"Elio," the latest from Pixar, should satisfy fans of the studio's storytelling and animation when it releases this week.

Aliens mistake a young boy for Earth’s leader in the animation studio’s latest adventure, a visually dazzling if not-quite-classic entry in its catalog.

It’s a solid premise that, viewed one way, has all the makings of a classic Pixar film. It’s existential but cute. It might make you cry and also want to buy a cuddly Glordon toy. Glordon (Remy Edgerly) is the toothy, slug-like young alien with no eyes who befriends Elio (Yonas Kibreab).