"Cars 3" | It was Lighting before the Storm

11.04.2017 – Disney Pixar’s Cars 3 may appear it’s targeted for kids but on a serious note they seem to even appeal to adults too. I missed seeing it in cinemas back in July but now it’s available in Digital HD finally get to see it. Perhaps after seeing its predecessor, I felt that the original film was lost its roots with the 2011 sequel. But after seeing it I break down on what I’ve seen in this third installment that gave a renewed interest.

Honestly, Cars 2 was a terrible film if I would take back what made it likable in my past review. After years of waiting to catch the third installment, it’s finally available on Digital HD and soon on DVD to be released on November 7th. I’m just going to dissect the film itself with renewed eyes after seeing this one.

Disney Pixar’s Cars was introduced in 2006 by now the kids who saw the feature animated film has grown up. Some of them might have nostalgia seeing the original and its sequel while some have outgrown it that they think it’s the crap in their childhood. But personally, an adult like me would really enjoy seeing it.



It’s All about Speed

Lightning McQueen is speed. This was always the core of the character to go faster and beat all the odds in the race track. That’s how the kids would look at it but from an adult’s eyes, there’s more to just zooming automobiles and interesting crazy character it's all about the journey.

From eleven years ago Disney Pixar’s Cars had some animated shorts and a 2011 sequel not to forget its spin-offs produced by Disney Toon Animations with “Planes.” What I saw over these years have made the film lost its real core of what made it an interesting animated feature film. The third installment restored it from the way I appreciate the original which is Lighting’s journey.

Cruising Cruz

By now almost everyone has seen Cars 3 which was fun and at the same time is very much story driven than selling die-cast cars based on its popular characters. It’s passing of the torch and realization that things don’t stay the way it used to be.

If Andy can grow and give up his toys to a much younger kid, the same goes with Lighting McQueen realizing that he’s no longer as fast as he was. Doc Hudson is always Lightning McQueen’s mentor and inspiration, which was the core of its narrative that kept the story intact and brought itself back to its roots.

Ka-Chow!

The balance of humor and its narrative about McQueen and its emotional weight was something familiar to how the first one was. It’s personally a favorite film that I’ve grown to appreciate watching and now after seeing it, all this third installment takes you back to why you really enjoyed watching it.

Overall Cars 3 was a deep film for those who have appreciated it. The narrative and feel hit home about growing old and chasing glory days at the same time looking into the future with Cruz Ramirez as the prodigy with that entire nostalgia factor.

Cars 3 certainly has a great story to tell about McQueen and where he’s moving forward which is warm, sad with a box of Kleenex.