Wall-E's Puppet Master Revealed: It's Al Gore!

re: Wall-E's Puppet Master Revealed: It's Al Gore!

Veylon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:16:28 GMT

Why is only Shannens article on National Review covered? Why not Frederica's, which is positive and much more in-depth?

Anyway, you can find plenty of conservative tropes in Wall-E as well. A dutiful, selfless, loving, blue-collar worker is the hero. A hedonistic nanny-state is the villain. Hard work, innovation, and frugality are the keys to the future.

Also, the 'evil' corporation that destroys the world is also the one that makes the effort to save the people and clean up. Very odd.

re: Wall-E's Puppet Master Revealed: It's Al Gore!

spasmak — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:24:10 GMT

I've seen Wall-E, and the film certainly has a message that is environmentalist and anti-consumerist.

But I don't view either of these ideals as inherently partisan. Conservatives are allowed to be conservationists. They are also allowed to hold the opinion that waste and overconsumption are bad for individuals and society as a whole.

Despite what's been said, I found the more touching message of the movie to be involved with individuals' disconnection from their world and from each other.

re: Wall-E's Puppet Master Revealed: It's Al Gore!

Bajonista — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:07:59 GMT

I saw it, and immediatly realized that Conservatives that hated Happy Feet and March of the Penguins will hate this movie. I'm just surprised it hasn't gotten much more press.

The story was sweet and entertaining, and had more to say about humanity than most "serious-non-animated" films do this summer.

This could be one of my favorite Pixar films. I dunno if it can stand up to Finding Nemo, but we'll see.

re: Wall-E's Puppet Master Revealed: It's Al Gore!

Whit — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:47:14 GMT

Saw it. Twice. It was fantastic and my kids don't hate me for existing, so that's good.

It just goes to show you that anyone with an agenda can mold and contort anything they want so that it "promotes" their beliefs- you know, like the bible.

re: Wall-E's Puppet Master Revealed: It's Al Gore!

Alex — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:46:10 GMT

I just saw Wall-E about an hour ago, and you can't deny the fact that a "left-ist" message is being broadcast.

From mountains and mountains of garbage piled next to abandoned 'mega-stores' to the president of the main corporation telling citizens to "...stay the course..." the message is being slapped into the faces of anyone who walks into the theater.

However, it's not to say that the message takes away from the film. The animation in Wall-E is mind blowing, and the opening sequences which are nearly dialog-free are on the same level as some of the silent films from the early days of cinema. Regardless of one's political affiliations, the movie is definitely worth seeing on the big screen.