Like the multicolored, flying tiger - dragon that swoops through Miguel's adventure into the land
of spirits, «Coco» is a thrilling and
joyous vision, a
celebration of life and the
loving tradition
of the Day
of the Dead.
But, as he tells Backstage, «the more that I learned how family - centric the
celebration is and just the core tenets
of the holiday — about this obligation to remember
loved ones that have passed on, remembering them every year in a
joyous way, putting things out that they
loved in life and passing their stories to a new generation — it just seemed full
of potential to tell a unique but very deep and emotional, funny, colorful, musical story.»