The Cars movies have been famous for the entirety of my childhood. But I’ve got some questions…
Before I get into my questions, I should do a brief recap and overview of the movies. The first and third movie focused more on the racing aspect more than anything. They were all about beating the competition and getting to the checkered flag first. The second movie involved spies, poisonous petrol, and required a high IQ to understand all of the components together.
These innocent smiles don’t fool me as I am curious as to what secrets are hiding under the hoods of these cars. In my notes app for over a year, I have had the questions “Is car insurance just life insurance for cars in the Cars Movie franchise?” “In their will, do they put their spare tire in their will?”. These are the questions I have that I want answered. Also, where are their engines if their mouths are in the front of the body of the car? And if in the first movie, why do they only eat/drink gas and then in the second movie why does Mater eat pistachio ice cream (wasabi)?
The questions I have for movies like this one are endless. How are the cars produced? Are they produced in factories? How are cars in this universe considered older than others? Why is Mater not getting older and weaker like the other cars?
Under the Hood
In the second movie, we are shown under the hood of a “lemon” car.
This is the bit that confuses me. Where are their mouths? If the oil they consume goes into their mouths, where is the tubing/”esophagus” required to perform the action that they are appearing to be doing? Another thing that I have a question about would be what do they do with cars that can no longer function? How do they decide that? One day they can just no longer run? Could Doc one day no longer start his engine and drive out of his shop? Did they scrap his body for parts? Who are they? I have so many questions and no answers.
How are the buildings in the Cars universe built? Who is cooking the food seen throughout the movies? What currency are the cars using? Who maintains the roads? Why didn’t Radiator Springs already have a department for that if they were so busy before? Why do the cars have doors? Where are the engine noises for half of the movie? Why do the cars need a school bus (as seen in Cars 3)? Are there humans that are purposefully not shown to the viewers to keep the simplicity of the importance of racing? I believe there are humans who work to keep the cars running and created. Maybe this world is like the Toy Story of Cars. Don’t get me started on planes.
I’ve never thought of the Cars movies like this. I don’t think I’ll be watching them the same again.
I used to love them, but now I’m just confused.
i too have so many questions i need answered about the cars cinematic universe. someone please draw me a car internal organ diagram as well as a full explanation paper on how they reproduce. thank you for validating my confusion.
I have watched the Cars Movies, and I’m a little disappointed that I’ve never wondered about these quirks. You think about the little details that most people wouldn’t question, I love the curiosity. Looking forward to more movie reviews/analysis.
wait do they have hospitals or mechanics do they consider grave robbing legal or illegal so many questions.
From what I know, in the Mater Shorts series that I had on DVDs, there are ambulances which only means that there must be hospitals. Also, Doc Hudson (The Hudson Hornet) was a doctor in Radiator Springs! In the first movie there’s a scene of McQueen walking in on him taking a look at the Sheriff’s undercarriage. The grave question on the other hand- I have no answers for you.
I feel like this is going to give me an existential crisis in the best way thank you.