As a Mexican I can totally tell you that while Coco feels like a love letter to Mexican culture, The Book of Life feels like a love letter to Mexican culture BY Mexican people. The character and set designs, the colors used, the palettes and the way that it's represented just FEEL so much more familiar than Coco's. Coco feels more like an outsider looking in.

@yvaincallipso84

2 жыл бұрын

@Main dude chill. That's your opinion. I just saying that while I loved all the inside jokes in Coco (like seeing El Santo and Maria Felix) it still felt very Disney. The character designs and colors in Book of life felt way more familiar. You don't have to be so agressive over someone expressing an opinion

@ricardobautista-garcia8492

2 жыл бұрын

@Main I invite you to watch this video, it shows the attitudes of the writers regarding Coco's specific rules for their afterlife. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIV6uMSyY6zMZbg.html

@ricardobautista-garcia8492

2 жыл бұрын

@Main Comment taken from the video I shared "The portrayal of this mexican tradition from a very individualistic american perspective shows that although research was made superficially, I think it lacks depth about how mexican society works. There is actually a specific ofrenda for those who weren't given one by their families which is the "ofrenda del alma sola" (lonely soul) and with this, the worldbuilding crumbles. I find this specially worrying because with more and more mexican people who watch it and incorporate it to the tradition's lore, our culture erodes and rituals like these begin to fade and leaves it vulnerable to companies to exploit it. The glowing petals were cool tho" Grecia C

@Nightstorm297

2 жыл бұрын

@@yvaincallipso84 If you loved Book of Life, I recommend watching Maya and The Three! It is by the same creator & director with some familiar voices also appearing in it!

@yvaincallipso84

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nightstorm297 I've definitely seen it and I absolutely loved it! It was adorable to find out that apparently its connected to The Book of Life too. The director implied that Maya and Zats are actually Maria and Manolo in another life.

I personally like Book of Life just as much as Coco. The voice acting, the visuals, the characters... All of it is a lot of fun!

@DaDunca

3 жыл бұрын

Ong tbh i like the soundtrack of coco more but the apology song was a banger

@isaacyeon6334

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@missmollymoo1357

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I like them both, although the book of life I grew up watching

@diamondthefounder

2 жыл бұрын

Coco made me cry family…losing family it what breaks me thank you

@thegeneralnapolean

2 жыл бұрын

Fully Agree

You forgot about the part where Manolo's father jumps at Chekal, and it cuts to a single candle snuffing out. I've always loved that scene because it shows you without actually showing you that he died.

@pundertalefan4391

2 жыл бұрын

It's chilling.

@maxenemayescalante6938

10 ай бұрын

Boyjpikpukp Rnounoyno😊🎉

I thought I was the only individual who gave this movie such a high regard. Everyone always thinks of Coco when I talk about a Day of the Dead movie, and everyone forgets about The Book of Life. This movie is beautiful, and in my opinion it is much better than Coco in multiple regards. I'm looking forward to the Hazbin Hotel video

@gamercarmen3957

4 жыл бұрын

The Book Of Life is a GREAT movie, I think CoCo copyed Book Of Life

@ashcorvus7004

4 жыл бұрын

Its an amazing movie and needs more love

@carlwebber4094

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I think Coco is the better film but I prefer The book of Life

@jaylalove7308

3 жыл бұрын

@@gamercarmen3957 it didn’t tho

@valentinfranco4528

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaylalove7308 exactly. Just because they share a similar theme doesn't mean ones a rip off of the other.

I remember seeing the reviews of Book of Life: "... a glorification of Mexican culture..." and generally negative. Then Coco came out, and it was praised. It really bothered me, especially when I, a Mexican and always feeling like my culture is ignored, enjoyed both and adored the fact that both are - in their own ways - faithful representations of Mexican culture. Coco made me connect strongly with my father's side of the family, but having the mother in Book of Life - with the characters of Xibalba, La Santa Muerte, and the practice of bull-fighting which I actually saw when I was really little - made me connect my roots back to Mexico. The wooden designs are amazing, like my grandparents dolls. There is so much culture in Book of Life that cannot be ignored.

@kiwideyclawnd2637

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with the book of life is that more than it seems to be a faithful representation of the Mexican culture, it seems more like a representation of the Spanish culture than the Mexican one, except for one or another detail or reference and I say it like someone who lives in Mexico, a person who knows perfectly what Mexican culture is really like

many people don't notice it but The Book of Life actually uses Mayan mythology in combination with Catholic in its representation of the Day of the Dead. That is why there is xibalba, which is considered hell in Mayan mythology.

@charlotteno.5332

3 жыл бұрын

Wot? 0.o

@pundertalefan4391

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Very interesting.

@Tiorickyzx

2 жыл бұрын

I think religion have same places but different Back stories

@dolphinpower1107

2 жыл бұрын

That's very interesting especially after watching Maya and the Three which seems very ingrossed in Mayan culture

@minnion2871

Жыл бұрын

And also thinking back on it, I think xibalba's name was mentioned in the Road to El Derado.... (In the scene where they were tossing gold off of a sacrificial platform into that whirlpool.....)

16:59 Dude, you aren't gonna mention the scream she did to attract Mr. Balba's attention? Holy Cow, you gotta give props to the Actress for that sacrifice for her lungs because that IMPRESSED me how she didn't lose her voice from that

@aimeeriandeleon1471

2 жыл бұрын

SIIIIIIII BALLLLLL BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😆🤣

@KingOfGaymes

2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THAT SCENE SO MUCH FOR THAT SCREAM ALONE

@Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan

2 жыл бұрын

@@KingOfGaymes You're not the only one. I loved that scene for the scream alone too.

@Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan

2 жыл бұрын

@@YourBestDaydream LOL Honestly I can definitely imagine it

@pundertalefan4391

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Xibalba was in trouble. XD

God, I adored The Book of Life when it first came out, and rewatching it recently it's just as enjoyable as I remember! Such a unique film. This video is incredibly underrated. You have a talent for scripting and speaking to your audience in a way that keeps them captivated. I was surprised to see that you only had 30.3k subscribers!

I feel like Book of Life is more rewatchable as a movie. There's a love story, and I'm a sucker for love stories, and it's beautiful and heartfelt, and it just seems more relatable. Everyone has had a crush or wanted to be loved romantically, and to literally die and come back being the standard? Hell yeah!

I enjoy both "The Book of Life" and "Coco". Coco focus on family part of the Day of the Dead, but Book of Life focus on the mythical part of the day with introducing the 3 mythical beings of the holiday. Sure each one takes you to the world of remembered but they each have different focus points and keep some sort of mystical touch with latin mythology

@prestonthebeston1735

2 жыл бұрын

I love your profile pic

The Book Of Life has been in the land of the forgotten for long enough

@lahar2412

2 жыл бұрын

Ayayay

@grapekork101

2 жыл бұрын

@@lahar2412 **aztec god music plays**

I enjoyed this movie as well as Coco, they are both fantastic movies to introduce people to the Day Of The Dead. Whilst Coco really hit home for me because I saw the film a week after my dad passed away, and the moral that we always remember our loved ones after they are gone, The Book Of Life was a really fun ride and the lesson about never be afraid to be yourself was relatable. The animation, the characters and the stories are fantastic and really show the mastery of creativity ^^ Great and interesting video Finny ^^

@ProjectSudoku

4 жыл бұрын

I liked it too, but MAN, the voice-acting was terrible.

@ProjectSudoku

4 жыл бұрын

^And by that I mean the script, not the voices themselves, the actors were fine.

@jswatch9270

4 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectSudoku actually everything u said I disagree

@ProjectSudoku

4 жыл бұрын

Let me make myself clear: it was the dialogue, not the voices, that I didn't like.

@jswatch9270

4 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectSudoku well I like the dialogue and voice acting too

Jorge is the peak character designer. I remember El Tigre growing up and It always had a subconscious influence when I make art

I love Book of Life AND Coco equally...but the former (in my eyes) had the better story. The latter film was wonderful but I wasn't quite fond of the family, living AND dead, mildly manipulating Miguel into not playing music again. I mean...regardless of what happened, is being a musician THAT BAD of a career choice? For that matter, why do almost ALL families harangue those who want to pursue an artistic path

@raheemsmith2996

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's not very profitable and a poor career choice

@themightypancake5695

3 жыл бұрын

I suppose it's their culture's equivalent to a kid saying they want to become a rapper when they grow up. It's very risky, and not many become successful in that career field (when compared to how many people TRY to follow that career path)

@sadlobster1

3 жыл бұрын

@@themightypancake5695 True, being a musician IS risky...but the Riveras acted as though being a musician was not only selfish, it would be an unfulfilling path to go on

@mutanttepig4759

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's my opinion on these two movies. I actually never have seen either movie, but I can definitely tell that although Coco is probably the prettier one of the two The Book of Life has the better story.

@shannonehlert8482

2 жыл бұрын

@@raheemsmith2996 oh really tell that to dolly, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, etc

I first watched this movie when I first had my son... I cried and I loved the story so much. Little did I know it was Guillermo del Toro who helped produce it, him being my all time favorite director.

@msmelissxo33

4 жыл бұрын

Still haven't seen Coco, but I want to lol but even without watching I know Coco has better music... that was the one thing that kept taking me out of the film was modern songs. Other than that I adore this film

The Book of Life is an amazing movie! I like how the story is told through wooden figures unlike Coco, and it's done is such a way that makes this movie so good!

don't worry finn!! i never forgot book of life!! it's ana amzing film! i have a lot of fun watching it! i go back to it's orginal songs a fair bit more then coco (though that may just be because it's been out longer) and i love the artstyle and character designs soooo much (la muerte is gorgeous)

This has always been one of my favorite movies, really close even to Megamind. It might just be me, but the romance in the story just makes me feel like it's genuine. Usually romance makes me cringe, but sweet jesus I would be lying if I say I didn't cry. (lol my emotional ass)

I love Book of Life. It's what made me know about mexico and how beautiful it's traditions. It's funny and full of heart, there was never a moment where I wanted to skip.

Finny: Anybody remember "The Book of Life?" ME: I do.

@charlotteno.5332

3 жыл бұрын

Me Too! :D

I saw it in the theater with a friend of mine when it released, and I loved it. The soundtrack was so fun to listen to not to mention how the animation was so different from everything else around that time. But of course I now apricate it even more since I now know Xibalba was played by the bad ass Ron Perlman. It's just such a fun movie and more people should give it credit for that!

One of my favorite songs in the movie is I'm sorry because it is just really well built-up in the story and motives and it makes me tear up every time

This movie is definetly one my favourites. It has literally everything a good movie needs. The music is literally beautiful. The characters work with each really well with each other. A good amount of humour, romance and paranormal/myth. The characters also have depth and none of them are flat, 2D characters. Also, I absolutely adore the fact that Maria, Manolo and Joaquin stay friends at the end.

I ended up watching this two or three years ago through my high school Spanish class, and nearly forgot about it with all that's happened in the world since. I love how the school kids in the movie perfectly represented how I (and probably a good chunk of other people in the class) felt about the movie, uninterested at first but becoming quite invested as the story went on. Knowing about all the personal connections between Jorge and his work is so cool, and honestly boosts my confidence about the vision for my own works. Great video, thanks for reminding me of this movie!

THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS MY CHILDHOOD

@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme

2 жыл бұрын

Same

One theme you mentioned and i Adore in this movie : Out of fight strengh. The trio show that much strengh in battle, but even more outside of it, manolo in his songs to moove people, Maria in her actions, her words and freedom, and Joacquim, the strongest in battle, is the one that sacrifice himself to save his friends.

22:24 Fun fact if anyone is interested relating to this song: The writers behind this song (aka Us the duo) actually played this song during their own wedding (specially during their wedding vows) which honestly this is a nice detail! :)

I’m glad somebody brought attention to this underrated film. I agree that Coco is a pretty spectacular movie, but when I want to watch a film about the Day of the Dead on Nov. 1-2 it’s always going to be this one. Also as a person who loves ‘Art of’ books this movie is eye candy for me in the best way.

I love the Book of Life! It's better than Coco!

@Magiklor

4 жыл бұрын

Coco kinda is copying book of life

@carlwebber4094

3 жыл бұрын

@@Magiklor not really

@braidensmack5110

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@peppypiggy160

3 жыл бұрын

@@Magiklor yeah

@PizzA_TimE

2 жыл бұрын

@@Magiklor do you still believe that a year later?

I half expected you to talk about that "Mas y Mas" song Jorge used for Joachim's theme song...and for Miracle City shenanigans in El Tigre. Or at least some knockoff version of it.

I love The Book of Life!!!!!!! So much more than I love Coco. I also know all the songs in both movies by heart.

I haven't seen Coco yet, mostly because I was afraid it would be similar to Book of Life. Which is a beautiful underrated movie! I love how the story is told with wooden figurines, which I haven't seen in other movies. The only problem I had with the movie was Channing Tatum's character. I mean everyone else had an accent but..you could just tell that Channing Tatum was that guy. But other than that, I loved it! And other people should definitely check it out! ^^

@psgamer-il2pt

2 жыл бұрын

They are completely different movies only similar when you look at it really superficially

@QueenHaiku

2 жыл бұрын

@@psgamer-il2pt Oh I know now. I finally watched Coco and I absolutely love it

I feel stupid, looking at it now and you showing that he made El Tigre, a lot of these characters look like they'd fit in that show lol

I remember watching Book of Life in theaters when it first came out and I was mesmerized by Jorge Gutierrez work and art style that it kind of inspires me to follow what I want to do as a career. And coming from Mexican parents, I love both that movie and Coco, but Book of Life has a very special place in heart. Even recently, I just finished watching Gutierrez's more recent project Maya and the Three, a limited series on Netflix. And once again Gutierrez's art style and storytelling was really good and something I would watch again.

I admit that when I was young, I rewatched this film more than 10 times. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT MOVIE

I remember first watching this movie at school during our vacant hours and I absolutely loved it! Fast forward to now, I'm surprised not as much people are talking about this film. The animation is georgeuos, the music is beautiful and the story is just- y e s Loved your analysis, it perfectly encapsulates how I feel about this film.

I'm going so far that I would say, that the Book of life is my favourite animated movie! Sadly, not a lot of people knows about it!

i really thank my uncle for buying the cd for me 6 years ago i'll never forget this movie

15:24 i disagree and agree at the same time with this. i like how she was stil acting feminine a bit of the time, but she still has those typical "stronk independant wamin" moments. im not saying every female character needs to be a diswasher damsel in distress. just that idk the parts where they just simply use moments to dig at men or be like "look shes not doing what women typically do" are counter-intuitive to the goal with those.

@MaeAlessa

3 жыл бұрын

I don't necessarily like that they portray most other women in the story as you know...desperate damsels in distress envious of Maria, but it's not like she ever wanted to stand out or made fun of them. I feel like as a character she's pretty well constructed. She doesn't expect to be courted to soon after coming back home. She just wants to see her father and friends again. I like that about the character which is why she's one of my favorites.

@ariannasilva4462

2 жыл бұрын

I understand what you mean. She is certainly a great character but can play into the not like other girls trope at certain moments.

WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO FIND THIS VIDEO?! I absolutely ADORE this movie! I’m personally with you Finn, as much I enjoyed Coco, I honestly prefer The Book of Life. I also own the movie’s art book!

I am so glad someone finally talked about this movie because I watch it at least once a year and I just love it so much

G I’ve seen this theme three times in my life already with the day of the dead thing Coco did it the book of life did it and El Tigre did it, by the way El Tegre is so underrated but it was so good or at least that’s how I remember it .

it's really interesting how this movie not only telling a great story but also giving us a brilliant message about being a Artist.

I just got my chance to wath The Book Of Life few days ago and it was truly wonderful. And after i got back to watch this video of your words, Finn, then you just made it so much better for me. I just feel sad over i never got my chance to watch it when it came out. But in the end, thanks for make this video so we could love it much more. :D

I personally enjoy The Book of Life more than Coco, it touched my heart in a very personal way, even though Coco did the same, The Book of Life just hit harder, and I love it so much

I remember watching The Book of Life when I was like 8 or so and although I don't remember much, I really adored it. Although not Mexican myself, but as a Pilipino I enjoyed seeing different cultures get integrated into movies more

I mostly watch the book of life to hear Diego Lunas voice because he voice acts as the second main character of my favorite show lol

Book Of Life is one of my favorite movies of all time, It had a very interesting protagonist who wants to be a musician but is pretty much forced to take another path on life, The way they represented the world of the dead is so good, It's full of colors based on the festival and stuff while the way the "story" and "real life" parts have different designs, I was also very much shocked that the janitor is literally death himself, Never payed attention to him as I thought he was just an extra side character for its introduction part

I remember the book of life my favorite part is when he sings to the ball instead of killing it I love that song.

The Book of Life was one of my favorite movies, ever since the first time I watched it years ago. Coco is much more recent so of course people are talking about that more. I love both movies but they are completely different so it's hard to compare them. I can definitely say the original songs in Book of Life stuck with me and I have to listen to them again every now and then. I also enjoy the movie every time I re-watch it. I learned a lot of interesting stuff about the movie from your video so thank you and good job!

I also love the Day of the Dead tradition and Mexico's views on Death itself. As Finny said; instead of it being something to be feared or hated, Mexicans see it as fact of life...and even a transition to a new life (i.e. either going into Heaven or...downstairs.) Whereas most Americans see death as something so terrifying that they do anything to try and cheat it. If not that, they live by the mindset of "dead people are just plain gone." Translation: "There's no afterlife, just empty nothingness waiting for us after death." I question how such people are able to live their lives under such stinkin' thinkin'

@TheDeathmail

2 жыл бұрын

The answer to why they want to believe in no afterlife is simple... they want no consequences after death.... simple as that.

@sadlobster1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDeathmail I mean, we have our Heaven...but most religious people think the idea of spirits returning (even for a day) is nonsense

@catherinepoteat

2 жыл бұрын

You can probably thank the Puritans for a fear of death and evil.

@aviator2363

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDeathmail I think it’s more of like a reassurance thing. For some people the idea of an everlasting afterlife, whether good or bad, sounds awful but the idea of just ceasing to exist provides more serenity and peace.

@feykro4152

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDeathmail I believe in no afterlife as that is just what would make the most sense. The closest thing to living on after death would be being remembered by loved ones and those who you've made an impact on. No continued consciousness, just proof of your existence in memories. More physical proof such as statues technically would apply too, but they don't have the same feel as living on in memories, heh.

I’ve watch the book of life like 6 or more times honestly it’s a great movie more people should know about it ‘I will wait for u’ is the song that has been playing in my head for like 5 years, love this movie :D

I've seen both but I preferred coco, probably as I'm not much for love triangles or love main plots. The book of life aesthetic is actually the one I preferred though.

The Book of Life was very nostalgic to me as someone who came from a Mexican family, I loved the movie. It gives me good memories

THIS MOVIE WAS MY CHILDHOOD! ME AND MY MOTHER WOULD WATCH THIS ALL THE TIME! *IT IS STILL TO THIS DAY MY FAVOURITE DAY OF THE DAY MOVIE AND IT DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED!*

FINALLY, people are actually giving this movie attention!! It's definitely one of my favorites; so much so that I actually based at least 2 past Spanish projects on the music of it!

I really like Book of Life. I feel it was underappreciated anyway. Really wish others could appreciate it.

I honestly really loved and was super excited about TBOL back when it first came out. Gutierrez is one of my favorite creators, and despite my rough connection to my Mexican heritage, his work really got me jazzed about it all. The non-original music choices did seem odd back then too, but now knowing that little tidbit about those songs being more personal choices seems kinda rad. Also, really, the twins Adelita and Scardelita I could never forget in a million years. I'll always look forward to more of Gutierrez's work.

When my mom goes shopping Me : I wIlL wAiT I WiLl WaIt FoR YoU

I've loved The Book of Life since it came out. It's such a blast, and the artstyle is an added bonus since I loved El Tigre as a kid (I made sure to look out for any easter eggs to it and found one first time around)

The Book of Life, not even joking, has been my favorite movie for the past six years or so. I could probably recite the script by heart ngl.

I preferred Coco. It made me cry and feel things. The book of life was entertaining though. Also that trickster death god looks like Discord

Ever since I was a kid The Book of Life has always stood out to me amongst films. Especially when Coco came out, and I’m glad it’s getting the recognition it truly deserves. Though obviously not the most perfect movie out there, its definitely one worth a watch.

I totally agree with your view, both movies made me cry, but the Book of Life touched my heart like no other.

Love both movies. Does anyone actually care which is better? Watch both!!!!! And do I even have to mention "I love you too much" or "Remember Me". Just awesome songs.

You should watch Maya and the three on Netflix as jorge Gutierrez was also behind it and I've been watching it daily since it premiered and so many people enjoyed it 😀 I love these video btw

I remember one time I watched book of life twice in one sitting and enjoyed it each time it really is a great movie and I’m glad at least some people remember or have heard of it

It is a revolutionary movie!! I mean, as a Mexican animator this means the world to me and it just inspires me to make it into the industry so I create my own stories and share them with the world. Also, watching an english-speaking youtuber talk about it with such respect and passion it's honestly really cool

IM SO HAPPY I FOUND SOMEONE ELSE WHO STOOD BY THE FACT THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS SOOO MUCH BETTER, from literally everything. Coco was an amazing movie i just had such a better connection to The Book Of Life better.

Went to the cinema multiple times to see this, even went to a Día de los Muertos costume party dressed as manolo which was a total hit. Also, as a mexican living in northern-most part of the republic, I sesonate much more to The book of Life. Cheers!

I love The book of life better than Coco by A LOT, it has always been an inspiration for me for a lot of things. This movie has helped me for a lot of things, both my personality and a funny one… my taste in a person for a relationship 😂 The musician, the kind, caring, generous and loveable person is the best type. I play piano but this movie has always made me want to change to guitar because of the beautiful songs. Yes it might take a while but great things always take great time.

I remember seeing ads for this when I was much younger child, and finally getting to watch it a couple years later, for me it would have been a couple years ago. I was so hyped up for it even though I could never watch it, the trailer looked so cool and looked like it would be a very cool looking action-packed movie. When I watch the movie, I didn't know what to expect except for what I had imagined in my mind, so I felt kind of let down after watching the movie cuz it didn't rise up to my expectations. But I can see now that I'm older that it's actually relatively good movie, funny and weird sure, but a good movie nevertheless. I thought that the one who has to go to the underworld (I'm blanking on their names bear with me here) we'll go through this ginormous trial and error thing, where he has to defeat a bunch of bad guys in order to say that he is worthy to go back to the land of living

something I noticed about the candle maker is that he has no clear joints like the rest of the characters so this is implying that he is made of a softer material like the wax he uses to make the candle

No matter what people say, the book of life is a masterpiece in my eyes and will always be my favorite.

ive been watching gutierrez since el tigre. i LOVE this artist and i LOVE that i can instantly know his art style the second i see it. an absolute inspiration for having a unique artstyle and embracing it

I watched this as a kid. So amazing, they did great on this. I watched this over and over and didn’t get tired of it! Even, now I still love it.

As Mad Munchkin says"stay creative". In this case; the art and style of the movie. 😁

I did personally like The Book of Life weigh more than cocoa even though design-wise and character-wise I do like the book of life more but when it comes to the family part and the personality I enjoyed Coco more

I personally love both movies. Even with very similar styles and all that, they both tell different unique stories that are amazing. Think Coco still deserves high recognition, but I also think The Book of Life deserves just as much.

I remember taking my wife to see this in theaters for her birthday. I figured I would be half asleep through the movie, but enjoyed every moment for it.

When I was little I loved this movie to death. Me and my brother were Manolo and Joaquin for Halloween. It always disappointed me that in Spanish class we talked about Coco And not the Book of Life, because I love everything about the movie the visuals, the story, and the songs. Definitely 10/10😁

honestly the first time I watched this movie, I was in 4th grade, drinking hot chocolate, in my classroom, with all my classmates

Fearless and brave are two different things. Being brave means no matter how afraid you are you still face it. Being fearless means you aren’t afraid. I remember hearing something similar to this lol.

As an autistic person I get attached to a few movies and only a few, I rewatch them so many times I can’t even count, one day when I was around 8 I went to Bali with family, we found a place that sold DVD’s and bought the book of life, from then on I rewatched it so many times, when I no longer had the DVD I was so upset, until it came on nexflix, you know as soon as I saw it had been placed there I started watching it. It was like a hyperfixation coming back to life It’s a beautiful movie, it shows what movies can be and how unique they can be if you give artists a chance to do something more in their style. And it gives perfect time to represent a different culture and maybe the movie played a large part into while I respected other cultures from a very young age. I’m thankful I was raised on it To this day it’s still one of my favs, along with coraline, into the spider verse, and a few others, so you know it’s great when all the other movies are so good

I thought was the only person that knew about the greatness of this movie.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I FORGOT ABOUT THIS MOVIE I LOVED IT SO MUCH

this was a favourite as a child and now is still in my top 5

God, i forgot about this movie, but I remember seeing the trailer so vividly. As soon as I saw the title i just had a flashback to those times.

2:35 you know im still not sure how i feel about that animation there.

I love this movie!!😍😍 I treated both The Book of Life and Coco equal!!😍😍

im so happy that people are finally talking about this movie, i was OBSESSED with it when i was younger but no one seems to remember about it

Loved this film, makes you feel all warm and cosy 😍

When I watch this movie for the first time a few days ago, there were a few moments when the three main cast are still kids where some of the dialogue and stuff going on for a little difficult to watch, at least for me. I have a problem sitting through cringe and unfortunately if a story seems very formulaic it can feel very cringe. And a few of the Pop songs showed up it felt very jarring. And I’m not gonna lie when they started rapidfire introducing the main guys family I felt like it was a little overwhelming. All that being said. when it came to the parts that were completely it’s on, The character shown in the gods the interactions that everybody had with each other the songs that were completely original. And it’s a little sad that the only thing people seem to focus on are the things that make it similar to Coco. Which was definitely something that I went into this film making sure I would not do. And straight up, I love you too much and the apology Song, are really good and should definitely be talked about more.

Unironically, I actually like the visuals of the book of life.

The apology song towards the bulls always brings a tear in my eye.

This was one of my favorite movies when I was little and I still really love this movie though I haven’t watched it in a while to be honest it kind of surprises me how little it’s talked about this video was really well done thanks for making it

Yes I also enjoy book of life much more than coco and I love the animation style and songs in book of life

I personally hate "Coco", it´s so chliché and stereotypical, the characters are boring and even if it has that "fantasy element" it doesn´t feel... magical. "The Book of Life" is soooo goooood I really love it, the music is perfect, the character designs are so pretty and interesting, the family actually represents a Mexican family very well (especially in spanish, the accents from different parts of Mexico for different members are amazing) and ofc, IT´S MADE FROM AN ACTUALLY MEXICAN PERSON? I LOVE IT. Being Mexican myself I´d say this film makes me feel proud and care more for El Día de Muertos (this is from a younger generation perspective); I enjoyed the video a lot and I´m happy to hear that so many people like "El Libro de la Vida" too!

I'm Mexican and el día de los muertos is always so much fun, since our own tradition and halloween have kinda mixed together over the years we usually both set up altars and go trick or treating. My mom loves making the altar super nice and since my brother and dad are very busy people I'm usually the one who helps her, at this point we don't even just put photos of our dead familiars, we put photos of our pets (I love keeping bugs as pets so there are quite a few) and artists we like who have sadly already passed. Our front yards is pretty big so we decorate it all around and then we dress up to give candy to the kids who come trick or treating, I make costumes as a hobby and I made a satyr costume I'm really proud of so that's usually what I dress up as. After a while we like go around town to see how everyone decorated their houses and altars and it's just such a vibe, I fucking love that day

wow this was really in depth and engaging i can see you put alot of work into it and have a passion