Disney is going through a new debate in relation to its most recent announcement. This is Elemental, his next animated project. A film that will be developed by Pixar and that, if everything goes according to plan, will hit theaters next year. But before this is the suspicion that the first image is inspired by a video game.
It is Fireboy & Watergirl, with two protagonists whose aesthetics evoke those presented by Disney and Pixar for Elemental. The notice was given by the portal specialized in videogames Coolmath Games, with the message: “Familiar yet strange” (familiar but strange). After this, in another tweet, he shared an image of the game, with the characters. This is a post made almost a year ago.
Fireboy & Watergirl has at least four editions, “Forest temple”, “Light temple”, “Ice temple” and “Crystal temper”. Beyond this, the conversation on social networks has been related to the design of the characters. Curiosity does not stop at this point.
Elementary and Disney and Pixar announcement
Through his Twitter profile, Pixar shared some details about his next film, Elemental. In the first tweet he reported in relation to the synopsis (or something similar):
“In a city where the residents of fire, water, earth and air live together, a passionate young woman and a boy who goes with the flow will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.”
In addition to this summary, the company shared a first look at the concept art:
At the center of the controversy
After concept art was shared, Coolmath Games recognized the parallels between the characters posed for Elemental and those from the video game Fireboy & Watergirl. The detail is that there is a slight change. While in the video game the boy is associated with fire, in the film he is associated with water while, in the case of the girl, with fire.
The designs of both are quite similar. That is why the irony in the message of the specialized page and the suspicions that Disney and Pixar could have been inspired by this content to make sense of their new characters. The fifth installment of the game saga is Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements. What does it consist of? The protagonists must overcome various riddles to advance within the game.
