Irrel told me before I saw it that "people said they cried even more than for WALLE" and since I didn't personally cry for WALLE, but totally understood why someone might, I took that into consideration. I thought I'd share the same feeling here so people would know what to expect. The commercial makes it look like just lighthearted adventure film, but it's actually more serious than WALLE, Finding Nemo or Toy Story was. I think, in part, it's because the lead character is older, and his view of the world is so different from the boy's. Not in a bad way, but in a way that speaks to a long life and full experiences. The two characters balance each other beautifully.

I also think the little boy is drawn as Asian American (though with animation it's tricky to tell), which, if deliberate, is something that pleases me. Let me know if you think so, when you see it.