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MantzRantz: 'WALL*E' Truly Is One Of The Best!
I still have a few movies to see before I get to writing up my list of the Best Movies of 2008, but when I do, there's no question what's gonna be perched at the tippy-top: "WALL*E"!The fact is, not only is "WALL*E" my favorite movie of 2008, but I can honestly say that it's one of the best movies of this DECADE (so far, of course).
Talk about a movie that's loaded with subtext, it's far and away Disney/Pixar's most daring and imaginative film yet -- and that says a lot for the filmmakers behind "Finding Nemo," "Ratatouille" and the "Toy Story" features.
Sure kids will love it, since the "A" story -- about love story between two robots -- is hard to resist. But grown-ups will get more out of it, especially if they peel away the layers to absorb the existential, environmental and post-apocalyptic issues at hand.
That's why I was so very glad when the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named it Best Picture of 2008. That's the first time in the organization's 33-year history that an animated film won the top prize.
A rarity for sure, but it's actually NOT the first time an animated
movie won one of the more prestigious "Best Picture" awards...
1991's "Beauty and the Beast" won the GOLDEN GLOBE for BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL. It was also nominated for an OSCAR for "Best Picture," but it lost to -- of all things -- "The Silence of the Lambs."
That doesn't take anything away from "WALL*E's" tremendous achievement, but if the knee-jerk reaction is to praise it for being the first animated movie to win any kind of top prize, now you can brag about this tidbit!
1991's "Beauty and the Beast" won the GOLDEN GLOBE for BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY/MUSICAL. It was also nominated for an OSCAR for "Best Picture," but it lost to -- of all things -- "The Silence of the Lambs."
That doesn't take anything away from "WALL*E's" tremendous achievement, but if the knee-jerk reaction is to praise it for being the first animated movie to win any kind of top prize, now you can brag about this tidbit!
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