“Elemental” is classic Pixar. It’s set in a modern metropolis where elements are anthropomorphic characters and live in separate parts of town: The water people live in the Water District, composed of high-rises of cascading waterfalls; the fire folks live in the earthier Firetown; you get the idea.
And instead of some high-concept dilemma, the core of Elemental is a romantic comedy between a more laid-back water man named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) and a flinty fire girl named Ember (Leah Lewis). Opposites really do attract.
Director Peter Sohn, a Pixar veteran who had previously directed “The Good Dinosaur,” was also able to deliver a personal story about the immigrant experience, inspired by his Korean parents.
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