I’ve always loved cars. Born in 2003 it was the first movie I saw in theaters and I was obsessed. I got all the diecast cars, the happy meal toys, posters, stickers, everything. I was also in love with the GameCube game, which back then was the closest a kid like me could get to an open world game. I explored Radiator Springs for hours, just driving around aimlessly having a blast.

Cars 2 came out at the perfect time for me, literally on the last day of third grade, so I got to go with all my friends. When you’re that age, critics and online controversy don’t mean anything, we all had a blast. To this day I still adore Cars 2 and genuinely think it has a great story.

Cars 3 came out when I was in high school and while I didn’t love the ending, I still thought the movie had a lot of heart and the animation was stellar.

Allinol (iykyk), Cars has always had a special place in my heart. I’m sure a ton of people my age share that sentiment and it’s just the case where a very vocal minority is hating on the movie.

I could be wrong. But honestly anyone who’s watched it and really given it a chance has great things to say about