00:00From 1995 to 2010, Pixar was untouchable. Merging breathtaking visuals with masterful,
00:06Oscar-worthy writing, they delivered a ludicrous run of outstanding animations,
00:11with just one exception. That exception was Cars. Cars might look stunning, but compared to virtually
00:17everything else Pixar did in the 2000s, it is a notably mediocre venture. And a big reason for
00:23this is the poor world-building that just raises far too many unanswered questions.
00:27In a world populated entirely by Cars, who built this vast world? If there are no humans,
00:33why do the Cars have door handles and stuff? Oh wait, is this secretly a post-apocalyptic world
00:38where Cars overthrew humanity? Well, almost certainly not. But people's minds have often
00:42wandered in that direction, and with a clearer story world, it would have been a lot easier
00:46to get invested, and such questions wouldn't have been asked. Additionally, the lack of humans or
00:51animals makes the entire thing feel kind of soulless, in all honesty. In stark contrast to
00:57the beautifully constructed worlds of other Pixar films like Monsters, Inc. and Coco,
01:01the Cars franchise is burdened by a poorly designed world, which just raises far too many
01:06unanswered questions. That is one of the main reasons why this generally forgettable series
01:11has been such an albatross around Pixar's neck for the past 20 years.
