Cars: Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
I just saw the movie Cars, a Disney~Pixar film. AWESOME! The movie is really about life. The tag line on the poster reads, "Life is a journey; enjoy the trip." That's been a theme for my life this year. When I'm driving up Pacific Coast Highway on the one lane road north of Malibu, and a city-dweller speeds up behind me and rides my bumper, I want to say, "Life is a journey; enjoy the trip. You're driving along the most beautiful coastline in the world; relax and enjoy the getting there." The movie, the Cars, is really a story about a hotshot rookie who learns that it is not about the destination but about the friends made along the way. Cars, the seventh animated feature to be created by Pixar Animation Studios and released by 
Walt Disney Pictures, is a high octane adventure comedy that features a wide assortment of cars as characters who get their kicks on Route 66. In addition to Paul Newman, now 80 years old, the voice cast includes NASCAR legend Richard Petty, as well as Owen Wilson ("Shanghai Knights," "The Royal Tenenbaums"), Bonnie Hunt ("Monsters, Inc."), and Dan Whitney (Bravo's "Larry the Cable Guy"). Cars was produced by Darla K. Anderson ("A Bug's Life," "Monsters, Inc."). Lightning McQueen, a hotshot roo
kie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters--including Sally, a snazzy 2002 Porsche, Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet with a mysterious past, and Mater, a rusty but trusty tow truck, who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. In the end, I hope that this enjoyable movie helps others learn that the Journey's the Thing. And I pray we ought not end up like the lost soul in the opening line of Dante's Divine Comedy: "Midway along the journey of our life [Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita] I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path."
I just saw the movie Cars, a Disney~Pixar film. AWESOME! The movie is really about life. The tag line on the poster reads, "Life is a journey; enjoy the trip." That's been a theme for my life this year. When I'm driving up Pacific Coast Highway on the one lane road north of Malibu, and a city-dweller speeds up behind me and rides my bumper, I want to say, "Life is a journey; enjoy the trip. You're driving along the most beautiful coastline in the world; relax and enjoy the getting there." The movie, the Cars, is really a story about a hotshot rookie who learns that it is not about the destination but about the friends made along the way. Cars, the seventh animated feature to be created by Pixar Animation Studios and released by 
Walt Disney Pictures, is a high octane adventure comedy that features a wide assortment of cars as characters who get their kicks on Route 66. In addition to Paul Newman, now 80 years old, the voice cast includes NASCAR legend Richard Petty, as well as Owen Wilson ("Shanghai Knights," "The Royal Tenenbaums"), Bonnie Hunt ("Monsters, Inc."), and Dan Whitney (Bravo's "Larry the Cable Guy"). Cars was produced by Darla K. Anderson ("A Bug's Life," "Monsters, Inc."). Lightning McQueen, a hotshot roo
kie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters--including Sally, a snazzy 2002 Porsche, Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet with a mysterious past, and Mater, a rusty but trusty tow truck, who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. In the end, I hope that this enjoyable movie helps others learn that the Journey's the Thing. And I pray we ought not end up like the lost soul in the opening line of Dante's Divine Comedy: "Midway along the journey of our life [Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita] I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path."
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