This is why these people rock: they care. That’s why their movies are so good. Nice to see this extends to helping people too. And note: they want no publicity from this, they just did it because it was the right thing.
This is depressing and delightful all at the same time.
Also on a semi-related note: My art teacher from high school was Pete Doctor’s(Director of Monsters Inc.) animation mentor when Pete was in high school. They’ve remained very good friends over the years so all through high school we got the inside scoop on all of Pixar’s movies long before trailers or any information was publicly released.
“Pixar has an automated telephone answering system, Orum said, and unless she had a name of a specific person she wanted to speak to, she could not get through. Orum guessed a name and the computer system transferred her to someone who could help, she said.”
Story says the girl couldn’t even see the movie, her mother had to describe it for her. And she died almost seven hours later… that’s just kind of heartbreaking.
But, it was pretty awesome of Pixar to do that. I wonder if they might use her likeness in a future movie? Dedicating something like that wouldn’t seem out of the question.
And yes, go see Up if you haven’t yet. I kind of want to see it a second time now myself…
I’m cynical about anything any corporation does, ever. They all act in their own self-interest, and its in all of their self-interest for people to think they’re kindly and generous.
However, I also believe your motivations for doing a good thing don’t matter, as long as you do it. In this case they did a good thing, even if it was motivated for good publicity.
All I can say is… Pixar failed to disappoint me, yet again.
(I keep fearing the next Pixar movie will not be wonderful. “UP” may not be as good as, say, Wall-E, but damn if it didn’t almost make me cry in spots.)
I can see how it related to the girl’s case too (dealing with the loss of a loved one is a major theme) but I’m pretty sure she enjoyed it anyway.
Thanks, Pixar. Not just for the kind gesture… but for continuing to make these wonderful movies, for all of us.
Guess what folks. I, Charlemagne, also could have granted her dying wish. Its called “Pirating” Id burn her a dvd of the movie. But do I get any credit? NOOOOOOOOOO! First of all, why does SHE deserve her wish to be granted? cuz she’s a young white girl? this shit would not have happened if it was a 80 year old black man! In fact has there ever been a black person in a pixar movie? No, cuz they don’t make toys of black people.