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Walt Disney has monopolized almost exclusively the animated classics arena with it still being one of the top producers of wholesome animated programs for kids of all shapes and sizes. Quotes like, “To infinity and Beyond” from the movie Toy Story along with “Hakuna Matata”, from the Lion King has been imprinted into the minds of the children of the time. Much is the influence of film on the minds of it’s viewers that even these children know and use these famous quotes in their everyday spoken language. Whether at play or in school, you can hear these words from many a kids doing all sorts of stuff. Associated with their very creative minds (an empty box suddenly becomes a spaceship), these words are spoken with such frequency that they have become brands of their own.

Fiction and Fantasy Films

April 9th, 2009

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These types of films spurred a lot of imagination regarding space and beyond. Movies that were in fact produced in the height of huge interest in the exploration of space and the universe as a whole. ET the movie with an alien who was left behind and grew homesick left us with “ET Phone Home”. And the recently ended 6-part saga that was Star Wars, “May the force be with you” and “Use the force…Use the force” still transcends all ages and continues to be used as everyday phrases. These films spurred the minds and hearts of many space explorers who as we all know have been interested since their childhood and thanks in part to the sci-fi films of their time.

Disney vs. Pixar on Wall-E

August 16th, 2008


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The outline for Wall-E looks somewhat like this: “Disney and Pixar join forces for this computer-animated tale about a wide-eyed robot that travels to the deepest reaches of outer space in search of a newfound friend.” The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the monotony of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth, and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humanity. When highly advanced search robot EVE makes friends with WALL-E and realizes the value of his remarkable discovery, she excitedly races back to let the humans know that there’s hope for their home planet after all. But after centuries alone in the world, WALL-E can’t stand the thought of losing the only friend he’s ever known, and eagerly follows her into the deepest reaches of space on the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way, the friendly trash-collecting robot who has always known what he was made for gradually begins to understand what he was meant for.

This is the most excellent film of 2008 so far, and if Wall-E doesn’t get listed for Best Picture (not just the cheap cop-out Best Animated Picture) then I’m going to throw a total fit. This is a beautiful, smart, touching, hilarious and damn cute movie that I’m going to see at least 4 more times in the theatre. It is the best film Pixar has ever made in my opinion… and the most complete one too. I appreciated this movie.

Finding Nemo, 2003

May 13th, 2008

“Ya know, for a clown fish he really isn’t very funny.”

Disney hits the movie houses with yet another one of their latest creations – an under-the-sea musical and comedy animation. With a star-studded cast and fantastic animation effects and musical arrangements, this is yet another wholesome treat for the family.

Nemo, a small boy clownfish, gets lost in the deep blue waters and embarks on the longest, wildest and scariest journey of his life. Along the way, he meets good friends and a couple of not-so-good ones and decides to keep those who will always be there for him, in good times and in bad. A very influential movie on friendship and trust, the movie will make your tummies hurt from laughter and make your eyes pop out from crying.

I recommend this family fun movie to everyone who wants wholesome, clean fun.