Q: What did you see this week, Mr. Movie Person?
A: Mr. Movie Person saw two films, Will Smith's Hancock and the animated Pixar hit Wall-E.
Q: What did you think?
A: Well, we'll leave Hancock out, because Mr. Movie Person can't figure that movie out at all. But Wall-E was a lot of fun -- Mr. Movie Person thinks it's a good comeback after the not-so-stellar Cars and water-treading Ratatouille.
Q: What did you like about it?
A: The animation was absolutely amazing -- Toy Story was a jaw-dropper when it came out 13 years ago but what Pixar can do these days makes it look like a line-drawing on a flip-pad. Plus, Pixar continues to make certain its movies don't just look good but also have a good story to back up the flash. And any movie that opens with a cartoon short stands head and shoulders above the crowd.
Q: Did Pixar's merger with Disney hurt the movie?
A: Not that Mr. Movie Person could tell. Plus, a movie that finally gives longtime behind-the-scenes effects stalwart Ben Burtt a credited cast role is a good thing no matter whose name is on it. Mr. Movie Person recommends Wall-E to everyone, and recommends Hancock to people who think the world makes too much sense.
Q: What did you think about what some people said about the message -- about how one of the main points of the Wall-E story is we should be more careful with our environment so we don't have all kinds of trash all over the place like Wall-E has to deal with?
A: Mr. Movie Person, who has watched a lot of cartoons in his life, will get back to you on that as soon as he finds a place to get his beagle a pilot's license.
Q: Well, surely you agreed the filmmakers made a firm statement against how corporations and the consumption ethic have damaged our society.
A: Sorry, Mr. Movie Person was busy playing with his Wall-E toys and planning his national vacation tour calendar of The Little Mermaid on Broadway, Disney on Ice and Disneyworld...
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