Some people say that people will die three times. The first time was when he died. Biologically, he died. The second time was when he was buried. People came to his funeral and missed his life. Then he died in society, and there was no place for him. The third time, the last person who remembered him forgot him, and then he really died.
The core idea of "Journey to the Dream" coincides with this passage. You have been here, you have lived, and you have left your mark. Then you leave, you die, you are silent. But the other side of the world is not nothingness and darkness, but a lively world belonging to the dead. If you are remembered, you won't really disappear.
Interpreting death in this way adds warmth and gentleness to death, and also increases contact with family. Why this Mexican-style cartoon has such a high popularity and box office in China is actually because the feelings of the family coincide with the traditional culture of China. This kind of affection beyond life and death stung my tears, and I couldn't stop crying in the cinema on the last day of 20 17. I'm afraid Coco will forget her father, and I'm afraid Ekto will never see her daughter again. Fortunately, this is Pixar, which gave us a happy ending, otherwise I would really be sad for a long time on the last day of 20 17.