tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864034625127686689.post7760297454951723314..comments2023-11-27T04:16:59.387-05:00Comments on The Part-Time Critic: Wall *E ReviewKyle Leamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06317718119985580413noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864034625127686689.post-32136562586891803842008-07-08T18:00:00.000-04:002008-07-08T18:00:00.000-04:00I liked Wall-E more than you did but not as much a...I liked Wall-E more than you did but not as much as the critical establishment in general. Your indictment of Stanton as having stumbled upon his message as a means to tell his visual story is worth exploring, but I don't think that necessarily dilutes the message. If the moral of the story rings true, then it shouldn't matter how the filmmaker found his/her way to that point.<br><br>The scenario presented is more than a little plausible, but yes the fact that this over consumption affects only Americans is worth exploring (China, Russia, and India are soon going to be as big of a problem as we are). For a cruder, but far more pessimistic version of this scenario, rent 'Idiocracy'. It's a sloppy, disjointed film that reeks of studio tinkering, but the ideas are terrifying and potent to the point that it blunts the intended wacky comedy hijinks. Andrew Stanton is optimistic enough to think we can set things right. Mike Judge has no hope for us at all.<br><br>Scott MendelsonScott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.com