DIRECTOR'S CUT: Movie Boyfriend of the Year: Wade from Pixar's ELEMENTAL (Patreon)

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Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are reacting to Pixar’s latest movie, Elemental. They take a look at Ember’s relationship with her dad and how Wade models emotional openness. Jonathan talks about what it means to be angry and what Ember is really feeling, as well as Ember’s complicated emotions about the shop and her dad’s sacrifice. Alan talks about the stunning and challenging visual effects work to create characters made of elements. And he wonders why Pixar movies make him cry so much. Wade looks like Jonathan but acts like Alan... do you think Pixar is watching?