After Thanksgiving dinner and taking Mom home, we decided to go to the movies. We have been wanting to see "Coco" ever since we saw the first trailer. I had a ticket for Cinetopia which got me in free. I only then needed to pay for the littles. Anywhere else would have cost more.
That was one really big screen and the movie was divine. The little woman and I decided we really liked the spirit animals. The story of Coco is a boy travels to the land of the dead and then must get a blessing from his ancestor to return to the living. He wasn't happy with the blessing from a great great grandmother and so he was in search of the great great grandfather. It was about what he learned and what they learned.
I loved how they brought the final death to light. I had studied death in a sociology class and one of the things we talked about was the final death in the Mexican culture and it is so beautiful. How they celebrate the day of the dead. It was done so beautifully in the movie.
And the movie was funny and sad and all things inbetween. After it was over the little woman told me there were a couple of spots that almost made her cry. She has great empathy already. It was great for all ages.
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