In Disney and Pixar’s film Elemental, fire element Ember has lived by the rule that elements cannot mix. But she meets water element Wade and forms a connection with him. So, is Pixar’s Elemental a romance?
The answer is yes, Pixar’s Elemental is a romance and love story. But the movie is not centered on romance alone; the film also deals with relationships with family, culture, and diversity.
Is Pixar’s Elemental a Romance Explained
In the trailer for Elemental, we see that the residents in Element City have their own elements – either air, earth, water, or fire. Fire element Ember Lumen meets with water element Wade Ripple and forms a connection with him.
Ember has never left Fire Town because “elements don’t mix” and her dad would boil Wade alive. However, she decides to step out of her comfort zone and explore the world outside Fire Town.
While the two of them are very different elements and can’t even touch each other, they become closer and fall in love. So, Pixar's Elemental is a romance with kind of the “opposites attract” story.
"The film is about our differences that bring us together, but it is a love story,” said director Peter Sohn at a press event held in Singapore.
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Cultural Influences, Diversity, and Family in Pixar’s Elemental Explained
Additionally, apart from romance, the film also deals with culture and diversity. Speaking with Variety, Sohn said:
Sohn also said in another press event held in California that while romance is a big part of the movie, it was also a triangle because “it was that part of my connection that I had with trying to marry someone that was outside my culture.”
Notably, from the trailer, we can see a father-daughter relationship between Ember and her father, Bernie. We can see that Bernie does not really like non-fire elements, and he even feeds Wade very hot food.
Talking about the different themes in Elemental, Sohn explained:
Clearly, we can expect to be entertained by the film and learn many lessons along the way.
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When Does Elemental Come Out?
Elemental comes out in theaters on June 16, 2023. Additionally, since Elemental is a Pixar film, it is also expected to be released on Disney+ soon after the movie comes out in theaters.
Watch the trailer for Elemental below:
Elemental’s synopsis, as provided along with the trailer: