Cars Will Give You A Great Idea For Your Next Vacation
Pixar, the animation geniuses, have done it again. You might seen some of their other hit movies; Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and A Bug’s Life. While other animation studios have had the odd flop, they just don’t know how to make a bad movie. This is why Disney bought Pixar after their contract to work together expired.
The key to Pixar’s success is in the research they do and their attention to detail with the characters they create. The creators took their own journey along the classic Route 66 Highway where they found real inspiration for characters like the movie’s rundown towtruck ‘Tow Mater’ voiced by Larry, The Cable Guy.
Cars follows the adventures of a rookie race car named Lightning McQueen (after Steve McQueen, best known for his racecar enthusiasm and his classic car chase in the movie Bullitt). Lightning finds himself trapped to doing community service in Radiator Springs, a small town on Route 66, after wandering off the Interstate and accidentally tearing up the town on the way to his next big race for the Piston Cup. The little town and all it’s cars change Lightning (Owen Wilson) as he earns the nickname Stickers from his Porshe love interest, and learns that life is not just about the destination, but more importantly, the journey.
Route 66 stretches from Chicago to Los Angeles and is part of the old highway system. Many small towns were practically abandoned after the old highways were replaced by the Interstate Highway System. Route 66 has since become designated a National Scenic Byway, and the Mother Road is now one of the greatest life-is-a-highway destinations around.
Next time you travel between Chicago and LA, take your time along route 66 and forget about your destination for a while. It’s all about the journey anyway.
