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The Hypocrisy of WALL-E (more environmentalist propaganda)
National Review ^ | 06/29 01:52 PM | [Greg Pollowitz]

Posted on 06/29/2008 5:43:02 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

I saw WALL-E with my five year old on Saturday night. It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment.

All this from mega-company Disney, who wants us to buy WALL-E kitsch for our kids that are manufactured in China at environment-destroying factories and packed in plastic that will take hundreds of year to biodegrade in our landfills.

Much to Disney's chagrin, I will do my part to avoid future environmental armageddon by boycotting any and all WALL-E merchandise and I hope others join my crusade.


TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: environment; envirowhackos; hollywood; moviereview; prpagandawingofdnc; walle
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To: McLynnan

It wasn’t designed to make you stand up and cheer. The first half was flawless...very evocative and closer to 2001 then Toy Story. I can’t imagine most young kids will like it.


61 posted on 07/02/2008 8:41:45 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

Sorry, I didn’t find the first half flawless. In fact, I thought it would never get off the ground. Probably just a matter of individual taste, but it wasn’t something I’d recommend.


62 posted on 07/02/2008 12:16:54 PM PDT by McLynnan
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To: McLynnan

The stuff on the ground was the best stuff in the film. The manipulation of space and objects in the frame was reminiscent of Jacques Tati.


63 posted on 07/02/2008 1:20:55 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

It was still a yawn for me. I went to be entertained not to analyze “manipulation of space and objects”.


64 posted on 07/02/2008 3:38:09 PM PDT by McLynnan
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To: Borges

I was just about to post that if the film “Playtime” wasn’t art, I didn’t know what art was, but decided against it thinking no one would have heard of it. I love how freepers surprise me :)


65 posted on 07/02/2008 3:45:29 PM PDT by Eepsy (12-30-2008 +1)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
I loved the movie. Some people go into these films just waiting to try and discern some political message that they can support or criticize.

Me? I just went into the movie hoping to see a fun film about a robot, and I got exactly that.

66 posted on 07/02/2008 3:59:06 PM PDT by cdbull23 (What's going on in my brain? Check it out: cainsbrain.blogspot.com)
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To: McLynnan

Art is about more than just entertainment.


67 posted on 07/03/2008 8:17:30 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

Sorry, but Disney animation is not what I consider “art”. There is an art to it, but it’s not ART.


68 posted on 07/03/2008 10:26:24 AM PDT by McLynnan
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To: McLynnan

Cinema is an Artform.


69 posted on 07/03/2008 11:16:16 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040496/posts


70 posted on 07/03/2008 4:56:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Mr. K
let me know when you read tha part about cutting of the ‘infidels’ heads.
Just curious if you or your wife will be purchasing the Ginsu’s

44 posted on 7/4/2008 4:53:12 AM by Mr. K

Judging from your other posts, you've got some real wierd passive-agressive issues maybe you should look into.

Have you yet figured out that I was referring to the author of the article at the beginning?

When you post "wtf,"...what does that stand for?

Does it pass your test for child-appropriate that you claim to be a aelf-appointed appropriate-police on??

hey- they talk that way aat D.U.hmmie sites, not appropriate here (chidren present)

19 posted on 7/4/2008 8:45:21 PM by Mr. K

71 posted on 07/05/2008 6:39:59 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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geez you really went to a lot of trouble after simply having it pointed out that it was rude to call someone names, rather than intelligently counter their opinion.

“What an idiot” is not a substitute for “This person is wrong because...”

A simple “You’re right, I’m sorry” would have sufficed


72 posted on 07/05/2008 7:09:56 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Mr. K

Don’t throw stones when you live in a glass personality, K man...


73 posted on 07/06/2008 6:12:37 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: sam_paine

Are you sure you’re on the right web site? This is the kind of behavior you see over at D.U.


74 posted on 07/07/2008 6:50:38 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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