Wall-E

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Spoiler:

The people on their chairs surfing the internet and drinking food Slurpees was such a cool message. We are turning into a country of sloths.

One message really hit a homerun for me. When Fred Willard, with his country falling apart around him, says "Stay the course." Nice homage to Bush Jr.

Actually, the second bit you refer to is the only one I wish had not been included. It yanked me right out of the story and held up a big sign that said, "Hey, scored one off of GWB!" Even though I am one hundred per cent in sympathy with the implied criticism, I hate being reminded of partisan politics during an enchanting animated feature. And I am sure this will become a talking point when WALL-E becomes the next hot topic in culture war debates. Too bad, because it's a universally appealing story that can and should be available to anyone. (Not that there shouldn't be art that is more directly confrontational - but WALL-E could reach hearts and change minds moer subtly. I hope it isn't percieved as being exclusionary.)

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Actually, the second bit you refer to is the only one I wish had not been included. It yanked me right out of the story and held up a big sign that said, "Hey, scored one off of GWB!" Even though I am one hundred per cent in sympathy with the implied criticism, I hate being reminded of partisan politics during an enchanting animated feature. And I am sure this will become a talking point when WALL-E becomes the next hot topic in culture war debates. Too bad, because it's a universally appealing story that can and should be available to anyone. (Not that there shouldn't be art that is more directly confrontational - but WALL-E could reach hearts and change minds moer subtly. I hope it isn't percieved as being exclusionary.)

Yes, I see your point. But subtle, imho, is becoming less and less of an option when people in this country (who are actually turning into the manatee people on Wall-E) aren't paying attention or are being too complacent.

And if Wall-E does become some talking point, more people will go out and see what all the fuss is about. These people then might actually learn something.