It’s weird that I said, “an insult to the concept that families should love unconditionally,” because I do agree it has to be a two-way stream. More accurately it should maybe be the parents who love their children unconditionally because they are the ones with the power, at least for the first couple of decades.
There are many families as depicted in Coco. What I would have liked to have seen was them apologise to Miguel for not giving him freedom before. Again, it all hinged on what he could provide for his elders, not giving him autonomy because of basic human rights. They could have fixed this with a few lines at the end but chose not to. Maybe it is implied... but I don’t think so...
Thank you for your thoughts. They have made me think.
I agree. The plot works fine as a Pixar movie but a few lines at the end could have made the transition smoother and easier to digest. Or maybe a few of Miguel's family (there were so many) could actually be very supportive of his passion from the beginning, but he was pretty much alone in his challenge.
Parents should support their kids' dreams, if these dreams are logical. In Coco, it's a fact that Miguel's parents looked more like passive characters than anything else. A bit of support would go a long way.
Thank you for your interpretation of this movie, it made me think a bit about the power of a family, and as my role in being a father of a 5-year-old who dreams of becoming a different thing almost every day :)