Since we’re at the point where Disney has such a monopoly on
the world’s entertainment, making a statement like “They’re having a good year”
would be rather redundant. It’d be like saying General Electric has made a
profit; it sets off ‘no shit’ alarms pretty quickly. That said, even for a
company as prolific as Disney, this has been an amazing year for them: The
continuing success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Inside Out, the latest iteration of Cinderella and let’s not
forget the hype singularity that is The Force Awakens. And even outside of
their commercial write-ups, their average for quality has been far better than
previous years; hell, my top two films of the year are both Disney properties.
So, considering all that, I can think of no better way to close out the year
than with a look at another release from the House of the Mouse. So, for the
first part of the finale of my insane month of reviews, let’s take a look at
Pixar’s second release for the year:
This is The Good Dinosaur.