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Right Wing WALL-E Meltdown

TUESDAY JULY 8 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by FearTheReaper. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: Wall-E, Right Wing

Holy shit, just when you think the right wing can’t be more retarded, WALL-E comes out and they lose their shit. Apparently, WALL-E is an evil movie full of “liberal propaganda” and “fear mongering.” The sweet little robot movie is poisoning the minds of our youth with its “agenda.”

Wha? Would that agenda be, “Don’t pollute and get off your ass?” Seriously? That is what they are getting upset about? What the fuck is wrong with these morons? And they are morons. Take a look:

Shannen Coffin:


From the first moment of the film, my kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind. It's a shame, too, because the robot had promise. The story was just awful, however.


Hey, lady named after the box we put dead people in, the movie is about love and the dangers of excess. Believing in exercise and using your mind are not part of the “liberal agenda.” That God you worship sort of set shit up like that. He gave you parts to use. The movie is saying if you don’t use the shit God gave you, then it ain’t gonna work out that well. As far as all the pollution, you may want to become familiar with the term “exaggeration” because it is a pretty common storytelling tool. And as far as it being an "awful" story - welcome to the world of being alone.

Greg Pollowitz


I saw WALL-E with my five year old on Saturday night. It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment.


Welcome to the world of irony, Greg. I guess it would be “like a 90 minute lecture” if anyone in the movie spoke during the first hour. See, Greg, people speak during lectures. That is actually what a lecture is. You just compared a movie where no one speaks to a lecture and you were serious, which is hilarious. This was a visual feast, during which your simple brain was forced to work without being told everything. Oh, and it’s a FUCKING CARTOON. Are you still mad at Dr. Seuss because of The Lorax? I see no difference between you and a shit-throwing monkey.

Glenn Beck:


Oh, I can't wait to teach my kids how we've destroyed the Earth.


Here’s a tip, Glenn: The movie is set in the future, so they aren’t teaching you kids that we have destroyed the Earth, but that we may if we don’t change our ways. But, hey, now you can be as mad at robots as you are at penguins. Also, Glenn, please tell me if you know what a closed system is, because you sound mildly retarded.


Pixar is teaching. Just, this is great. You know if your kid has ever come home and said, "Dad, how come we use so much Styrofoam," oh, this is the movie for you.


Glenn, did you just attempt to make your point with Styrofoam? Did you actually just convey irritation that your child may ask a question about the overuse of Styrofoam? Do you actually think only people who are excited to tell their kids about the problems of Styrofoam (no one) will enjoy Wall-E? Has a thought ever entered your brain that you didn’t allow to come out of your mouth?

Dirty Harry:


Why go there? Other than the dark chuckles from the liberal critics around me, what’s to gain? And other than a lack of self-control or hubris on the filmmakers’ part, there’s no explaining it. But they did it. They actually had the President (Fred Willard) say about his failed mission, “Stay the course.”

Have we lost Pixar? Have we lost the wonderful studio who brought us The Incredibles and Ratatouille to Bush Derangement Syndrome?


Oh, dear. You stupid asshole. Do you not understand that art imitates life – and films in particular reflect what is happening in society at that moment? For you to take such umbrage at a subtle moment is both astounding and laughable. Not once during this film did I, someone who hates Bush to his core, think about President Bush. Only you right wing morons seem to be frothing at the mouth over this kind of shit. And yet, I bet you still love when a “Clinton getting a blow job” joke rolls out of Robin Williams' pie hole. Oh, and thanks for hating the movie about the dangers of excess but loving the movie about rats cooking food. That’s a great message for kids.

You’re a fucking tool.

Jonah Goldberg:


I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying. But I saw WALL-E on Saturday as well. And I thought it was a fascinating and at-times brilliant movie.


Hey, thanks for being able to see through all the incredibly offensive images and enjoying the movie. But, I’m going to have to call you out on being a douchebag. For you to use the term “fear mongering” in a negative fashion is the height of irony.

Jonah, had this movie been about a world destroyed by terrorism, you would have jerked off until your penis looked like it had gone 15 rounds with Rocky. Maybe if conservatives had a creative bone in their body, they might be able to knock a few of those out of the park. But you guys don’t, so you won’t. Bummer for you.

Gennady Stolyarov II


The film blatantly conveys environmentalist, anticapitalist, and antitechnological propaganda — and aims it at an audience of children, who still lack the critical faculties and intellectual sophistication to evaluate all relevant aspects of the issues presented.

But I will not focus here on how egregiously unrealistic the film's scenario of humans completely trashing Earth is. A simple look around you will suffice to refute this possibility. Garbage is not piling up around us, and landfills are in fact remarkably effective at storing it safely and even using it to generate useful natural gases.


Egregiously unrealistic?

Gennady, you know that was a cartoon, right? You understand that there is a difference between cartoons and documentaries, right? You know that people don’t have superpowers, like that family in The Incredibles, right? And that toys don’t talk and run around, like they did in Toy Story? Also, you understand that you are a fucking moron, right?

I understand that the right wing seems to have no ability to form complex thoughts. And I am not kidding, or making a nasty comment. I truly believe they do not have the capability to construct complex thoughts. They only see simplicity and then react with grunts and shrieks. WALL-E is a classic example.

The movie is a love story first. And the true villain is technology – but not in an overt way. Advances in technology allowed humans to break with nature, which led them to become divorced from their humanity. Their culture and society is completely artificial and they have moved about as far away from being human as possible. WALL-E is now more human than humans, as he longs for an intimate connection and enjoys the fruits of labor. WALL-E is on Earth, living a natural and organic life, while humans are in space, living an artificial life. People have now become so reliant on technology that they communicate via computer while sitting right next to each other, while WALL-E attempts to communicate by speaking and finding a common bond. It’s irony!

My favorite aspect of the right wing hatred are the movie's religious undertones.

The robot Eve brings forth the new “apple” in the form of a plant that tempts them to leave the false world they have created, the false God of technology and instead choose life. Too bad the simplistic right wing monkeys couldn’t see the obvious religious undertones due to their rage over piles of animated garbage. Oh, and wasn’t one of the seven deadly sins “Sloth?” Does the right wing now believe that excess is okay? How the fuck did they get to this place? They are more cartoony than WALL-E.

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attack11

attack11

Ottawa, ON
August 2006

JUL 09, 2008 09:09 PM

it has nothing on .. this awesome, awesome show...



somehow, i think a right winger would consider my childhood cartoons as something from a black abyss of evilness.

however, it taught me to be a considerate person?

ScottrickBurdoit

ScottrickBurdoit

Cheshire, CT
February 2008

JUL 09, 2008 10:12 PM

attack11 said:
my god, did these people somehow .. avoid the 80s completely?

he-man and the transformers had life lessons in every episode. hell, you'd get orco telling you to be nice to your friends/family/everyone after prince adam did some dumb shit.

it's like these people don't want their kids to think, just .. take up space.



Replace "take up space" with "spend parents money", but yeah. biggrin

I'm gonna' give Pixar the benefit of the doubt, and say all the BS merchandise is there fault. Say, check this shit...

http://www.buynlarge.com/

toddyresch

toddyresch

Middletown, CT
June 2008

JUL 10, 2008 08:16 AM

I'd rather my children, if i had any, to learn about the dangers of over consumption and how imperfect our society was as opposed to toys coming to life or a family of super heroes... people are slobs, this is the one movie that I've wanted to stay awake for in ages.

Gillionaire

Gillionaire

Manchester, NH
February 2007

JUL 10, 2008 03:12 PM

I'm not surprised that the movie is getting this kind of reaction. I'm sure Pixar expected it too. They're successful enough now that they can make movies like this, and I'm thrilled for them and for us, being able to experience their work.

OhSoOrdinary

OhSoOrdinary

New York, NY
July 2006

JUL 10, 2008 04:47 PM

I went and saw the movie yesterday purely because of this post. I thought the movie was fucking brilliant. Like, Lion King brilliant. (YEAH I SAID IT).

That said, given their stances, I can understand why the right wing bloggers were so upset. That said, it's pretty dumb that they think kids would be affected by the message.

TempledogATX

TempledogATX

I'm lost
July 2008

JUL 13, 2008 06:41 AM

You know... I think this is a film where you get about at much out of it as you want. When my sister saw it she thought the message was "don't pollute". But seeing big piles of garbage causes this knee-jerk reaction in some people, and they can't see beyond that. But I don't even think that is the main theme- It's got a much larger message...

I thought the film was a celebration of simple, but very important little things. Like holding hands, a major theme throughout the movie, and what drives WALL-E to go beyond his 'directive', just to hold hands with EVE.

Another simple little thing- waving to someone and saying hello, or telling them your name. It's the simplest, easiest way to forge a tiny bond with a stranger, and it doesn't happen nearly enough in present day between strangers (Something we ALL should do more often, it really makes life a bit better, try it! It works!). People keep very much to themselves out in public, and its a shame.

The climax of the entire movie was a very simple act too- the captain simply taking a few steps under his own power.

Whatever you read out of it- It's very entertaining, probably their best film, and simultaneously a primer on the simple acts that create kindness between strangers, and a somewhat bleak look at what's to come if technology increasingly makes the 'directive' of humans to sit there and be entertained, while our precious technology 'takes care of the rest.'

---
One last thought-- I get this weird sense that people who have read and enjoyed Calvin and Hobbes will get what I'm trying to say about some of these themes- In a lot of ways that strip did things I saw in WALL-E. Illustrate kindness/love/hilarity often without even using words.

MisterSatan

MisterSatan

Vancouver, WA
August 2002

JUL 13, 2008 07:59 AM

ericwine said:
Just makes you wonder why these people have some much time on their hands that they can bitch and moan about a childrens' movie.



No shit. I wish I had problems like this.

LadyBastet

LadyBastet

I'm lost
June 2008

JUL 13, 2008 09:23 AM


One last thought-- I get this weird sense that people who have read and enjoyed Calvin and Hobbes will get what I'm trying to say about some of these themes- In a lot of ways that strip did things I saw in WALL-E. Illustrate kindness/love/hilarity often without even using words.



Thats why Calvin and Hobbes rules!

LiquidSunset

LiquidSunset

Pomona, CA
August 2006

JUL 19, 2008 12:43 PM

I really don't understand how the so-called "evil liberal propaganda" in WALL-E can be so bad for our youth if all it's teaching them is to pick up their trash and do some recycling.. If that's a wrong lesson to teach children, then I don't want to know what's supposed to be right.

Clidna

Clidna

Emo, ON
January 2005

JUL 22, 2008 10:31 AM

attack11 said:
it has nothing on .. this awesome, awesome show...



somehow, i think a right winger would consider my childhood cartoons as something from a black abyss of evilness.

however, it taught me to be a considerate person?


I used to love this show! biggrin

I took my kids to see this movie. Gosh, I hope it doesn't teach them not to destroy the planet or that exercise = good. They obviously aren't intelligent enough to grasp those hugely complex issues at such tender ages. :whatever

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