Cars (Spoilers!)

 Cars is a Disney Pixar animated film released in 2006. This movie is a Disney staple and paved the way for many more Disney films to come. This cute movie is about a car, Lightning McQueen, and his journey to becoming a super racer driver. the movie starts out with him in a race and getting into a 3-way tie. As he is on his way to the next race, he rolls out of his trailer and finds himself in trouble with a small town off the highway. He is eager to leave and do his service as fast as he can when he slowly realizes he likes this little town and all the people in it. Before he leaves he decides to help the town by putting the lights together along with stopping by every shop and buying something. It is then revealed that the town Doctor had been a retired race car driver and found a soft spot for Lightning McQueen. They then get to the race where McQueen races the two other cars. One of the cars is really mean and decides to push the older racer into the pit, hurting him bad. And just when McQueen is about to finish in first, he stops and gets the older, injured car and pushes him over the finish line. Although he ended in last, everyone loved and admired what he did and still cheered for him. 

I had never seen this movie before and was pleasantly surprised. I am not the biggest Disney fan so I was not very eager to watch this movie in class, however, I ended up liking it. It would definitely be a movie I would watch over and over again when I was little just because of the storyline, the characters, and the satisfying animation. Overall, I think the movie was a little predictable but still found myself emotional over the ending. I definitely shocked myself about how emotional I was, considering the rest of the movie I thought was just okay. It is for sure a trust-the-process type of movie. 

This movie had a lot of aspects to it. I think Disney prides itself on consistently making films with a strong message. This one, to me, gave the message of giving something a chance and you'll learn to love it, as well as, we are our own worst enemies. The whole story on Radiator Springs and how it used to be a thriving town until they built a highway that got them places only 10 minutes faster, is really a spitting image of real society. I think it's brilliant of Disney to put such strong messages into children's movies so they can grow up and realize things weren't always like this and maybe we can fix it. Overall, this movie is a cute and inspiring watch that all ages can enjoy.