I may be in the minority but I’m not sure I really liked Soul – as much as I wanted to!

I Loved the realistic depiction of Manhattan and the characters.

I LOVED that the subject matter was about pre-life, life and death.

I LOVED Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey.

But they kinda of let me down when they went into the ethers.

Maybe as a creative artist (myself a bit older or should I say an experienced artist like the main character) and coming from a family of actors, singers, painters and writers, I was a bit devastated that the minute middle school music teacher and jazz musician, Joe Gardner,  got his big break he then ends up on his way into the afterlife instead of getting ready to make his big debut.

But let me backtrack for a moment.

Pixar is one of my all-time favorite movie making companies. Toy Story 1 was my daughter’s first movie at the theaters.  I’ll never forget this little 6 year old kid, sitting with a tub of popcorn bigger than herself, mesmerized, wide-eyed and amazed every single moment of the film!  

And then there’s Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo (and Finding Dory), … Continue reading..