History YMMV / Soul

* WinTheCrowd: The official trailer offset many worries brought on by the teaser by showcasing the more surreal and emotional elements and the film's SugarWiki/AwesomeArt.

** It's also been pointed out that between this and ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Pixar can't seem to come up with a dream career for a non-white protagonist that isn't "musician", ''or'' keep their stories in the land of the living for long.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, some people -- minorities in particular -- found it... rather annoying (to put it lightly) that the film appeared to be yet another "Character Of Color gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film (examples notably including ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiesInDisguise''). The full trailer didn't [[https://www.themarysue.com/the-full-trailer-for-pixars-soul/ alleviate this particular concern]], and was also criticized for spoiling a major plot point ([[spoiler: Joe isn't actually dead -- yet]]).

** The ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' fandom embraced this movie with open arms, since they share a director and both heavily feature psychological and philosophical concepts. Some even thought of ways for Joe and 22 to enter Riley's mind somehow, allowing the two casts to meet. Adding to this is how ''Soul'' is set to be released exactly 5 years to the day that ''Inside Out'' was.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/TinaFey played a character [[WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} who opposed a blue-ish alien with a weird sense of humor]] before. Now it's her turn to be a blue-ish alien with a weird sense of humor.

%%** With ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' as well, since both feature the idea of the Afterlife, with passions -- specifically for music -- and legacies being heavy themes in both. It's a general headcanon that the Land Of The Dead and the You Seminar are equivalents.

%%** With ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' as well, since both feature the idea of the Afterlife, with passions and legacies being heavy themes in both. It's a general headcanon that the Land Of The Dead and the You Seminar are equivalents.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, some people (minorities in particular) found it... rather annoying (to put it lightly) that the film appeared to be yet another "Character Of Color gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film (examples notably including ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiesInDisguise'').

* WinTheCrowd: The official trailer offset many worries brought on by the teaser by showcasing the more surreal and emotional elements and the film's AwesomeArt.

** The official teaser showcases characters who are 2D-animated, and they blend in flawlessly.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Even though 22's voiced by [[Creator/TinaFey a woman]], her voice sounds... ambiguous, to say the least. Since 22 is a soul that does not yet have a human body, it probably doesn't matter anyway.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, some people (minorities in particular) found it... rather annoying (to put it lightly) that the film appeared to be yet another "Character Of Color gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, people (minorities in particular) found it... [[UnfortunateImplications rather annoying (to put it lightly)]] that the film appeared to be yet another "Character Of Color gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Even though 22's voiced by [[Creator/TinaFey a woman]], her voice sounds... ambiguous, to say the least. Since 22 is a soul, it probably doesn't matter anyway.

* GeniusBonus: The title refers to both [[OurSoulsAreDifferent the Soul as a construct of human existence]] and to [[Main/{{Soul}} Soul music]]. Soul music is deeply ingrained into afro-american culture, so it makes sense for the main character to be afro-american.

** "Don't waste your time on the junk of life" [[note]]A line said in the teaser, it inspired many jokes [[ComicallyMissingThePoint about people making reckless decisions]], much like the guy throwing his working computers on the ground.[[/note]]
** "Even in a Pixar movie, the BlackDudeDiesFirst"[[note]] Making fun of the fact that Joe falling into a manhole is one of the first things shown in the teaser.[[/note]]

** The ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' fandom embraced this movie with open arms, since they share a director and both heavily feature psychological and philosophical concepts. Some even thought of ways for Joe and 22 to enter Riley's mind somehow, allowing the two casts to meet. Adding to this is how the movie comes out on Inside Out's 5 year anniversary.

* AwesomeArt: And how! Most of the scenes in the teaser are so well animated, they look almost photorealistic.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, people (minorities in particular) found it... [[UnfortunateImplications annoying... to put it lightly]] that the film appeared to be yet another "Character Of Color gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film.

** The ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' fandom embraced this movie with open arms, since they share a director and both heavily feature psychological and philosophical concepts. Some even thought of ways for Joe and 22 to enter Riley's mind somehow, allowing the two casts to meet.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, people (minorities in particular) were annoyed at the fact that the film appeared to be yet another "Character Of Color gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the first teaser came out, people (minorities in particular) were annoyed at the fact that the film appeared to be yet another "POC character gets turned into a nonhuman" animated film.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Some people were... less than thrilled when the designs of the Souls heavily resemble the emotions from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', except a lot less detailed.
* {{Fanon}}: It's generally accepted that the You Seminar is the equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/{{Coco}} the Land Of The Dead]] to people who don't celebrate Dia De Los Muertos.

** With ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' as well, since both feature the idea of the Afterlife, with passions and legacys being heavy themes in both. It's a general headcanon that the Land Of The Dead and the You Seminar are equivalents.

** "Don't waste your time on the junk of life" A line said in the teaser, it inspired many jokes [[ComicallyMissingThePoint about people making reckless decisions]], much like the guy throwing his working computers on the ground.
** "Even in a Pixar movie, the BlackDudeDiesFirst" Affectionately making fun of the fact that Joe falling into a manhole is one of the first things we see.
* MisaimedMarketing: Both the first poster and the teaser prominently feature Joe in his human form, which lead many to believe that this is going to be a more "mundane" Pixar movie, like ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' before it. Once the actual Souls come in, some felt "cheated" out of a good movie.
* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: There is nothing unfortunate about the design of Joe's soul in and of itself, but some people in the black community complained that he lacks his nose and facial hair, which doesn't go well with the idea that Disney usually uses POC protagonist as a BalefulPolymorph.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: 22's gender is... hard to define. They are voiced by a woman, but she pitches her voice up to the point where it sounds boyish. Since 22 is a soul, it probably doesn't matter anyway.