01-17-2009, 10:48 AM | #1 | ||
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The magic kingdom gave me a different perspective on Wall-E
When Wall-E came out, I was a bit indifferent to it. I still don't like it as much as other Disney animation work, but ... well that isn't the point I was going to make.
Before Christmas I spent four days with the family in Disneyland. One of the things I noticed were all of the damn people riding around on those red electric scooters. Some of them were old, one I saw was wearing a cast, but by and large the people I saw riding them were simply large. Wall-E cruise ship obese, to be more specific. The scooters in the movie duly resemble those in the park, and I find that just hilarious. I'm guessing that Disney has seen the relatively rare use of these electronic scooters shoot up over the years. I was surprised to see a sea of these things just inside the gates when we arrived one early morning. There were more scooters than strollers for rent. In any case, I think the fact that the Disney folks taking a shot at the fattening of America is a hell of a lot funnier with this revelation. |
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01-17-2009, 04:46 PM | #2 |
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The architecture on the cruise ship is extremely reminiscent of the World of Tomorrow. Even the animation style is a nod to John Hench.
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01-18-2009, 01:29 PM | #3 |
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Makes me think of whoever posted the idea of "Big Game Hunters"- the game where you try to find fat people on scooters in WalMart
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01-18-2009, 03:56 PM | #4 | |
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The best part of Wall-E is everything that happens before the obese people arrive on screen. Humanity/the human spirit still present after humans are gone and have practically destroyed Earth. The first half is some very good family oriented sci-fi. |
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01-18-2009, 06:17 PM | #5 | |
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01-18-2009, 09:58 PM | #6 |
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I agree that the early part of Wall-E is borderline great....Then it goes on a really long time making heavy handed social commentary. That turned me off. Now, I can at least imagine the fun the writers/animators were having during development.
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01-18-2009, 10:59 PM | #7 |
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If your BMI is over 40 you should be denied healthcare, but given a free scooter.
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01-18-2009, 11:04 PM | #8 | |
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Lol. Me too. And wall-e put me to sleep. Which is odd cause I love Pixar. Last edited by stevew : 01-18-2009 at 11:05 PM. |
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