Coco was a great movie because it had a lot of emotional scenes sprinkled with good humor. Aside from the emotions and ideas the movie evoked, I was really amazed at its production. I haven’t seen a new animated movie in a while, so one of the things that really stuck out to me was the level of detail. When Miguel was playing his guitar, you could tell when he was strumming an E or D chord due to the great detail in his fingers and the instrument. There was a short featurette before the movie started playing that showed how the animators created layers of drawings before superimposing them to create the finished product. From the fluttering of feathers to the subtle eyebrow movement of characters, I feel like I could re-watch that movie several times and notice new things each time.

Back to the guitar though. The white, nylon-stringed instrument that once belonged to Miguel’s guitar idol was one of my favorite parts of the movie. Because it was so realistically displayed and accompanied with really clean audio, I had a strong desire to play it. So I looked it up on Google, and sure enough there is a real replica of it along with a demo of someone playing it. I haven’t checked the price, though I think I’ll stick to my minimalist acoustic fender. Either way, the details of this movie really do add up and further submerge the audience into the world of Miguel Rivera.