When it comes to taking inherently horrifying premises and turning them into cuddly tearjerkers, Pixar is second to none.
Toy Story? Creepy af. Means your toys are watching and judging you all the time. Ratatouille? Who wants a rat in the kitchen, let alone making all the food? Cars? SERIOUSLY WHERE DID ALL THE PEOPLE GO??
Now comes Bao, a short film that's d'awww so cute if you just watch the trailer, and really freaking disturbing if you think about it for more than a few seconds.
Directed by Domee Shi, the film revolves around an empty-nester who's delighted to get another shot at motherhood when one of her dumplings comes to life.
When one of her dumplings comes to life.
When one of her dumplings comes to life.
Let that sink in for a second.
What did you eat for lunch today? How would you feel if it suddenly became sentient, moments before you were about to eat it? Would you be thrilled? Would you find it sweet? Or would you run screaming out of the room, frantically Googling "Ghostbusters real phone number"?
That's what I thought.
Anyway, despite all that, Bao still looks really cute and we look forward to ugly-crying over it when it premieres in front of Incredibles 2 on June 15.
Topics Pixar
