{"id":299153,"date":"2025-06-17T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/acting\/review-elio-pixars-sweet-alien-adventure\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:49:02","slug":"review-elio-pixars-sweet-alien-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=299153","title":{"rendered":"Review: Elio, Pixar&#8217;s Sweet Alien Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/elio-disney-pixar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/elio-disney-pixar.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/elio-disney-pixar-356x200.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/elio-disney-pixar-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/elio-disney-pixar-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup>Elio and Glordon, in Pixar\u2019s <em>Elio<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"544\">When the first trailer for <em data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"229\">Elio<\/em> came out, my eight-year-old daughter immediately declared that we had to see it. So, we planned a daddy-daughter date. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and played a few rounds of electronic Battleship at the restaurant (she beat me, of course). But the real highlight was the movie because she absolutely <em data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"540\">loved<\/em> it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"1176\"><em data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"80\">Elio<\/em>, directed by Adrian Molina, Domee Shi, and Madeline Sharafian, three Pixar veterans known for work on <em data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"188\">Coco<\/em>, <em data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"203\">Turning Red<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"217\">Burrow, <\/em>tells the story of a lonely little boy, Elio (<strong>Yonas Kibreab<\/strong>), who, like many classic Disney characters of the past, has lost his parents.\u00a0We\u2019re never told exactly what happened to them (maybe that\u2019s being saved for the sequel?), but he now lives with his aunt Olga (<strong>Zoe Salda\u00f1a<\/strong>). Things between them are a bit rocky, and Elio\u2019s attempts to make friends only end in him getting bullied. He dreams of leaving town, or heck, the whole planet, to find people who will accept him for who he is.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1506\">One night, after tagging along with his aunt to her job at a military facility, Elio overhears talk of alien contact. He manages to send out a message to the cosmos\u2026 and somehow, the aliens hear him. Believing he\u2019s Earth\u2019s leader, they beam him up to their planet. And honestly, he can\u2019t be any worse than the leaders (and one in particular) we\u2019ve got now.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1959\">The aliens, who are in all shapes, sizes, and colors, inform Elio that he\u2019s been chosen to negotiate with the dreaded Lord Grigon (<strong>Brad Garrett<\/strong>). Not wanting to admit the truth, that he\u2019s just a kid who faked the whole thing, he accepts and as expected, things quickly go downhill. Luckily, he meets a new friend, Glordon (<strong>Remy Edgerly<\/strong>), and the two come up with a plan to turn the situation around\u2026 which also doesn\u2019t quite go smoothly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"2438\">The first act is fast, funny, and full of heart. Elio is bursting with energy, and you really get a sense of how smart and resourceful he is as he desperately tries to make contact with the aliens. Once he gets to the alien world, though, the pace slows. There\u2019s a lot of exposition, and I found myself wondering if my daughter was starting to lose interest because I kind of was. But every time I looked over at her, she was locked in, eyes wide and totally engaged. Pixar magic, man.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2691\">Things pick up again when Elio is forced to face Lord Grigon and take responsibility of the lie that got him there in the first place. The ending is really sweet and you can\u2019t knock the message of friendship, accountability, and never giving up when the chips are down.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2693\" data-end=\"2934\">The voice cast is excellent, especially Kibreab\u2019s note-perfect turn as Elio. The film, by writers Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones, may be a little talky in parts, but its heart is in the right place.<\/p>\n<p>But hey, what do I know? Here\u2019s what my daughter has to say about it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ella, 8 years old: <\/strong><\/em>It was really good! Elio was funny and I loved Glordon. I liked the part where Elio was helping save him. 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