Why 'Coco' is so much more than your average box office hit

December 10, 2017 at 20:30

Much of its beauty is in its details.

(CNN) - A little boy wielding a special guitar has made beautiful music at the box office since "Coco" debuted in theaters last month.

But how is it Pixar's charming, Mexico-set animated film "Coco," which highlights a culture on the other side of a border wall the current administration aims to expand, found its way to triumph in the age of Trump?
Like the film itself, the answer has a tapestry of colors.

Authenticity

"Coco," which is now the No. 1 film at the box office for the third weekend in a row, follows the story of Miguel Rivera, a Mexican child who explores his family's past on Dia de los Muertos.

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