Comments on: PIXAR Disappoints With WALLâ€¢E

By: MerlinOS2

MerlinOS2 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:22:00 +0000

You will just love this take on what was wrong with the flick over at PuffHo.

But I do have two beefs with Wall-E:

+ Why did Pixar pass up the opportunity to help people learn what they can do to become better stewards of the planet?? The movie is an inspirational environmental call to action, and yet there is no mention of how or where people can learn to cut carbon emissions, save water, reduce their trash production, etc. Why didn’t Pixar put up a simple screen with “ten recommendations for loving planet Earth” at the end of the film — or a link to a site with educational information? It pains me that MILLIONS of people will see this movie and learn nothing about what they can do to save the planet!

+ I also find the message at the end of the film a bit troubling. The humans return to Earth and it seems as if everything will just be hunky-dory. Yes they have some clean up to do, but it won’t be that bad. I was sad to see that Pixar took this easy out; we don’t need to be telling Americans that our environmental practices can be swept away with some kind of simple big broom

By: dave m

dave m — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:09 +0000

Golly. It sounds almost as bad as “Babel” or “Million Dollar Baby”

two total stinkers.

By: AJStrata

AJStrata — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:50 +0000

Gwood,

I asked our 8 year old twins what they thought (they were not going on and on about the movie as they usually do). They both were bothered by the scenes of trash and the fat, bloated humans.

The movie is a disaster – but it can also be used as a lesson to your kids on how to detect propaganda – this one is so blatant anyone can see it.

By: gwood

gwood — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:26:34 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up, AJ. We are attempting to counter-balance the “education” our nine year old is getting in school, which is apparently designed to inculcate an anti-capitalist, environmental viewpoint in its students, and this is a PRIVATE school. (Yes, we do seize every opportunity to let our objections be known, and it seems to be working; the public school alternatives here in town are much worse) We may let her see it, but she will get a full critique from us if we do. Wifey is from Austria, where she experienced socialism first hand, and she sees the creeping variety here, clearly. Little girl will definitely vote Republican when the time comes, trust me.

On a side note, wife and I rented two movies last night-Midnight Clear, and Guantanamero. The former is an outstanding movie, with a positive, spiritual message I would recommend for everyone on this forum, (Norm wouldn’t like it, perhaps), and the latter is a hit piece on the American variety of torture, complete with the lovable, innocent, Arab terrorist. What a crock.

By: dhunter

dhunter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:49:15 +0000

The indoctrination and dumbing down of America continues.

Perhaps they will be happy when the whole country is New Orleans.

At least now days the are alternate media for those who care to seek the truth.

By: Politechnical

Politechnical — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:46:10 +0000

Bottom line, Wall-E is an unlikeable movie. Keep the Wall-E character- he’s the only good thing in the movie and start again. Oh wait, it’s out.

Pixar had always had a good balance between entertainment and “enlightenment”, but no more. This one and Ratatouille aren’t worth patootie as family-oriented, kids-targeted movies.

Beautiful animation though.

By: robert verdi

robert verdi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:29:05 +0000

Its a general contempt for America and the Middle Class that I find so disgusting. They really despise their fellow americans, except when they need them of course. Good topic, and your right it sounds like it really could of been fun.

By: the struggler

the struggler — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:57:33 +0000

I kinda like Jimmy Neutron.Always entertaining.I remember watching Looney Tunes on Saturday mornings and my Dad chuckling in the background while he read the paper.Too bad Looney Tunes is now considered politically incorrect.(C,mon man,can’t I just watch my cartoons?)Animation can be pretty funny.Family Guy cracks me up.