Review of Soul

As a teacher and a Pixar found I had high expectations for Soul. While it does have some moments and some interesting artistic design choices it doesn't land in the upper pantheon of Pixar films. Great animation, some interesting ideas about the afterlife that never fully come to fruition. My biggest negative is that any of the emotional impact that could have been gained from some of the weightier themes like sacrifice or giving yourself to a greater good are completely negated by a total cop out of an ending.