Whatever the reason, these monsters seem to all look like horribly mutated animals, only larger and civilized. How do we know? "Too good to be true" is the perfect description for the world of Disney. In fact, I highly suggest you watch this video I made with Screen Junkies/Fandom below. To get your head around this one, you need to first be familiar with the Pixar Theory. Plus, it has more movies included! This theory claims that Hercules and the Little Mermaid could be first cousins. How do Jessie and Woody not remember any of this? When Mr. Sleeping Beauty was only the studio's sixth feature-length animation (discounting anthology films), but Maleficent is a villain who has stood the test of time. "The Pixar Theory," as Jon Negroni calls it, includes every Disney-Pixar feature film to date, from 1995's Toy Story to last month's beastly prequel, Monsters University. According to Chris, they didn't die on the boat. Some support for that is the fact that every easter egg in, [This also explains why Flik and Heimlich from A Bug’s Life show up in, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). A future in which some kind of seismic disaster -- potentially of the nuclear holocaust variety -- destroyed all modern infrastructure and technology in the Middle East. Unless you're a villain... or Quasimodo. And that maybe why he is so attached to boo is because boo reminds him of his daughter violet? If you look closely, you can see the carved truck below. Yesterday, I did a longer stream covering some of the critical backlash to Soul, which you can check out here.And toward the end, someone in the live chat asked me if I think 22 (voiced by Tina Fey in Soul) might’ve become Riley from Inside Out after being born. Based on the 1923 children's book, Bambi, A Life In The Woods by Austrian writer, Felix Salten, the 1942 film adaptation was a box office failure at the time, though by now its considered to be Walt Disney's masterpiece. In The Matrix, Agent Smith reveals to a captured and beaten Morpheus that there were multiple drafts of the Matrix before the one that he and Neo were born into came to be. To develop this new technology, the humans begin an industrial revolution hinted at in Up. But her love for Sully is, after all, the crux of the entire Pixar universe. Let’s just say that for now, the witch is someone we know from a different movie in the timeline. share. They’re harvesting energy to keep from becoming extinct by going back to when humans were most prominent. WARNING: Spoilers for Pixar’s Soul. It stands to reason that Woody could have originally belonged to Andy's dad. It’s possible that Charles Muntz, the antagonist of Up, learned of this startling rumor, giving him the idea to begin inventing devices that would harness the thoughts of animals, namely his dogs, through translator collars. That means only her memory of him disappears in Inside Out, while the real Bing Bong is off making another kid laugh. 4. The movie even shows clips of the superheroes with capes being done in by inanimate objects, such as plane turbines…accidentally. She probably wanted to turn him into a bear because Sully resembles a bear, and she is still trying to figure out where Sully comes from. The machines and monsters in Monsters Inc. use doors because they’re made of wood and found a way to use that energy to travel in time. Negroni reckons the clearest link is Bing Bong, Riley's beloved imaginary friend from her younger years. At one point, one of the ants tells Flik not to leave the island because there are “snakes, birds, and bigger bugs out there.” He doesn’t even bring up humans. How else could that have gotten there? The monsters civilization is actually Earth in the incredibly distant future. We even see a connection between A Bug’s Life and Monsters Inc. via the trailer we see in both movies. Another more detailed theory speculates that the reason Poseidon is absent on Mount Olympus during Hercules is because he fell for Athena -- Ariel's mortal, mermaid mother -- and gave up his godhood to live with her under the sea (much like Hercules does for Meg) channelling his powers into a trident and taking on a new identity. Once you've read these convincing fan theories you'll never watch your favorite Disney movies the same away again. It grows into a mighty tree. Absent parents are a fixture in the Disney canon because, well, it just makes things a bit more interesting for our heroes and heroines. She broke down the theory from its 2013 roots and finished with this interesting bit: Negroni still hasn’t explained how newer movies like Coco and Toy Story 4 fit in, but we’re sure they fit in here somewhere. The question of Ariel's mother has been a hot topic for years, partly because of the sheer number of sisters she has, and partly because of the fan-favorite idea that the manipulative sea witch, Ursula, could be King Triton's bitter ex-lover. Meanwhile, Pixar is hinting at dissatisfaction among pockets of toy civilizations. The bugs have cities, bars, advertisements, their own machines, know what a bloody mary is and even have a traveling circus. Clear evidence of different dimensions -- and access to them -- can be found in Enchanted, while the House of Mouse club could be interpreted as an inter-dimensional hub in the middle of it all where the multiverse's inhabitants can swap stories. Wait a second. There are also some fun theories surrounding his true identity. They build a treehouse. Or did she? The only thing more exciting to think about than a shared universe is a multiverse -- the concept that rather than one universe there are multiple universes, existing in parallel to each other in separate dimensions. Unlike Ratatouille, Up, and Finding Nemo, the bugs have many human activities similar to what the rats in Ratatouille were merely experimenting with. But why would machines want to get rid of humans in the first place? I checked the website and it’s saying bugs life is 1000 years after toy story. But, while the cute critters, warbling princesses and cackling witches are stuck in our heads forever, we also can't help looking back on some of the House of Mouse's animated classics with a bit more scrutiny and wonder if there's more going on than meets the eye. And what's the deal with Chip? The Cave of Wonders could be a fallout shelter and magic objects like Aladdin's flying carpet could be remnants of advanced technology that has been long forgotten. Notice I left out A Bug’s Life, but I’ll explain why later. Andy's Dad Is Dead. Remy wants to cook, which is something only humans explicitly do. He used technology to enact revenge on Mr. This theorist has an idea. It reads a lot like my bad high school literary critiques. The events of the following movies set up a power struggle between humans, animals, and machines. has become the "Who shot Mr. The scorned lover cursed him and his servants out of spite, including their son, Chip, who was adopted by Mrs. Potts to cover it all up. That said, Monsters Inc. is so far the most futuristic Pixar movie. Unlike the shiny, new space toy craze, the cowboy line that Toy Story's Woody and Jessie belong to are "legacy" toys. Humans are the source of energy, but thanks to the machines, again, the Monsters find a way to use doors to travel to the human world. The reason no humans show up in A Bug’s Life is because there aren’t a lot left. Enter Toy Story. Mr. The stage for all-out war in regards to animals is set by Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, and Up, in that order. How about Flynn and Rapunzel's in neighboring country Germany, who we later see as guests at Elsa's coronation? In Monsters Inc., they have an energy crisis because they are in a future earth without humans. The machines. She became obsessed with finding out what happened to her friend Sully and why animals in her time weren’t quite as smart as the ones she’d seen in the future. Due to his appearance in the backstory, fans reckon the Prince must have been 11 years-old when he was cursed (explaining why he was so bratty) but the portrait discovered by Belle shows a handsome ADULT. Not surprisingly, Maleficent met her doom by the end of Sleeping Beauty. Those collars indicated to Muntz that animals are smarter and more like humans than we think. That maybe me. How else would Aladdin and Hercules have been able to intersect? Incredible points out that it got smart enough to wonder why it had to take orders. They regress because the magic wears off. Monsters must have relied on anti-human instincts to believe that just touching a human would corrupt their world like it did in the past. Or dragging Aladdin's clothes for being "so third century?" This force is called "The Tradition," and unlike the unbiased Force that "binds and penetrates" folk in the Star Wars world, this one has an agenda. ], There’s another Pixar movie that was supposed to be released in 2012, but it was cancelled and replaced with Brave. During the end credits of Wall-E, we see the shoe that contains the last of plant life. It doesn't stop there, either. She probably went back in time to the Dark Ages to get more magic from the will-o-wisps.]. They include: The point of this theory is to have fun and exercise your imagination while simultaneously finding interesting connections between these fantastic movies. I would guess that it took hundreds of years after Wall-E for the animals to become monsters]. There's barely a Disney protagonist around who didn't suffer a parentless, traumatizing childhood, and fans also have one or two wild ideas about the identities of certain unnamed killers, or even how certain characters could secretly still be alive. ], [Another issue is how the monsters seem to worry about kids “being less scared these days.” It’s likely that going in the past takes a lot of energy, so the monsters can only go back as far as the practice still returns a profit in energy. Anime/Manga Features Lead. A tree that strikingly resembles the central tree in A Bug’s Life. Why do you think that is? This is cleared by Brad Bird, the director, who says the movie takes place in an alternate 1960s, which means the movie opens in the 1950s.]. A movie about an endangered species rebuilding itself could lend itself nicely to this theory, but since the movie was never released, I’m just speculating. I have to object . Lotso Huggin’ Bear straight up hates humans by the third movie. If a conspiracy theory is about fictional things, like the Pixar theory is, it is a kind of serious game, and the only way it can be “debunked” is if a very large hole is poked in it. Another explanation is that humans just couldn’t survive on Earth anymore.]. The peak of civilization, if you will. So what happened to the cars? The timeline was put together by Pixar fanatic Jon Negroni in 2013, whose mission was not only focused on how the studio's disparate cinematic works fit together, but why. Because the machines tip everything out of balance, Earth becomes an unfit planet for humans and animals, so the remaining humans are put on Axiom (or Noah’s Ark if you want to carry on the Biblical theme where Wall-E is basically Robot Jesus and his love interest is aptly named Eve) as a last-ditch effort to save the human race. Disney has spent decades shaping the childhoods of generation after generation, crafting timeless stories that have stayed with us well into adulthood. Not so much in 1940. Meanwhile on Earth, machines are left behind to populate the world and run things, explaining human landmarks and traditions still being prominent in Cars. Also, I’ll bring the tree up again later because it appears in Up as well.]. want to just attack randomly? [Someone wisely pointed out that in Monsters University, the college is said to be founded in 1313. The first Toy Story movie, which was Pixar's debut feature in 1995, states that Woody and his human owner, Andy, go back further than any of his other toys, which is why he's such a firm favorite. First conceived by John Negroni, it suggests that all Pixar movies take place in the same universe on one giant timeline. Centuries later, the animals from Brave that have been experimented on by the witch have interbred, creating a large-scale population of animals slowly gaining personification and intelligence on their own. My theory is that onward took place on mars because the two moons and it would keep it close to earth, but just my idea. These days we prefer our villains to come with a side-helping of sympathy or with motives that amount to more than just vanity or jealousy. A one-stop shop for all things video games. [Some have argued that the trailer in A Bug’s Life should be nothing but dust. In each of the Toy Story movies, it’s made painfully clear that sentient objects rely on humans for everything. You remember Merida opening doors and the witch constantly disappearing? One is the royal daughter of the King of the Sea, and one is the superpowered child of the Greek god of all gods. She could have accidentally brought back a few bugs with her when traveling backwards in time.]. [Someone pointed out that “all in all” means the same thing as “by and large” making the connection between Cars and Wall-E even more substantial.]. Burns?" If you would like to experience a shorter version of this theory, check out the visualized Pixar Theory Timeline. But wait, toys and inanimate objects aren’t necessarily machines, so how do they have some kind of intelligence? Animals, who want to rise up Planet of the Apes style, have the ability to take over, but we don’t see this happen. Honestly the theory is shit. Why would an A.I. It’s Sully. One Pixar fan on Reddit has explained that when souls leave The Great Before for Earth, they don't necessarily wind up in a human's body. Yes, the toys love it Uncle Tom style, but over the course of the Toy Story sequels, we see toys becoming fed up. Inconsistencies in the film's timeline have fuelled a popular theory that Chip is the illegitimate heir to the throne. Maybe those aren’t about personality as much as giving that person a reason for living. You might think that this isn't so bad considering Disney hardly ever ends a story on a bad note, except it also means no-one has any free will. Whose wedding were the King and Queen headed to? Think about Dory from Finding Nemo for a second. Why did only some of the enchanted objects in the castle have faces? He surely reunited with her at least once as a child at the end of Monsters Inc., but eventually, he had to stop visiting. (You can read it all here, but the TL;DR version is that Monsters, Inc.'s Boo is secretly the most important character in the whole Pixar universe.). Do machines have an inherent hatred of humans? We may also get some more evidence pointing to animosity between humans and animals. Except that, "it was a disaster," Smith adds. Analiese becomes the mother of Sleeping Beauty's Princess Aurora in France, who marries England's Prince Phillip. Contributor to Digital Spy, The Mary Sue and Anime Feminist. The love of different people of different ages and even different species finding ways to live on Earth without destroying it because of a lust for energy. So machines decide to control humans by using a corporation that suits their every need, leading to an industrial revolution that eventually leads to…pollution. Fantasia remains something of an anomaly in a body of work filled with cookie-cutter confectionary. Does Boo ever find Sully? If this is true, however, how do we explain the Genie's knowledge of our modern-day pop culture? That’s why he was special and liberated the humans. The earliest Beta version was named "The Paradise Matrix," and as the title suggests, it was intended to be a utopian cage that would lull humanity into a false sense of security. Jesse resents her owner, Emily, for abandoning her. There are no animals or humans in this version of Earth because they’re all gone, but we do know that the planet still has many human influences left. [An alternative explanation that fits even better that some of you brought up: The machines and monsters created the time travel doors but realized that messing with time could erase their existence and change history. Fans are almost as imaginative as the movies Pixar makes as these 25 theories about them may be weird enough to be true. It’s hinted at that the Toys lose all life when put away in “storage” unless they are in a museum that will get them seen by humans. [Some of you have pointed out that the animals in Brave gradually regress back into an animal state, disproving the idea that this is the source of animals acting like humans. After Wall-E liberates the humans and they rebuild society back on Earth, what happens then? In Cars 2, the cars go to Europe and Japan, making it plain that this is all taking place on Earth as we know it. But then Dug and the rest of his experiments are set free after Muntz’s demise, and we don’t know the full implications of that, but what we do know is that animosity between the animals and humans is growing steadily. In Incredibles 2 the supers still exist so what does that mean. The trailer on the right has humans and the frame even includes tall grass and a tree hanging overhead. [Some of you have pointed out that the animals in, [Someone pointed out that “all in all” means the same thing as “by and large” making the connection between, [I’ll admit, the trees looking similar isn’t enough to support the idea that, [Okay there is a a lot of contention over the idea that, [Yes, there are some humans, like the kid who allegedly picked the wings off of the homeless bug, but that still fits in a post, There’s another Pixar movie that was supposed to be released in 2012, but it was cancelled and replaced with, [A lot of people have brought up how easter eggs are scattered throughout all the Pixar movies. Disney's brand is infamous for being tooth-achingly saccharine, which makes the moments of darkness in its output all the more shocking. (Well, until Buzz Lightyear shows up to throw a galactic spanner in the works...) The 2000 sequel expanded on this origin when Woody accidentally winds up in Andy's mom's garage sale. No other Pixar movie has animals wearing clothing, wild inventions, animals creating machines, or so much human influence like bars and cities.]. Edward, on the other hand, chooses the Blue Pill. So what happens next? That's also why he has no clue what happened in the intervening years. But, metaphors just aren't that fun, are they? The theory from Reddit user lostnobody87 uses ones piece of evidence from Monsters University to spin out a detailed explanation as to how – in the Pixar universe – … The reason I am so inclined to push the idea is because of how different the bug world is from the “animal” movies. Another theory reckons he could be Kronos (or Cronos,) the Greek Titan of time and father to Zeus. But, sometimes it can give a simple story new depth. The tree also bears a resemblance to the one in Up that Carl and Ellie frequented, which could be the source of Carl’s wild creativity in using balloons to transport his house. I'm not going to get technical about it because it is not needed for this piece of the puzzle. What we do know is that there is an energy crisis in Cars 2, with oil being the only way society trudges on despite its dangers. The average lifespan of an ant is just 3 months, but these ants all survive an entire summer and allude to being around for quite some time by saying things like “this happens every year.” One of the ants even says he “feels 90 again.” That works if you accept that the ants are sturdier due to evolution and mutated genes. Look at the picture above. Boo must have discovered that wood has been the source of energy all along, not just humans. The movie’s supposed plot: “What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can’t stand each other?”. That “clean” fuel could have been used to wipe out many of the cars, very quickly. The original "Pixar Theory" article would have probably gotten a Solid C- in my sophmore class. ... help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts. Not convinced? The Super Carlin Brothers are a Youtube channel that really put all the pieces together. Sticking with Beauty and the Beast, there are a lot of lingering questions about this 1991 Oscar-winning movie. I do enjoy the Pixar theory and I don't think you could tear down all those connections by citing a joke in two movies. One theorist has some pretty compelling evidence to suggest that Maleficent not only survived her battle with Prince Phillip but thrived after it. The Pixar Theory is a famous cartoon theory explaining that all Pixar movies are set in the same universe and all link together. We know what you're thinking. In mythology, he was dangerously mad, and the theory explains that Zeus was forced to seal him away -- as he does to the other Titans in Hercules -- in a separate, stronger prison. I like to think so.