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Onward(film)

Onwardis a 2020 American animatedurban fantasyadventure filmproduced byPixar Animation StudiosforWalt Disney Pictures.The film was directed byDan Scanlon,produced byKori Rae,and written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, andKeith Bunin.[b]The film stars the voices ofTom Holland,Chris Pratt,Julia Louis-Dreyfus,andOctavia Spencer.Set in a suburban fantasy world for the modern day, the film follows two elf brothers named Ian and Barley Lightfoot (Holland and Pratt) who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will temporarily revive their deceased father, Wilden (Kyle Bornheimer) for twenty-four hours.

Onward
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDan Scanlon
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Dan Scanlon
  • Keith Bunin
  • Jason Headley
Produced byKori Rae
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byCatherine Apple[1]
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[a]
Release dates
  • February 21, 2020(2020-02-21)(Berlinale)
  • March 6, 2020(2020-03-06)(United States)
Running time
102 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175–200 million[3]
Box office$142 million[4]

After directingMonsters University(2013), Scanlon was encouraged to develop personal stories. The concept ofOnwardis inspired by the death of Scanlon's father, who died in a car accident when Scanlon and his older brother were very young children, and their relationship with each other. He began to write the story after hearing an audio clip of his father. The film was announced atD23 Expoin July 2017, with the title being revealed in December 2018, alongside the voice cast. The animation team chose to give the film's magic a unique style after studying several animated films featuring magic in order to fit with its suburban setting. Development onOnwardlasted for six years, on an approximate between $175–200 million budget. ComposersMychaelandJeff Dannawere hired to compose the film's musical score, withBrandi Carlilecontributing an original song for the film.

Onwardpremiered at the70th Berlin International Film Festivalon February 21, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 6, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, butunderperformed at the box office,grossing $142 million worldwide against its between $175–200 million budget. TheCOVID-19 pandemiccontributed to its financial shortcomings, due to the widespread closure of theaters. Like several other films released in the early months of 2020, it found far greater success onVOD.The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the78th Golden Globe Awardsand93rd Academy Awards.Onwardwas the last Pixar film released in theaters worldwide untilLightyearin June 2022.

Plot

Long ago, in a world inhabited bymythical creatures,magicwas commonplace, although it was difficult to master. As technology progressed over the centuries, magic became obsolete and eventually fell out of use.

In the modern day, Ian Lightfoot is a teenageelfstruggling with self-confidence; his older brother Barley is an enthusiastic and impulsiverole-playing gamer.Their father Wilden died shortly before Ian's birth, and their mother Laurel has a new boyfriend,centaurpolice officer Colt Bronco, whom the brothers dislike. On Ian's sixteenth birthday, Laurel gives the boys a gift from Wilden: a magical staff, a rare Phoenix gem, and a letter describing a "visitation spell" that can resurrect Wilden for one day. Ian succeeds in casting the spell but is interrupted by Barley before completing it; consequently, only the lower half of Wilden's body reforms before the gem disintegrates. The brothers embark on a quest to acquire another gem and finish the spell before sunset, taking Barley's beloved van "Guinevere". Laurel discovers the boys have gone missing and sets out after them.

Seeking a map to the gem, the brothers visit theManticore'sTavern with Wilden in tow. The tavern, once a gathering place for would-be adventurers, is now a family restaurant managed by the Manticore ( "Corey" ). During an argument with Ian over the map, Corey realizes how mundane her life has become and drives out her customers in a fit of rage, accidentally setting fire to the map and the restaurant. The only remaining clue to the gem's location is a children's menu suggesting Raven's Point, a nearby mountain. Soon after the boys leave, Laurel arrives and befriends Corey; Corey warns her that the brothers' journey may awaken a curse that can only be defeated by her special sword, which the women steal from apawn shop.

Ian, Barley, and Wilden travel to the mountains, narrowly escaping encounters with the police and a motorcycle gang ofsprites.Officer Bronco catches up to the group and orders them to return home; Ian appears to comply but unexpectedly drives away, leading to a wild police chase. Barley sacrifices Guinevere to cause a landslide, blocking their pursuers. "Raven's Point" is revealed to be a series of raven statues leading down into a cave. While exploring, Barley confesses that he was too afraid to say goodbye to Wilden on his deathbed. The party make their way through the cave, evading a series of increasingly dangerous traps, and emerge on the other side, only to find themselves back in town in front of Ian's high school. Believing their quest has been in vain, Ian lashes out at Barley and calls him a screw-up before leaving with Wilden.

As the sun begins to set, Ian sadly reviews his list of things he always wanted to do with his father and realizes that Barley has been a father figure to him throughout his life. Meanwhile, Barley discovers the gem inside a historic fountain and retrieves it, unknowingly triggering the curse. Pieces of the high school and other nearby objects combine to form a dragon-shapedgolem,intent on retrieving the gem. Corey flies in with Laurel, who drives the magic sword into the dragon's heart, giving Ian enough time to recast the visitation spell. As Wilden's upper body regenerates, Barley volunteers to distract the dragon so Ian can meet their father. Instead, Ian sends Barley ahead, acknowledging the role his brother played in his upbringing. With help from Laurel, Ian manages to fight off the dragon and destroy it, granting Barley the opportunity to find closure with their father. After Wilden dissipates, Barley tells Ian that their father is proud of him, and the brothers share a hug.

Some time later, Ian’s confidence and spell-casting abilities have improved. As the world begins to rediscover magic, Ian and Barley set off on a new quest together.

Voice cast

Production

Development

While directingMonsters University(2013),Dan Scanlonwas encouraged to develop personal stories. He did not talk to his brother about the film, because he wanted to keep him in the dark as these movies take so long to make.[13]In July 2017, then-studio head of PixarJohn Lasseterannounced that a "suburban fantasy world" film at theD23 Expowas in development, with Scanlon directing andKori Raeproducing.[14]The film was inspired by the death of Scanlon's father, when he was just a year old and his older brother only three, and their relationship with each other. They had seen home videos about their father, but there was no audio. Scanlon became inspired to write the story after a family member found an old cassette with his father's voice on it. He listened to it along with his brother and mother, and at the very end just two words from the father could be heard; "Hii" and "Goodbye", which Scanlon described as "magical".[15][16]On December 12, 2018, the title was revealed.[17]In 2019, Jason Headley andKeith Buninwere hired to rewrite the screenplay and story. According to Scanlon,Onwardspent six years in development.[13]

Casting

On December 12, 2018,Tom Holland,Chris Pratt,Julia Louis-DreyfusandOctavia Spencerwere announced as starring in the film.[18]While having recorded most of their lines separately, Holland and Pratt had some of their recording sessions together since, according to Scanlon, "they've worked together before and hung out together."[19]Rae stated that Holland and Pratt improvised some of their lines while recording together.[20]On December 17, 2019,Ali Wong,Lena WaitheandMel Rodriguezjoined the cast of the film.[11]On February 18, 2020,Wilmer Valderrama,Tracey Ullman,Kyle Bornheimer,and George Psarras were revealed to have voice roles as well, andJohn Ratzenberger's appearance was officially confirmed.[10]

Deleted scene

One storyboard scene featured Ian, Barley, and Wilden joining with a goat girl in the journey. Ian and the goat girl come across a booth hosted by three evil mermaids. The mermaids sing their mesmerizing song to lure the two into staying in one of three houses put for rent. Ian tries to silence them with the staff but the spell is too weak. When Ian and the goat girl are finally in a trance, the mermaids place them in one of the houses. The house they are in starts to sink into the ground.

The goat girl was omitted because the filmmakers wanted the film to focus on the relationship between Ian and Barley. The scene itself was removed because the filmmakers felt it was too grim.[21][22]

Animation

According to effects supervisor Vincent Serritella, the animators wanted the spells to be "something that's abstract" but also "personify it", so they "had to converge on the idea of an image of magic, go back to the base level of the sequences and the spells, and what level [of complexity] would be given, and how it affects the environment".[23]DirectorDan Scanlonsaid that Ian's arc "was helpful to [the animators] because [they] could use that for all of the magic we designed".[23]The animators chose to give the film's magic a unique style after studying several animated films featuring magic such asFantasia,Aladdin,andHercules.[23]Animators wanted the film's magic to fit with its suburban setting.[23]

Animators first developed the film's magic usinghand-drawn animateddrawings, before turning them into computer-animated effects, with Serritella saying that "[they] made shapes and graphic elements that really lend themselves to what's happening in a 2D environment".[23]Serritella also said that "the key" was mi xing hand-drawn and computer animation, arguing that "[g]oing one way or the other didn't work. Going too graphic didn't fit into the world that the background and the characters were created in. And going too physical in an animated world seemed too real", so "[they] found the right balance" by turning hand-drawn animated graphics into "light objects" and giving them "[a] true volumetric, glowing atmosphere".[23]He further added that the choreography during the "visitation spell" sequence "came directly from 2D", while the CGI animation and lighting provided "depth perception".[23]The film was completed on November 21, 2019.[24]

Music

Main article:Onward(soundtrack)

On April 16, 2019,MychaelandJeff Danna,who both previously worked with the studio onThe Good Dinosaur(2015), were revealed to be the film's composers.[25]On February 12, 2020,Brandi Carlilerevealed she recorded the song "Carried Me With You" for the film's end credits, co-written withPhil and Tim Hanseroth.[26]The film's soundtrack was released on February 28, 2020, seven days ahead of the film's release.[26]

Marketing

In the month of the release of the film, theworld buildervideo gameDisney Magic Kingdomsincluded a limited time "OnwardEvent "to promote it, with the characters involved in a new storyline unrelated to the events of the film, including Ian, Barley, Wilden (referred to as" Dad "), Laurel, The Manticore, Officer Colt and Blazey as playable characters, in addition to some attractions based on locations of the film.[27]

Release

Theatrical

Onwardpremiered at the70th Berlin International Film Festivalon February 21, 2020[28]and was theatrically released in the United States on March 6.[5]A short film titledPlaydate with Destiny,which is centered aroundMaggie SimpsonfromThe Simpsons,appeared before the feature film.[29][30]As theCOVID-19 pandemicappeared to recede, the film was released in Australia and New Zealand on April 24, 2020, South Korea on June 17, 2020, Italy on August 19, 2020, and Japan on August 21, 2020.[citation needed].

The movie was also released in3D,2D,Dolby Cinema,4DXandScreenXworldwide and inIMAXandDolby Atmosin selected theaters.[31]

Ban and censorship

The film was banned in theArabcountries of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, as one female cyclops police officer character in the film named Specter (voiced by Lena Waithe) briefly indicates that she is alesbian.The scene in question is a brief scene in which a simulacrum of Colt Bronco is lamenting about how Ian and Barley Lightfoot do not respect him as a father figure. Specter replies to him by saying, "It's not easy being a new parent—my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out, okay?"[32][33][34]Homosexual acts are criminalized in the four countries, which are predominantly Muslim, although Kuwait does not criminalize female homosexual acts. The film was screened in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and Egypt, albeit the line was changed in theArabicdub to "my sister's daughter".[35]

The Russian dub, due to theRussian gay propaganda lawofficially criminalizing the dissemination of LGBT-related content to minors under 18, changed the line to "my partner's daughter". The Russian dub also avoided referring to Specter with gender-specific pronouns.[32][33][34]The scene was also changed similarly in Poland[36][37]and Hungary.[38]

Home media

Onwardwas releaseddigitallyon the night of March 20, 2020, and became available forDisney+subscribers on April 3, 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[39]The digital date was just two weeks after the film's theatrical debut and before the end of the usual 90-day theatrical run. The announcement followed Disney's earlier than planned release ofFrozen IIon Disney+ as well asStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkeronDigital HDin light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]Over its first week of home release, the film was the sixth-most watched onAmazon Primeand second-most on theiTunes Store.[41]The film was later released byWalt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentonDVD,Blu-ray,andUltra HD Blu-rayon May 19, 2020.[42][43]

Reception

Box office

Onwardgrossed $61.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $80.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $142 million.[4]The gross of the film was significantlyaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic,which first reduced movie theater attendance, then forced most to shut down within two weeks of the film's release.[44][45][46]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongsideThe Way Backand the wide expansion ofEmma,and was projected to gross $45–50 million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend.[47]The film held early advance screenings on February 29, making $650,000 from 470 theaters.[48]It then grossed $12.1 million on its first day, the 6th, including $2 million from Thursday night previews. The film went on to debut to $39.1 million, topping the box office but marking the third-ever lowest start for a Pixar film.[49][50]While the film remained in first in its second weekend, it dropped 73% to $10.5 million (the lowest-ever second weekend for a Pixar film), and was part of the lowest grossing box office weekend since October 1998, with all films combining for just $55.3 million.[51]In the film's third weekend, due to the mass theater closures around the country, it made $71,000 from 135 locations, mostlydrive-in theaters.[52]

Critical response

OnRotten Tomatoes,the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 348 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "It may suffer in comparison to Pixar's classics, butOnwardmakes effective use of the studio's formula – and stands on its own merits as a funny, heartwarming, dazzlingly animated adventure. "[53]OnMetacritic,the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[54]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale (tied withCars 2for the lowest score received by a Pixar film), andPostTrakreported filmgoers gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars.[49]

Peter BradshawofThe Guardianrated the film three out of five stars, and called it "a likable family comedy that finds an easy rhythm without effort," though he felt that the movie's "attitude towards death" is not as radically powerful as inCoco.[55]In a same star reviewPeter TraversofRolling Stonesaid "It's noToy Story—but the animation juggernaut's latest, about two elf brothers on a quest, is still worth your while. "[56]ReviewerJames Berardinellipraised the film's originality and emotional weight and called it "engaging and enjoyable", adding "there's something here for everyone", though concluded it is not the next Disney/Pixar classic.[57]Ben Travis ofEmpiregave the film five out of five stars, and wrote, "Pixar returns with a great big power-chord of a movie—heart-pumping, resonant, and positively harmonious."[58]

Richard Roeperof theChicago Sun-TimescalledOnwarda step back for Pixar, giving it two out of four stars. He said, "The story fluctuates between the uninspired and the just plain weird and then gets even weirder." While he praised the animation and said that the movie "begins with an intriguing premise", he concluded that it "doesn't come close to fully fleshing out the possibilities."[59]

Year-end lists

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
2020 BMI Film & TV Awards Film Music Mychael DannaandJeff Danna Won [60]
People's Choice Awards The Family Movie of 2020 Onward Won [61]
Dublin International Film Festival Feature Film Won [62]
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Best Picture Nominated [63]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Feature Film Nominated [64]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Nominated [65]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Nominated [66]
2021 Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Dan ScanlonandKori Rae Nominated [67]
American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Animated Feature Film Catherine Apple Nominated [68]
Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Kori Rae Nominated [69]
Writing in an Animated Feature Production Dan Scanlon,Jason Headley andKeith Bunin Nominated
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Catherine Apple, Anna Wolitzky and Dave Suther Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Shaun Chacko Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Noah Klocek, Sharon Calahan, Huy Nguyen, Bert Berry and Paul Conrad Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Tom Holland Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film Noah Klocek Nominated [70]
Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Onward Nominated [71]
British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae Nominated [72]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mi xing for a Motion Picture – Animated Vincent Caro, Doc Kane, Michael Semanick, Juan Peralta, Brad Haehnel and Scott Curtis Nominated [73]
Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Animated Movie Onward Nominated [74]
Best Voice Actor In An Animated Movie Tom Holland Nominated
Chris Pratt Nominated
Best Voice Actress In An Animated Movie Octavia Spencer Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film Onward Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media "Carried Me with You" –Brandi Carlile,Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth Nominated [75]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Score in an Animated Film Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna Nominated [76]
Best Original Song in an Animated Film "Carried Me with You" – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth Nominated
Best Soundtrack Album Onward Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation Shannon Mills, Nia Hansen, Chris Gridley, Josh Gold, David C. Hughes, Samson Neslund, Kimberly Patrick, Christopher Flick, Steve Orlando, Erich Stratmann, Shelley Roden and John Roesch Nominated [77]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie Onward Nominated [78]
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Chris Pratt Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Animated Film Onward Won [79]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Dan Scanlon, Kori Rae, Sanjay Bakshi and Vincent Serritella Nominated [80]
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Kristopher Campbell, Jonas Jarvers, Rob Jensen and Jacob Kuenzel(for Dad Pants) Nominated
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Eric Andraos, Laura Grieve, Nick Pitera and Michael Rutter(for Swamp Gas) Nominated
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Dave Hale, Jonah Blue Laird, Stephen Marshall and Ricardo Nadu Nominated

Lawsuit

In January 2020, San Francisco tattoo artist Sweet Cicely Daniher filed a copyright lawsuit against Disney, Pixar, andOnwardproducer Kori Rae. In September 2018, Pixar rented Daniher's "Vanicorn", a van decorated with aunicorn-themed mural painted by a local artist and based on the painting “Moonlight Magic” by Sharlene Lindskog-Osorio, for use at an event on the Pixar Animation Studios lot in September 2018.[81]She learned about the production ofOnwardin May 2019 and, after seeing images of the van used by Ian and Barley Lightfoot in the film, came to believe that Pixar had copied the design of the Vanicorn in violation of her rental agreement with the company, as well as theDigital Millennium Copyright Act,theVisual Artists Rights Act,and the California Artists Protection Act. She sought in her suit to prohibit distribution of the film and any infringing advertisement or merchandise.[82]The case was dismissed, after Daniher's copyright on the design was cancelled in March 2020 as it was "based on a pre-existing work" and that "she was not the author of the Vanicorn, because she hired someone to paint the unicorn mural".[83]Daniher then attempted to sue Pixar for breach of the Lease Contract, but this second lawsuit was denied in May 2022.[83]

Notes

  1. ^Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Picturesthrough theWalt Disney Picturesbanner.
  2. ^Scanlon, Headley, and Bunin were all credited as both "Screenplay by" and "Story by".

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