After catching hold of her, Joe braves the darkness and presents 22 with the maple leaf seed, a token of her epiphany on Earth. She has become a lost soul, tormented by the litany of chastisements from mentors past, not the least those from Joe himself. So, he returns to The Zone, and seeks out Moonwind to make things right with 22. But still, he's still unfulfilled he thought the gig would be the answer to his life's question, but he can't help but feel like he's missed the point. The third act sees Soul's lead character Joe Gardner just as he's reached the apex of his aspirations: he's returned to Earth after having scorned 22 by insisting any purpose she found was solely because of him, played a successful show with the Dorothea Williams Quartet, and earned the right to play with them the next day, and the next day, and so on. Those questions have been a major part of Pixar's pantheon all the way back to Toy Story, but here's how Soul takes it all in specifically. Related: Soul: All Easter Eggs & Secret Pixar References Explainedĭespite the fact that Soul has attracted some interpretation that it is Pixar's "first adult movie", as with most Pixar movies, Soul explores existential ideas close to its surface, taking in mortality, the meaning of life, and what life without purpose truly means. With all this interdimensional travel between manifestations of abstract concepts like the afterlife, it's preceding counterpart the You Seminar, and even a tertiary realm called "The Zone," it can be difficult to piece together Soul's big finish, but this existential story boils down to simple truths. His clumsiness lands him in the space between life and death, and after meeting some zany characters, he searches tirelessly with Soul #22 (Tina Fey) for her "spark" in an effort to get back to life and fulfill his dreams. In Soul, down-on-his-luck jazz musician/middle school band teacher Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) finally gets what he hopes will be his big break in the competitive professional scene of New York City jazz, but just before he can seal the deal, disaster strikes. With such heady concepts and profound themes as the purpose of life, Soul requires some thinking before all facets of its ending fully take shape. The film imagines a "Great Before," where souls find their "spark" before joining the mortal coil and being born as babies on Earth. Pixar's Soul comes to an emotional conclusion after a harrowing journey between dimensions, so it's no surprise some viewers came away from the animated Christmas Day Disney+ release with a few lingering questions.
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