These are good folk around here who care about one another. When is the last time you cared about something besides yourself, hot rod? 
~ Doc Hudson
Some people say the storyline is cliched and weak. Some say it’s a horrible movie and all it’s got going for it is talking cars. How un-original. So what? Have they forgotten about just clean fun? Car fans however will probably rejoice about the attention lavished on the details and small aspects of each and every car.
Perhaps most viewers also missed the few morals and lessons that the film has under all that slick ray-traced glorious animation (which by the way takes 17 hours on average to render a frame!) Pixar is famous for. What lessons you ask? Well, how about “in life, the journey is its own reward” and “slow down and live life”. I’m going step off the soap-box now and let you go and watch it on your own. Draw your own conclusions.
For more production stills, go here. More info here. There’s also an article here detailing the models the cast of cars were based on.
