Pixar’s latest release, “Soul” dives into the complexities of the human experience and, of course, the soul.
Joe Gardner, a middle-aged jazz musician, just got offered the opportunity of a lifetime to play for his idol, Dorothea Williams. He’s running through the crowded New York City streets and within seconds falls into a sewer.
With his soul now out of his body, he desperately tries to find his way back to his body and finds an unborn soul named “22” who has no desire to go to Earth. Taking the place of their mentor, he presents the events of his life hoping to find 22’s “spark,” but ends up being distraught over his own failures feeling like he’s amounted to nothing.
WJPS junior Eltzy Galindo finds joy in simple things like being “with friends and family.”
WJPS junior Alvin Zeng stated, “Simple things that bring me joy in my life is when someone does anything kind to me when they are not required to do.”
I used to think that I needed a purpose in life to be worthy of happiness and fulfillment, but “Soul” teaches me that stopping to smell the roses is just as important. Life is in the little things too.
