through these characters to tell a story that's personal, yet is so relatable because of these emotions that we all experience'.

With the sensitive nature in mind, UNILAD asked if we need to prepare ourselves for some tear-jerking scenes in the new film (which is set to hit cinemas June 14).

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"We were working on the end of the movie and it was emotional," Mann admitted.

"Not a dry eye in the place," added Nielsen.

Inside Out 2 is set for release on June 14. (Disney/Pixar)
Inside Out 2 is set for release on June 14. (Disney/Pixar)

Mann went on: "I would like to say yes [to the question]. I just want people to be able to feel what the movie is about.

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"The first film, it was really fun. It was really imaginative. It made a meaningful impact on the world. Like, that's why I want to make movies - to do all three of those things."

The acclaimed director concluded by sharing his hopes that Inside Out 2 will 'do a lot of good for people in the world'.

Featured Image Credit: Pixar

Topics: Pixar, Film and TV, Entertainment, News

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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