{"id":17569,"date":"2024-03-21T11:21:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T00:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/?post_type=article&p=17569"},"modified":"2024-03-22T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:24:42","slug":"more-than-just-a-kids-film","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/article\/more-than-just-a-kids-film\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than Just A \u2018Kid\u2019s Film\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cars 2: Cinematic Masterpiece<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

C. D. Michel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DESPITE ALREADY PREACHING MY ADMIRATION FOR <\/strong>John Lasseter\u2019s Cars 2 (2011) in an article last year, it was only a brief note, so I assume you took it with a grain of salt. Before you go off and state how \u201cCars 2 is a kid\u2019s movie \u2026 that\u2019s made for babies \u2026 I\u2019m too mature for this\u201d blah, blah, blah. Shush. I\u2019ll ask you what kids’ movies can claim to be a romantic, comedic, adventure, mystery, family film that tackles contemporary political and social issues such as the modern-day corruption in the petroleum industry. While yes, I agree, it may seem like Cars 2\u2019s demographic is little petite human beings, but once you see behind its fa\u00e7ade you\u2019ll realise, that the true demographic is for the much wiser, and more logically capable, made for those who can appreciate this film as an art piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before even starting the film, you can already tell it\u2019ll be something special. The casting for Cars 2 is phenomenal. How can you go wrong with Owen Wilson voicing Lightning McQueen, and even better \u2013 Michael Caine playing the eloquent and intelligent British spy, Finn McMissile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening scene. Wow. Finn McMissile is stranded in the Ocean, on a mission to uncover the secret plotting of the oil cartel. The music that accompanies this scene (Finn McMissile\u2019s theme) sets the fast-paced tone for the rest of the film, and complements this scene so well, making it one of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the most intense and suspenseful action scenes brought to cinema. If anything, this car chase deserves to be in the Fast and Furious franchise; it has bombs, machine guns, flamethrowers, missiles, torpedoes, fake deaths. I mean how can it get more exciting? Look for yourselves, and watch \u201cCars 2 – Oil Rig Chase – HD Clip\u201d on YouTube, you won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not only does this movie take you through fast paced action scenes, with fake deaths, and guns blazing but it also takes you travelling on a cultural journey across the world. The film immediately delves you into Japan\u2019s rich culture; \u2018car-sumo wrestlers,\u2019 Japanese pod hotels, cars dressed in kimonos, karaoke, Japanese electronic toilets \u2013 what more could you want? Then the film takes you travelling to Italy with its beautiful Italian coastlines, glorious views from Monte-Carlo, Monaco, and even a \u2018Pope-car.\u2019 Finally, in the denouement of the film, you travel to London. There\u2019s the famous London architecture: Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and most importantly London\u2019s infamous cloudy weather. Why go on holiday when you could just watch Cars 2?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When a director can successfully pull off a dual storyline, it can elevate it among the greats: Christopher Nolan in Dunkirk, Quentin Tarantino in Inglourious Basterds, and most definitely John Lasseter in Cars 2. The dual storylines perfectly complement each other; the family-friendly car-racing plot, in conjunction with a spy mission to stop the oil industry’s corrupted cartel, perfectly mixes the two worlds. One world is thrilling, balanced by the other which is more light-hearted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to spoil anything, but the ending plot twist is genius. The discovery of the hidden antagonists is so unexpected, that it will leave your jaw dropped. So yeah. This is more than \u2018just a kid\u2019s film\u2019. But if you need more evidence, I guess you will just have to watch the full movie to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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