Whist not in the top flight of the studio's output, The Good Dinosaur is still another utterly charming winner from Pixar. This one is a very simple tale indeed and is aimed firmly at the youngest end of the audience. Typical themes of family and friendship are played out sincerely and effectively, with a lot of familiar and unsurprising story beats, and be warned: the typical end-of-first-act emotional gut-punch is here notably sharp and brutal in its impact. In spite of the simplistic renderings of the lead characters to make them kid-friendly, there is a lot of technical ambition to be admired here, from successful 3D cross-fades to the stunningly-detailed settings and vistas. Overall, The Good Dinosaur is a cut above most other studios' animated output, but its simplicity means that it does not match UP! or Inside Out. The accompanying near-dialogue-free short, Sanjay's Super Team, is a real cultural fusion that pays off beautifully.
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