As the "Hollywood animation enlightenment" of countless young Chinese audiences, Pixar's series of "Story" films have left many post-80s and 90s generations with good memories of their youth.
The first three of Pixar's pioneering work [Toy Story] already have an unshakable position in the hearts of the audience, and the fourth part of the series is about to settle in the 2019 summer slot.
[Robot Story] has been worshipped as a god by countless fans, and the Douban score is as high as 9.3, becoming a must-see classic in the hearts of countless people.
In the past two years, the sequel to [Finding Nemo] has been late, and the [Cars] series has also launched a third one, but unfortunately, both films have not performed satisfactorily in the mainland.
So after fourteen years, will [The Incredibles 2] be a dog-tailed sable-style emotional dissolution or a second burst of imagination? How many more viewers can it mobilize into the cinema to consume their memories?
<h1>Pixar has mobilized for so many years, can it still move</h1>?
In 1984, John Lasseter left Disney, where he had worked for many years, to join Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic Company.
In the same year, John Lasseter began to create his first 3D short film [Andrea and Willie's Adventure]
In 1986, ILM's computer animation department was acquired by Steve Jobs for $10 million, officially becoming an independent production company - Pixar
In 1987, Pixar's short film "Naughty Jumping Lights" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and won the Golden Gate Award, the first jury award in the computer video category at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
▲ This short film is also the first animated short film produced by Pixar, and the jumping lights in the film later became the symbol of Pixar
On Thanksgiving Day in 1995, Pixar was also the world's first fully computer-generated animated feature film, released by Disney.
The film broke the record for an animated film with $192 million, becoming the top box office winner in the United States in 1995 and a record of $360 million worldwide.
At the same time, the film also won the Oscar special achievement award for director John Lasseter.
Due to the huge success of [Toy Story], Pixar boss Steve Jobs was worth $1 billion, so he was invited back by the on-the-brink Apple company to restructure rivers and mountains.
▲[Toy Story] is known as the third leap after [Mickey Mouse] and [Snow White].
[Mickey Mouse] and [Snow White] gave cartoons sound and color, respectively, while [Toy Story] led the animation industry into the 3D era.
In 1996, [Toy Story] was nominated for the Oscar for Best Score (Musical Comedy), Best Theme Song, and Best Original Screenplay.
In the same year, it was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture in the Musical Comedy category and Best Theme Song.
▲Sequel to [Toy Story 2] and [Toy Story 3]
On November 24, 1999, [Toy Story 2] was released, breaking the box office record of the opening week in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and other places, and it was also the world's first fully digitally produced film.
On June 18, 2010, [Toy Story 3] was released, and the film grossed $1.06 billion worldwide, which was also the first Pixar film to exceed a billion dollars at the global box office.
At the Academy Awards the following year, [Toy Story 3] was nominated for five awards in one go, and won the award for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song.
▲ 24 years after the first [Toy Story], Pixar will launch the fourth part of the series on June 21, 2019
After [Toy Story 2], Pixar's "Monster Power Company" was a great success, but because it was not released in China, the film missed the name "Story".
Immediately following [Monster Power] was Pixar's film that caused another huge sensation after [Toy Story] - [Finding Nemo].
Released on May 30, 2003, Finding Nemo is Disney's fifth computer-animated feature film with Pixar
The film broke through the $100 million box office in just eight days, refreshing the box office myth of Monster Power.
In the end, [Finding Nemo] broke the record for the highest grossing animation film held by [The Lion King] for $328.5 million at the U.S. box office, making it the highest-grossing animated film in U.S. history.
In 2004, [Finding Nemo], which moved audiences around the world with its warm and heartwarming story, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
▲ On June 17, 2016, [Finding Nemo 2: Where Did Dolly Go] was released
The sequel, starring Dolly, who lost her memory in the previous game, still grossed $1.028 billion worldwide, despite its mediocre or even devastated performance in the Chinese mainland market.
▲On November 5, 2004, Pixar launched [The Incredibles]
[The Incredibles] is the first "action movie" in Pixar history and the story of Pixar's first computer challenge superhero.
The arrival of a series of mid-life crises such as the male protagonist's obesity and unemployment, the conflict between the heroine's sense of family responsibility and saving the world, and the many troubles brought by super-powerful children.
The film discusses the meaning of the existence of superheroes from the perspective of the family, which is cloaked in "superman" and tells an incredibly warm family story.
Not surprisingly, [The Incredibles] won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2005, along with Best Sound Editing.
▲ On June 22, 2018, [The Incredibles 2] will be released in Chinese mainland
[The Incredibles] was very popular at the beginning of the release, but the sequel has not been heard from, and the sequel was released, which made countless fans excited.
The Superman family is in danger this time, how will they overcome the obstacles to defeat the big boss? And how will you weigh a happy family life against a thrilling crime crackdown?
▲ On June 9, 2006, the "Racing Story" that had been jumping tickets for more than half a year was released
The film uses the most advanced "ray tracing" technology at the time, which takes Pixar's film level to the next level.
[Racing Story] suddenly hit the children's innocent hearts, and Pixar also released two sequels, which also became the second series to have a trilogy after [Toy Story]."
▲[Cars 2] and [Cars 3] released in 2011 and 2017
Like [Finding Nemo 2: Where Did Dolly Go], [Cars 3] failed to mobilize Chinese mainland audiences, and the box office hit.
The difference is that [Cars 3] is doing the same in the global market as it is in the Chinese market, with Pixar making films after 2000 ranking second to last at the box office.
On June 29, 2007, [Food Story] was released in the United States, and [The Incredibles] director Brad Bird directed the film
The film was so popular after its release that it earned $47.2 million over three days over the weekend, beating Bruce Willis's "Die Hard 4" to the weekend box office title.
In the end, the film's total global box office was fixed at $624 million, becoming Pixar's third film to break the global box office of 600 million after [Finding Nemo] and [The Incredibles].
After [Cars] won the title in 2007, [Food Story] managed to win home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature again.
Only a year later, the last non-series of films translated as "XX Story" in China was released.
▲ On June 27, 2008, [Robot Story] was released in the United States
Directed by [Finding Nemo] director Andrew Stanton, the film changed the warm and pleasant style of Pixar animation and explored the core theme of science fiction with a simple story.
As soon as [Robot Story] was released, it set off a heated discussion among fans, and the film revealed the essence of human nature through the perspective of robot Walle, which was directly worshipped as a god by many fans.
The film was nominated for six Awards at the Oscars the following year and won Best Animated Feature Film.
On Douban Movie, a well-known movie rating website in China, more than 560,000 viewers have scored [Robot Story], with a rating of 9.3 points, ranking in the top ten.
To this day, the status of [Robot Story] in the hearts of fans is still unshakable.
Next month's [The Incredibles 2] plus next year's [Toy Story 4], Pixar has already helped us make a movie list
Back on June 29, 2007, Brad Bird publicly expressed his views on the "The Incredibles" sequel before the release of Food Story.
As long as he can come up with a concept that is better than his predecessors, he's happy to see it: "I have some ideas that I think are good, but I haven't put them together yet." ”
On October 29, 2011, Brad Bird's "Mission Impossible 4" was about to be released, and Forbes reported that Pixar was considering making a sequel to "The Incredibles."]
In an interview in May 2013, Bird again expressed his interest in making a sequel
"I've been conceiving of this, and people think I don't, but I do because I love those characters, I love that world."
"I racked my brains and thought hard. I came up with a lot of elements and thought they would work well in another [The Incredibles] movie. ”
"If I could sort it all out, I'd probably want to shoot it."
Now it seems that the right time has come for Bird, and he has sorted out a better Superman story.
Whether this story is qualified or not, can it create a box office miracle like the previous work, and can Pixar's "Story" brand burst out of new vitality again and mobilize more chinese audiences of the new generation?