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Pixar's 'Elemental' Delivers Stunning Visuals but Fizzles in Storytelling

  • The film is set in Element City, populated by anthropomorphic elements of fire,water, earth and air.
  • The story follows Ember, a fiery woman, and Wade, a water man, who fall in love while attempting to save Ember's family store.
  • The movie features themes of immigration, discrimination, and generational differences but fails to give them compelling narrative support.
  • Though the visual effects are dazzling, the plot is predictable and lacks humor.
  • The short film preceding “Elemental,” “Carl’s Date,” outshines the main feature.
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