Both shorts had the heartfelt message of respect and retribution, and they employed a fair bit of physical comedy too.
Don’t think that Pixar’s trying to get either overly-emotional or preachy with its latest short, as Lou sounds like a physical comedy similar to some of Pixar’s previous shorts.
Besides, with a face like the one shown above, you know Lou’s going to be good for some laughs.
In fact, the two that come to mind are For The Birds, the short in which one larger bird inadvertently shows his smaller tormentors sweet revenge, and Presto, the story of a magician with a rabbit who won’t perform until he’s been fed.