Geri's Game

Geri's Game is one of my favorite films that have been shown in class. Its simple but complex at the same time. The work on the film is incredible and well done. However, its not the incredible picture that captured my attention, it was the story, which I think is deeper than an older man playing chess with himself. In our reading over Pixar we did, the article says that the true beauty of Pixar lies in the storytelling. "Its in the telling of a tale that the emotional appeal takes hold." The story in the hands of the wrong storyteller would just be a boring game of a man playing chess with himself, but even without words, in Geri's Game I actually felt emotionally engaged in it, because I felt bad for the old man that he had to play chess with himself, even if it seemed like he enjoyed it.

To me, this was a story of an old man that longed for companionship. Geri longs for someone to be able to go through his later life with. It made me sad to see that he had to play by himself, and I wanted to hop right in the film and start playing with him just so he had someone. He seemed to have had fun, but deep down we all know he is in pain and longing for a relationship with someone. So, clearly there is a deeper meaning to this film, and I think Pixar's storytelling was brilliant and the true beauty of the film.