Coco — Monica Castillo

This Movie Changed Me

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4.6 • 589 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Coco is a heartwarming tribute to the spirit of El Día de Los Muertos, the Mexican celebration of remembrance. The Pixar movie tells the story of Miguel, a young boy who dreams of becoming a musician. When his family forbids him to perform at a concert on El Día de Los Muertos, he steals a guitar from the memorial of a renowned musician and finds himself journeying to the Land of the Dead, where he meets some of his ancestors — and learns more about the role they play in his identity. Writer and critic Monica Castillo was moved by the portrayal of family dynamics, forgiveness, and memory across generations that comes to life through the movie’s beautiful music and animation.

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow movie fans.
0:01.7	I'm Lily Percy, and I'll be your guide this week as I talk with Monica Castillo about the movie that changed her life, Coco.
0:08.4	Don't worry if you haven't seen it.
0:10.0	We're going to give you all of the details you need to follow along.
0:39.0	Remember me. When I first learned about the Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, I was so envious that Mexicans had this tradition of remembrance, of remembering their ancestors and the family members who have long died and who still live on in their memories.
0:43.8	And yet the Day of the Dead was something that I never really understood until I saw
0:47.7	Coco and saw the joy and celebration and the very lack of death in it.
0:59.8	Don't give me that look.
1:02.7	Dia de los Mertos is the one night of the year our ancestors can come visit us.
1:05.1	We've put their photos on the offreenda
1:06.9	so their spirits can cross over.
1:09.1	That is very important.
1:13.6	If we don't put them up, they can't come. We made all this food, set out the things they loved in life, Mijo.
1:17.6	All this work to bring the family together.
1:21.6	I don't want you sneaking off to who knows where.
1:24.6	Where are you going?
1:26.6	I thought we were done.
1:27.9	Ayiosmio.
1:29.0	Being part of this family means being here for this family.
1:32.9	I don't want to see you end up like...
1:35.1	Like Mama Cocos, Papa?
1:36.9	Never mentioned that man.
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