The Pixar Principle: Part 2

Movies will always be about adventure, about self-discovery, about mystery, about the “human condition.”  The Pixar Principle represents how “Hollywood” can have a profound impact on family relationships and values, and even tho animated, appeal broadly to kids and adults alike.  More lessons we’ve learned from Pixar movies….

Just watch the overprotective father in Finding Nemo, so afraid to lose his son that he keeps him from experiencing life.

Cars is the story of a conceited race car who learns that he needs the help of others to succeed–and in the process even realizes that true success is different from what he thought.

Or consider the heartbreaking sequence “When Somebody Loved Me” in Toy Story 2, about a girl growing into adolescence and forgetting about her favorite toy. You can feel the ache of parents who can’t believe their children have grown up so quickly.

I’m glad that the folks at Pixar have their priorities clear… The heart of life is our relationships with family and friends.

No amount of adventures we experience alone is worth even one adventure we have with those we love. Leave a comment and tell us about your greatest adventure with those you love.

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Special thanks to FamilyLife for the original blog posts on the subject.