![[REVIEW] Elio (2025)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgnHD9ty-d38-AaV6TF6XcEto8gNMbJtmsn2hLprCoTBXw_yXSh5WSbp31SdWPgcVWFMvVP5E0SEiN1vFL4MLTBfpuBYisUYd1sl4HS3FWeL8evGRuaQDKeo9zdfshQ6P31Pv8m08vgE62LK_8GRnCge_Mp592b3mVgHJSYLIOTKxrOZxXsTgPUx6akcE=w640-h360-rw "[REVIEW] Elio (2025)")
About a boy who wants to leave Earth for a chance to belong among the stars with incisive humor, radiant animation, and peculiar alien characters
In the animated film "Elio," the protagonist, a stargazing orphan, seeks to find a place to belong in the cosmos. The film explores the question of whether we are alone in the universe and if there is intelligent life on other planets. The deeper concern is our need to know if other people have ever felt the same way we do, and if they don't, can they still love us for who we are, rather than who they wish we were? This preoccupation takes the form of a wondrous sci-fi epic, where the titular stargazing orphan gains a friend in an unexpected place and forges a stronger bond with his aunt, who adopted him after his parents died.
The opening scene conveys a sweet sentiment between melancholy and hope, setting the tone for the entire movie. As Elio grows up, he becomes obsessed with UFOs and is abducted by one of his aunts. His relationship with his aunt Olga, an Air Force major at a satellite terminal who once dreamed of becoming an astronaut, deteriorates, and one of them is you. When he achieves his goal of communicating with outer space, he escapes the military camp. He rolls him in out of desperation but returns to Earth. After a voyage through a luminous portal, Alio arrives at the community, a fanciful gathering place for dignitaries from countless planets.
The production design in "Elio" is intricate, with every element feeling fantastical yet intuitive, like a hands-on exhibit at a children's museum. The movie introduces not only the protagonist's Latino identity but also the other main pillar of Pixar's animated whimsy and a stood-up sense of humor pitched at older members of the audience. The community versus sentient users manual appears as a glowing, perpetually shuffling deck of translucent cards, containing all the circuits of the universe and the meaning of existence.
Elio volunteers to negotiate with the towering Forey warlord, leading him to meet Grigon's son Gordon. Gordon connects with his new pal over their inability to make their parental figures understand him, but what if it was him? He doesn't want to become a war machine like his father, which would involve putting on a rigid suit of armor and giving up all manner of emotional softness. This is a poignant analogy, as most humans leave behind their capacity for wonder and build emotional barriers when they come of age.
The movie ends with Sean's voice reminding us that it's only human to ponder what's hiding in the mysterious darkness of space. The adventure helps Elio reexamine his beliefs about our home and life on Earth or any other planet being inherently imperfect. The newest Pixar movie, "Elio," is an inspired effort about a boy who wants to leave Earth for a chance to belong among the stars with incisive humor, radiant animation, and peculiar alien characters. While there's enough entertainment value in "Elio," the heartfelt insight about universal sorrows and joys makes it one of the studio's most poignant projects to date.
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