{"id":2402,"date":"2021-05-10T17:36:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T12:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayananimation.com\/blog\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:52:16","slug":"best-animated-feature-film-oscar-winner-2021-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayananimation.com\/blog\/best-animated-feature-film-oscar-winner-2021-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Animated Feature Film &#8211; Oscar Winner 2021 &#8211; Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Soul<\/strong> premiered on one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayananimation.com\/blog\/how-to-release-your-animation-videos-on-ott-platforms\/\">OTT platforms<\/a>. The movie is about reincarnation, death, life, and all the mystical experiences in between. A music teacher Joe is struggling to get his break when he ends up in the &#8216;Great Before&#8217;, where his life\u2019s purpose is questioned. With immaculate detail, enchanting music, a gripping narrative, and celestial creatures, the movie drives across the concept of savoring the present moment. The Soul is about Joe, a middle-aged school music teacher who aspires to evolve into a performing artist which, he believes is his calling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pXJ2ImB-Q7I?si=KsH0hhqZkuLLvA4y\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This is probably one of their most risky, experimental bets in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayananimation.com\/blog\/learning-2d-animation-principles-beginners\/\">plot, animation<\/a>, and even its music, mixing jazz tunes with minimalist electronic music. \u201cSoul\u201d is much more focused on the adult audience. It could still be enjoyed by children and people of all ages, and it has its moments of levity and humorous gags but make no mistake, this one is a bit tad unique. The message at the core of this film is that it\u2019s perfectly fine not to have life figured out, as long as you keep trying to live it to the fullest. This theme \u2013 is more vital now than ever before.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/240150175?h=a99f95112c\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Soul\u2019s beautiful rendering of the East\u2019s core spiritual beliefs through a funny, yet relatable drama made for great watching. The psychedelic sailors, the tribute to African American jazz tradition, and a soft knock on the collective heads of wall-street brokers make Soul a must-watch in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayananimation.com\/blog\/scope-importance-e-learning-regarding-covid-19-pandemic\/\">post-pandemic 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/240266601?h=1f7cf111ee\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Directors:<\/strong> Pete Docter, Kemp Powers (co-director)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Writers:<\/strong> Pete Docter (story by), Mike Jones (story by)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explainervideomakers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explainer Video Makers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soul premiered on one of the OTT platforms. The movie is about reincarnation, death, life, and all the mystical experiences in between. A music teacher Joe is struggling to get his break when he ends up in the &lsquo;Great Before&rsquo;, where his life&rsquo;s purpose is questioned. With immaculate detail, enchanting music, a gripping narrative, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayananimation.com\/blog\/best-animated-feature-film-oscar-winner-2021-soul\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Best Animated Feature Film &#8211; Oscar Winner 2021 &#8211; 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