Why didn't Héctor fade away after this character died in the movie Coco?
In the movie Coco, a person in the land of the dead will fade away completely when no one from the land of the living remembers him anymore, and that is how Héctor's friend Chicharrón faded away, because there was not one person left in the land of the living who remembered him.
Later, Miguel tells Héctor, when they are in the pit, that he will go the living World and remember him and that is how he won't fade away, but Héctor clears up that is not how it works while Miguel notes that Coco won't be able to see Héctor when she dies.
Miguel returns home, helps Coco remember her Papa, and she does, she then gives him Héctor's photo as well, and they put it up for next years festival and we find out that Coco died.
Now, no-one is left in the living world who remembers Héctor, Coco died and is not part of the living world, however, we see that Héctor has still not faded away.
Am I missing something from the movie or is this really a loophole in the plot?
coco
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
add a comment |
In the movie Coco, a person in the land of the dead will fade away completely when no one from the land of the living remembers him anymore, and that is how Héctor's friend Chicharrón faded away, because there was not one person left in the land of the living who remembered him.
Later, Miguel tells Héctor, when they are in the pit, that he will go the living World and remember him and that is how he won't fade away, but Héctor clears up that is not how it works while Miguel notes that Coco won't be able to see Héctor when she dies.
Miguel returns home, helps Coco remember her Papa, and she does, she then gives him Héctor's photo as well, and they put it up for next years festival and we find out that Coco died.
Now, no-one is left in the living world who remembers Héctor, Coco died and is not part of the living world, however, we see that Héctor has still not faded away.
Am I missing something from the movie or is this really a loophole in the plot?
coco
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
add a comment |
In the movie Coco, a person in the land of the dead will fade away completely when no one from the land of the living remembers him anymore, and that is how Héctor's friend Chicharrón faded away, because there was not one person left in the land of the living who remembered him.
Later, Miguel tells Héctor, when they are in the pit, that he will go the living World and remember him and that is how he won't fade away, but Héctor clears up that is not how it works while Miguel notes that Coco won't be able to see Héctor when she dies.
Miguel returns home, helps Coco remember her Papa, and she does, she then gives him Héctor's photo as well, and they put it up for next years festival and we find out that Coco died.
Now, no-one is left in the living world who remembers Héctor, Coco died and is not part of the living world, however, we see that Héctor has still not faded away.
Am I missing something from the movie or is this really a loophole in the plot?
coco
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
In the movie Coco, a person in the land of the dead will fade away completely when no one from the land of the living remembers him anymore, and that is how Héctor's friend Chicharrón faded away, because there was not one person left in the land of the living who remembered him.
Later, Miguel tells Héctor, when they are in the pit, that he will go the living World and remember him and that is how he won't fade away, but Héctor clears up that is not how it works while Miguel notes that Coco won't be able to see Héctor when she dies.
Miguel returns home, helps Coco remember her Papa, and she does, she then gives him Héctor's photo as well, and they put it up for next years festival and we find out that Coco died.
Now, no-one is left in the living world who remembers Héctor, Coco died and is not part of the living world, however, we see that Héctor has still not faded away.
Am I missing something from the movie or is this really a loophole in the plot?
coco
coco
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
edited 2 days ago
ANeves
1115
1115
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
asked Mar 17 at 20:55
Deepak KamatDeepak Kamat
23526
23526
add a comment |
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
According to Héctor, a person's presence in the spirit world requires that the person's stories have to be handed down from living person to living person.
HÉCTOR: No, it doesn't work like that, chamaco. Our memories... they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life -- in the stories they tell about us. But there's no one left alive to pass down Cheech's stories...
At the end of the film Grandma Coco shares a story with her family about Papa Héctor, guaranteeing his continued existence.
MAMÁ COCO: I kept... his letters... poems he wrote me... and... Papá was a musician. When I was a little girl, he and Mamá would sing such beautiful songs...
[The family gathers close to listen.]
Coco - Original Script
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "186"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f207410%2fwhy-didnt-h%25c3%25a9ctor-fade-away-after-this-character-died-in-the-movie-coco%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
According to Héctor, a person's presence in the spirit world requires that the person's stories have to be handed down from living person to living person.
HÉCTOR: No, it doesn't work like that, chamaco. Our memories... they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life -- in the stories they tell about us. But there's no one left alive to pass down Cheech's stories...
At the end of the film Grandma Coco shares a story with her family about Papa Héctor, guaranteeing his continued existence.
MAMÁ COCO: I kept... his letters... poems he wrote me... and... Papá was a musician. When I was a little girl, he and Mamá would sing such beautiful songs...
[The family gathers close to listen.]
Coco - Original Script
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
add a comment |
According to Héctor, a person's presence in the spirit world requires that the person's stories have to be handed down from living person to living person.
HÉCTOR: No, it doesn't work like that, chamaco. Our memories... they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life -- in the stories they tell about us. But there's no one left alive to pass down Cheech's stories...
At the end of the film Grandma Coco shares a story with her family about Papa Héctor, guaranteeing his continued existence.
MAMÁ COCO: I kept... his letters... poems he wrote me... and... Papá was a musician. When I was a little girl, he and Mamá would sing such beautiful songs...
[The family gathers close to listen.]
Coco - Original Script
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
add a comment |
According to Héctor, a person's presence in the spirit world requires that the person's stories have to be handed down from living person to living person.
HÉCTOR: No, it doesn't work like that, chamaco. Our memories... they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life -- in the stories they tell about us. But there's no one left alive to pass down Cheech's stories...
At the end of the film Grandma Coco shares a story with her family about Papa Héctor, guaranteeing his continued existence.
MAMÁ COCO: I kept... his letters... poems he wrote me... and... Papá was a musician. When I was a little girl, he and Mamá would sing such beautiful songs...
[The family gathers close to listen.]
Coco - Original Script
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
According to Héctor, a person's presence in the spirit world requires that the person's stories have to be handed down from living person to living person.
HÉCTOR: No, it doesn't work like that, chamaco. Our memories... they have to be passed down by those who knew us in life -- in the stories they tell about us. But there's no one left alive to pass down Cheech's stories...
At the end of the film Grandma Coco shares a story with her family about Papa Héctor, guaranteeing his continued existence.
MAMÁ COCO: I kept... his letters... poems he wrote me... and... Papá was a musician. When I was a little girl, he and Mamá would sing such beautiful songs...
[The family gathers close to listen.]
Coco - Original Script
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
answered Mar 17 at 21:19
ValorumValorum
410k11129853209
410k11129853209
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f207410%2fwhy-didnt-h%25c3%25a9ctor-fade-away-after-this-character-died-in-the-movie-coco%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
