Hoppers feels closer to Looney Tunes than classic Pixar, embracing anarchy, irreverence, and rapid-fire absurdity over sentimentality. Daniel Chong layers surreal visual gags, social satire, and moments of anxiety beneath its chaos. The result is a genuinely strange, tonally risky animated film and Pixar’s most interesting effort in years.

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