{"product_id":"pixar-and-the-infinite-past-josh-spiegel-9798896092872","title":"Pixar and the Infinite Past: Nostalgia and Pixar Animation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Past in Mint Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm critic Josh Spiegel analyzes in depth the poignant themes of loss and nostalgia that run beneath the exuberant playfulness of the Toy Story and Cars films. He concludes with a chapter on Disney animation in the 2010s. With photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePixar tickled a yearning in adults who gave up their own Woodys and Buzzes but still cling to the idealized wood and plastic and stuffing of their lost-forever youth. As their own children face forward to the future with Buzz Lightyear's \"To infinity...and beyond!\" they hear just an echo from their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpiegel adroitly positions the Pixar films as not just animated fodder for the kids but as surprisingly sophisticated-and introspective-fare for the grown-ups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Affectionate, vivid, and insightful. ... Even if you've seen these movies a thousand times, you'll discover something new about how yearning for the past defined the future of animation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Spiegel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896092872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theme Park Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Josh Spiegel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47427733750015,"sku":"9798896092872","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad2f1650-bc4f-4481-bfe0-45c75c3a56a4.jpg?v=1761581241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pixar-and-the-infinite-past-josh-spiegel-9798896092872","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}