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 Where do people get their personality? Do parents play a role, or are those things somehow determined before birth? For centuries, doctors of psychology, doctors of philosophy, and doctors of theology have weighed in on the subject, but the latest breakthrough comes from a completely different kind of doctor: Pete Docter, the great Pixar brain behind the original cartoons. “Inside Out” and “Up,” which takes a look inside and presents another intuitive and easy-to-accept metaphor for (dare I say) the meaning of life. The result is “Soul,” a whimsical, musical and boldly metaphysical comedy-drama about what motivates one and all, featuring a cast of characters who have no body at all. “Soul” begins with the death of its down-on-his-luck hero, high school band teacher Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), a frustrated pianist who successfully auditions for a jazz band, then hits the streets, where he avoids nearly being crushed by construction workers and crushed by an oncoming car, only to fall...