★★★★½ (4.5/5) Rating (for recent output): ★★★☆☆ (3/5) – with cautious optimism.
This decade saw Pixar waver. While Toy Story 3 (2010) delivered a perfect ending, the studio followed it with Cars 2 —a baffling, noisy spy parody that felt like a direct-to-DVD sequel released in theaters. pixar animations movies
October 26, 2023 Subject: History, Innovation, and Cultural Impact of Pixar Animation Studios ★★★★½ (4
In 1986, Steve Jobs, recently ousted from Apple, purchased the Computer Graphics Division from Lucasfilm for $5 million and invested another $5 million as capital. He established it as an independent company: Pixar. Initially, Pixar sold the Pixar Image Computer, a high-end system for medical imaging and scientific visualization. Sales were sluggish. To demonstrate the computer's capabilities, animator John Lasseter created short films. The first, Luxo Jr. (1986), became the first CGI film to be nominated for an Academy Award and became the source of the studio’s iconic lamp logo. October 26, 2023 Subject: History, Innovation, and Cultural