The Pixar Theory

by Jon Negroni

"Every Pixar movie is connected. I explain how and possibly why.” These are the words that began the detailed essay now known as “The Pixar Theory,” which came out way back in 2013. It collected over 10 million views on Jon’s blog alone, and was syndicated on Buzzfeed, Mashable, Huffpost, Entertainment Weekly, and more – generating over 100 million impressions and now translated into a dozen languages. Now, these thoughts and ideas first written by Jon Negroni have been fully realized inside this book, aptly named The Pixar Theory. In this book, you’ll find an analysis of every single Pixar movie to date and how it tells a hidden story lurking behind these classic movies. You’ll learn about how the toys of Toy Story secretly owe their existence to the events of The Incredibles. You’ll learn about what truly happened to the civilization of cars from Cars before the events of WALL-E. And of course, you’ll find out the possible truth for why “Boo” of Monsters Inc. is the most important Pixar character yet. Welcome to the Pixar Theory. Don’t forget to fasten your imagination.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

104 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 3, 2015

About the author

I'm interested in stories that pack a punch. The kind of punch you tell a story about at a party ten years later.

My newest book, the first of a three-part series, is called Killerjoy and is now available in paperback and e-book. Follow on Twitter (@JonNegroni) for any and all updates!

Reviews

[Sinead · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the idea of all Pixar movies being in the same universe and seeing all of it condensed in this one book was great. It makes me itchy to rewatch them all again!

[Rosalie]

Blew my mind!

I heard about this book as I was watching countess YouTube videos on several Pixar theories. I can honestly say that this book is a lot of fun to read and makes some really good points. There were a few times where I felt that some of the inferences were a bit far stretched and didn't quite make sense, but over all this is a fantastic read if you are a Pixar lover.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mind Blown! I've even checked to see if the recent releases also fit and they do, a couple of the links are slightly tedious but certainly a fun way to look at all these movies.
I really want to watch them all again now!

[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved I. great quick read.

[Mike Mulvey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can feel the author's author's enthusiasm in Pixar movies, but the central thesis of the book takes second place to this enthusiasm. The book rambles. This is unfortunate because his thesis is very intriguing: that all Pixar movies happen within the same "universe" and humans are batteries ('catalysts' for intelligence, magic, computers/machines).

I'd love to see a revamped, tightened-up, second edition of this book because it has a lot of potential.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the theory. I first looked into this when it became quite popular just after 2012 and was immediately hooked. Negroni's passion for the Pixar universe is spellbinding and really allows you to believe in the whole connected universe. I hope the Pixar producers have read this and are keeping it in mind!

[Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun and interesting read. I read the theory a few years ago when it went viral but this book goes into more detail and fixes any loopholes originally present. As a huge fan of pixar movies I was completely engrossed in this book from the very start. A must read for any pixar enthusiast!

[Noah Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this and even though Picard says it's not true it makes perfect sense it was great

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable read if you are interested in The Pixar Theory. An updated edition is needed even though the author has added additional information regarding newer Pixar films at his blog.

[Will Ashton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extensive, thorough, engaging, deeply researched, very thoughtful, highly inspired and at times surprisingly bleak claim-to-fame fan-theory-to-end-all-fan-theories (even though, ironically, it played a major factor into our ongoing Internet obsession with fan theories) from my fellow Cinemaholics host Jon Negroni. Does that make this review kinda biased? Whatever. I'd praise it even if I never knew the guy. It's an equally charming and compelling read, an infectiously creative love letter to the magic of Pixar. If you're truly a fan, I'm certain you're going to love this book. Beautiful illustrations from Kayla Savage throughout as well.

[Deji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally loved it!
This theory is one of my fave things in the world because it makes me think a lot about clues and conexions between the Pixar movies, it makes them 100% more fun for me. I had to wait for years to be able to buy it and have the enough time to fully read it and understand it. It was hard avoiding all of the updates on the newer movies but now that I'm done I can't wait to catch up with them. Completely worth the wait! Feeling lucky of having one of the last printed copies of the first version ~ Definitely gonna buy the next one!

[Senuri Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved every single mad second of reading this book! The fact that Pixar movies even include these seemingly random details that make it possible to map out the geography and timeline of a single “Pixar universe” will sort of maybe blow your mind a little. The creativity and thought that they put into these “kids movies” when they could get by with a lot less effort will make you love them even more.
How lucky were we to grow up with these stories!

[Jessica West · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the pixar theory I watch SCB(super carlin brothers) on youtube if you like this book you should go watch them they make theories on pixar disney star wars harry potter and they have interesting videos.

[Danielle Woodward · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Pixar and this book looks cool but I couldn't get it

[maggie ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmmmmmm.......

[Celia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estupendo libro sobre la visión que dicho autor tiene sobre Pixar.
Una teoría muy bien elaborada

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

My sister and I read this together.

We really enjoyed the Incredibles analysis especially since The Incredibles 2 is going to in theaters soon!

This analysis really makes a lot of sense and adds a lot of detail.

I can't wait to see The Incredibles 2!!!

After that, I thought the line of thought broke down a bit. Besides that, it was very interesting.

[Joe Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS GAGGED ME BAD !!!!!