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Onward is a wonderful, complex story that will leave you in a puddle of Pixar tears

Onward is a wonderful, complex story that will leave you in a puddle of Pixar tears
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CLEARLY aimed at a younger audience than, say, Toy Story and Up, this fantasy quest from Pixar lacks their depth but more than makes up for it in heart.

Ian and Barley Lightfoot (Tom Holland and Chris Pratt, respectively) are elf brothers in a fantasy world where magic was once an everyday skill.

Pixar's latest offering Onward is aimed at a very young audience but is full of heart

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Pixar’s latest offering Onward is aimed at a very young audience but is full of heartCredit: AP:Associated Press

On Ian’s 16th birthday, he receives a gift set aside for him by his father, who died before Ian was born.

It is a magic staff that can bring his dad back to life for 24 hours so they can finally meet.

The spell goes wrong, however, leaving only his father’s legs resurrected. So the brothers go on a quest against the clock to get the rest of him back.

This has more in common with Pixar’s Zootropolis than a Monsters, Inc — and is likely to appeal most to viewers under 12.

Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) are two brothers who try to bring their father back to life with a magic staff

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Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) are two brothers who try to bring their father back to life with a magic staffCredit: AP:Associated Press

Pairing Marvel’s Spider-Man (Holland) with Star-Lord (Pratt) as the two brothers is savvy and their chemistry shines through.

Admittedly, the plot is paper-thin — find the thing that leads to the other thing, which points the way to another thing — albeit with the weirdness of two kids walking around with their dead dad’s legs in the hope of a few hours together before he dies again.

But it works, if you can imagine Weekend At Bernie’s meets Ghost.

I had assumed I would sit this one out emotionally.

Like Up and Coco, Onwards is beautifully told and deals with the complex emotions around death and grief

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Like Up and Coco, Onwards is beautifully told and deals with the complex emotions around death and griefCredit: AP:Associated Press

But then, at the last hurdle, I dissolved into a puddle of Pixar tears (not for the first time).

Onwards joins Up and Coco in a rather wonderful sort-of-trilogy.

Here are three stories, beautifully told, dealing with the complex emotions around death and grief.

Not only that, it is done in a way that will appeal to kids, parents and pensioners, without ever feeling ghoulish or glib.

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THAT is the art of storytelling.

They got to me once again.

Lovely stuff.

Onward (U) 102mins

★★★★☆

Source: The Sun UK

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