10 Fan Theories That Link Totally Unrelated Movies

4. The Pixar Theory

It's bonkers and requires giant leaps of faith but thanks to the sheer amount of depth to its argument we have to put The Pixar Theory on this list. A massive, millennia spanning plot that links together all the films from animation powerhouse Pixar in one semi-cohesive narrative, it deserves recognition for bringing together fourteen films (and counting). The theory proper goes shockingly in depth, but here we'll try for a summary of the broad strokes. Animals begin to gain sentience from magic (Brave) and centuries later they develop their own societies (Finding Nemo) and are capable of properly interacting and sharing ideas with humans (Up, Ratatouille). While this is going on, new, super artificial intelligence is developed (The Incredibles) and it begins to propagate in all manners of life (Toy Story Trilogy). Eventually humans, either through the increasingly-smart machines or their own mistakes make Earth uninhabitable and leave (Wall-E). Some robots rise up and dominate the world for a period (Cars, Cars 2), before it becomes a wasteland. Once the human's return at the end of Wall-E, the balance between animals and humans is different; animals have more sophisticated societies (A Bug's Life) and soon they mutate and overrun humans. Realising they need them to harness energy, these mutants develop time-travel so they can still access the extinct species (Monsters University, Monsters, Inc.). One human girl accidentally goes through the time-travel portals (or doors) and once returned becomes obsessed with returning to the future, eventually developing magical abilities (and becoming the witch from Brave). Cycle complete. How Likely Is It? The guys at Pixar are smart, but they're not this obsessive. It's a fun exercise and stronger than any of the Disney universe theories out there, but doesn't really add much to the already brilliant films.