- Like many animated movies, there are "Easter eggs" and oversights you can find in many of the Pixar films.
- "Monsters, Inc." has been inconsistent in what age Mike and Sully met each other.
- In "Finding Nemo," Marlin should really be a female because clownfish are hermaphroditic.
Pixar Animation Studios (or Pixar for short) is a name synonymous with cinematic excellence. With their first foray into movies, they came out of the gate making history by producing the first full length computer animated feature film ("Toy Story"). Since then their movies have regularly been met with universal praise by both audiences and critics alike. Without Pixar, the landscape of digitally animated films would be unrecognizable and the world most certainly would not have the plethora of quality CGI movies it has today. From both a technological and artistic perspective, the studio’s legacy in the industry is forever cemented.
To make any type of movie requires a staggering amount of work, but often times it pales in comparison to the amount of time and effort needed to make a digitally animated film. For the early days of Pixar, this work was also compounded with the fact that they were dabbling in untested technology and taking an enormous risk by making films that were the first of their kind. Fortunately, this hard work pays off in both box office returns and rave reviews.
Despite the care and attention put into a Pixar production, mistakes do make their way into the final product. Usually they are simple errors in editing that appear in every film (objects subtly being in different places in every shot, for example). However, there are other gaffes that makes one wonder “how did nobody catch this?”.
16. "Toy Story 2"
In "Toy Story 2," Mr. Potato Head says “We’re not prechool toys … we can read” when the toys reach Al’s Toy Barn and Slinky announces to the group that the location is closed. There’s only one problem with what Mr. Potato Head says, he is actually a preschool toy.
In the first movie of the series, the customizable toy potato mentions that he comes from a company called Playskool. A quick search of the company will reveal that their main focus is toys for infants and preschool aged children.
Mr. Potato Head’s slip up is slightly appropriate when you consider what the average toddler is really like. Most kids that age often want to appear older and reading is a common milestone they refer to to prove that they are no longer a baby.
15. "Finding Nemo"
Albert Brooks’ performance in "Finding Nemo" as the titular character’s father is one of the finest parts of the underwater adventure. But if Pixar had adhered to proper clownfish biology, Brooks would not have had the chance to voice the anxious father.
In reality, clownfish are hermaphroditic, with most going through male and female states at one point in their life. All of them are born male, but some turn female when they mature in order to reproduce. When Marlin’s wife is killed in the opening scene, he should have changed his sex to become a female clownfish.
A father and son dynamic may have added an extra layer to "Finding Nemo's" story, but it also shattered the suspension of disbelief for the many clownfish moviegoers.
14. "Monsters University"
A prequel to one of the more celebrated Pixar films, "Monsters University" details the beginning of Victor Sullivan and Mike Wazowski’s relationship. It’s one of only a couple of movies by the studio to not be nominated for an academy award. Maybe it is because of the egregious continuity error that the whole story is based on.
In "Monsters, Inc.," Sullivan mentions to his best friend that he’s been jealous of his good looks since the fourth grade, yet its prequel is all about the first time the two buddies meet. How could Mike be envious for so long if the two did not know each other until college?
The infraction doesn’t ruin the power of "Monsters University's" story, but it will always be there staring at anyone who notices, just like Mike’s giant eyeball.
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