With "Elio," Pixar delivers a space odyssey that explores our solitude.

THE OPINION OF “THE WORLD” – TO SEE

Are we alone? This dizzying question that obsesses humanity is at the heart of the plot of Elio , the new animated feature film from Pixar. For several years now, with Inside Out (2015) by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen, Coco (2017) by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, or Soul (2020) by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers, the studio, owned by Disney, has accustomed us to delving through its fictions into the big questions that run through our lives.

In this work where everything is doubled, the ramifications of this exploration of our solitude have as much purely metaphorical as pragmatic significance. When the film begins, 11-year-old Elio finds himself newly orphaned after the death of his parents. Taken in by his aunt Olga, he has conflicted relationships with others and remains withdrawn. He then develops an obsession with space, convinced that a comforting presence exists far away in the stars. His call is heard, propelling him into the Communiverse, a political council that brings together representatives from various galaxies, where he is taken as the ambassador of Earthlings while an alien clone takes his place.

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