Pixar’s latest animated movie, Soul, has been out for barely more than a week now, and I’ve already seen it twice. It’s exactly the kind of movie we need right now, and possibly the most enjoyable allegory I’ve ever seen. Here’s why I think it’s exactly the movie we need as we kick off 2021.

My wife and I have a bit of an emergency. See, we didn’t go out and buy 4 gagillion rolls of toilet paper back when they were still on the shelves. We had enough, so we didn’t bother buying more on top of what we already had. Yet four weeks later, there are still never any toilet paper rolls for sale when we go to the store, and our inventory is starting to run dangerously low. So what does this have to do with The Platform?