6. Presto
Plays Before: Wall-E
Cuteness Level: Marlin and Dory in Finding Nemo (aka the dynamic duo that needs each other) A hungry bunny that's about to go on stage with a magician isn't given a carrot by the aforementioned magician. The bunny is not pleased with this and resolves to wreck the show until he gets what he wants. Hilarity ensues. Including a cameo for Statler and Waldorf (the Muppet critics on a ledge) Presto is rife with detail. More than anything, Presto shows that Pixar can take a concept that seems played out and breathe life into it. As weird as it is to say, the relationship between the bunny (named on a poster as Alec Azam, which depending on your predisposition to magic-related puns involving bunnies is either magnificent or you're wrong) is surprisingly nuanced. The magician is clearly a pretentious type, as most magicians that fill concert halls that size are, but he relies on the bunny for his show and therefore begrudgingly has to acknowledge his worth. The bunny is put upon by the magician and shown in a cage at the beginning, but given his sentience he is clearly a willing participation in the magic show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0DqCxYfeT0 So when Alec devises a series of punishments for the magician (which are increasingly funny and once again emblematic of Pixar's ability to showcase slapstick) it isn't their base instincts that are forcing them to oppose each other it is their desire to be respected by the other member that frustrates them. Directed by Doug Sweetland, Presto shows how much information Pixar can get across quickly with complex animated facial expressions and it is too funny to deny.