3 - Cars

This is not a villain made of evil plastic (Chick Hicks). This is . And Time is undefeated.

The final shot of the film is not Lightning crossing the finish line. It is Lightning McQueen, old and gray-painted, standing on the pit wall as Cruz’s new crew chief. He has become Doc Hudson. The student has become the master, only to realize that the true victory is passing the torch. cars 3

The inciting incident is horrifying by Pixar standards: a catastrophic, high-speed wreck that leaves McQueen shredded, upside down, and hospitalized. He wakes up to a world that has already written his obituary. This is not a villain made of evil plastic (Chick Hicks)