(Update at the bottom of the article) There was great anticipation for the release of “Soul“, The new Pixar movie. The film is available from Christmas Day on Disney +, Disney’s streaming platform. It had been much discussed and talked about in recent months due to the controversy over the involvement of Marta Losito as the voice actress of one of the characters in the film. According to some, the tiktoker did not deserve this opportunity: a great debate had opened on the question, which it had brought Marta to respond to whoever attacked her.
Yesterday we at Webboh saw the film (ps: we recommend it, it’s really wonderful!) But we had great difficulty in identifying the character of Marta. At the end of the film, after getting excited, we realized that there was no trace of Losito. So we rewound the tape and analyzed the various scenes.
In the end, it is obvious that Marta is present (we were distracted): her character is that of Rachel, a pupil of the protagonist, Professor Joe Gardner. She is heard at the beginning of the film: her character is in the music room, lying on a chair, refusing to play her instrument. “I forgot the sax, prof“, His only words. Five words, three seconds. End. Same fate for the influencer Paola Turani: she plays Marie Antoinette, also for her four words (“Nobody can help you, nobody“).
UPDATE – Marta has finally had her say on the dubbing of “Soul“. He decided to respond to a comment on TikTok that read: “Everything is a mess for 5 words ok“. She said: “You created it, I never specified how many words I would say. Only it was a new experience and opportunity to start“.
In short, there have been many controversies for (almost) nothing. The main characters are voiced by Neri Marcorè and Paola Cortellesi, while the real news is that this is the first film in Pixar’s history with a black protagonist. Hurray!
