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The Good Dinosaur
It’s not very often that we’re blessed with two Pixar releases in the same year. As a matter of fact, it’s never happened in the 20-year span the organization’s existence. And, if that weren’t enough – it should at least make Oscar season extremely intestesting.

That’s right, folks – if you’re keeping score, the latest Disney Pixar release, The Good Dinosaur, will (in all likelihood) be pitted against another heavily praised Disney Pixar production, Inside Out.

Get ready for some award season fireworks…

In the The Good Dinosaur, directed by Peter Sohn (feature length debut), Raymond Ochoa stars as the voice of Arlo, the youngest member of an Apatosaurus family. Arlo’s poppa, Henry (Jeffrey Wright), along with his momma, Ida (Frances McDormand), brother, Buck (Marcus Scribner), and sister, Libby (Maleah Padillaq), are a family of farmers – in s setting where dinosaurs are alive and well (since the notorious, life threatening asteroid missed the planet).

Arlo is the runt of the family – and is considerably smaller than the rest of his hard-working siblings. He’s also dominated by his fear of – well, everything, all the while his family members make their pride-filled
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No, it doesn’t depict an overly adventurous plot – at least not on par with that of a Toy Story installment or even the most recent Pixar production, Inside Out. Still, The Good Dinosaur is full of emotion, combined with heart-warming thematic elements, such as the importance of overcoming fear and building friendship. In the end, it could be a stretch for The Good Dinosaur to overshadow Inside Out this award season – but stranger things have happened. The Good Dinosaur isn’t the best Pixar production ever created, although plenty of observers could make the case that this is the best-animated film of

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