Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey explore the meaning of life in Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Dana Barbuto More Content Now Oscar-winner Pete Docter has crafted some of Pixar’s finest films (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Up,” “Inside Out”), filling them with heart, humor and humanity. His latest, “Soul,” continues that pursuit, exploring nothing less than the meaning of life through a temporarily deceased middle-aged middle-school music teacher. The movie brims with life lessons, the emotional heft of which prove a gut punch for Mom and Dad and a source of bewilderment for the kids. By exploring the unexpected joys in ordinary life and finding one’s place in the world, Docter and co-writer and director Kemp Powers (the upcoming “One Night in Miami”) show an admirable inclination to dig deep into the existential.