This settles it, I'm seeing Happy Feet

[Slacker]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30704

Greatest.Review.Ever.

 

[Reginald]

I've seen it already. And it's absolutely... well... amazing. The animation is better than anything I've ever seen.

 

[Slacker]

I've seen it already. And it's absolutely... well... amazing. The animation is better than anything I've ever seen.

Is the review right about it being creepy as hell though?

 

[Reginald]

Isn't it fantastic?! :E

 

[theotherguy]

wow, I agree with everything in that movie. I must see it. now.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Really want to see this one. Looks cute and fun.

 

[Sulkdodds]

"Cute and fun? THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!"

That review man is crazy and he scares me.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

How dare you, artists!
HOW DARE YOU QUESTION THE STATUS QUO!
AUGH!!
AURGHHH!!!

That being said, this "aliens are real and fishing is bad" stuff does sound like it can be equally stupid as the religious crap the movie is calling bullshit on.
But any movie that has an animated penguin proving that there is no god with the fact that he's (metaphorically) gay gets at least some props for awesomeness.

 

[CptStern]

"Happy Feet is a film about the dangers and evils of religion in the face of open-minded liberal thought"


:O

me mashes "buy tickets now" button ..definately taking my kid to see this one ...

funny cartoon with music, dancing penguins: $27
popcorn, pop, juice: $15.99

watching as your 3 year old is preached about the evils of religion by cartoon penguins: priceless


btw the guy in that review needs a kick to the teeth

 

[Direwolf]

I actually could easily see where the reviewer was coming from. Aside from having some really morbid stuff apparently, theres a line between having a moral to a story and just straight-out forcing something down peoples throats. Theres also something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about dancing penguins too.

I know theres plenty that would say childrens movies have been doing this all along, but its usually with a deft hand and a much lighter touch than this film, if the reviewer is on the up and up.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Theres also something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about dancing penguins too.

That's certainly true.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

"Theres also something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about dancing penguins too."

How about when the entire purpose of Home Alone is to argue that christianity is under attack from a dearth of family values (and jews!), which can only be combatted with tradition-based mass consumption.
There's something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about capers and hijinx.

How about when the entire purpose of The Matrix is to argue that all religion is legitimate?
There's something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about sci-fi gunfights.

Hi, my name is Metaphor And Analogy In Art. Nice to finally meet you!

 

[Jerry_111]

here's the counterreview to that review

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30714

 

[Direwolf]

"Theres also something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about dancing penguins too."

How about when the entire purpose of Home Alone is to argue that christianity is under attack from a dearth of family values (and jews!), which can only be combatted with tradition-based mass consumption.
There's something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about capers and hijinx.

How about when the entire purpose of The Matrix is to argue that all religion is legitimate?
There's something kinda underhanded and insidious about packaging it up as a movie about sci-fi gunfights.

Hi, my name is Metaphor And Analogy In Art. Nice to finally meet you!

Might I introduce you to:

I know theres plenty that would say childrens movies have been doing this all along, but its usually with a deft hand and a much lighter touch than this film, if the reviewer is on the up and up.

I already addressed that a little, as seen above, but all of those examples you cited are open to debate, which is exactly what a metaphor in art should accomplish. It shouldn't be compulsory to agree with the film to enjoy it, rather you should be able think about the questions it raises from both sides.
The contention of the first reviewer in this thread is that Happy Feet doesn't do this. It just steamrolls right over any conflict of thought and is so blatant in its metaphor that it crossed the line from posing and interesting question to propaganda.
I haven't seen the movie yet so I can't make a judgement, but I can understand what the reviewer was saying.

 

[15357]

Happy feet is liberal like that unwashed hippie wearing the Look to the skies T-shirt that climbs and handcuffs himself to a tree to prevent someone from knocking down a forest on their own land.

*adds to blacklist

 

[Stigmata]

*adds to blacklist

But... But it's got baby penguins that rap...

 

[15357]

But... But it's got baby penguins that rap...

D: D: D:

*adds to list of condemned films

 

[15357]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/23974

D:

God, this guy is the best.

Her idea? Sentence l'il Osama to live and work with the ants so he can. Because once they understand one another, there will be no reason to fight. While there, Lucas learns the value of hard work for the mound and how every Ant has his or her place in society. They each have their own specific jobs that they're born into to do, and it's important that each ant does its part so they can all enjoy the fruits of the harvest.
Yes, yes. I know. Ants are natures Communists. And I can imagine that it might be hard to tell a story about them without such an overt theme. Except that, well, they did it in `Ants'. But this isn't just an "our culture, their culture" thing. Because as overt as it appears earlier in the film, the point gets hammered home towards the end. As Lucas and Zoc sit atop a rock and stare at the human city, Zoc asks `Is that your hive?' `Yeah, I guess it's like a hive.' When Zoc asks about how it works, Lucas replies `I guess it's every man for himself.' This leads to a Zoc monologue about how that just doesn't make any sense. Everyone has their place and don't the humans realize that if they all work together and share in the fruits of their labor that they all can benefit?
Yeah. See. I ain't making this shit up. Zoc falls just short of saying "Everyone open your little red books and follow along on page 57." This is gonna play really well in China. And North Korea? Kim Jong Il is gonna flip for this. Of course, that demented little dwarf will no doubt see himself as the wise and benevolent Ant Queen. I can just picture him now, running around his palace with a pair of nylon wings singing "I am the great Communist Ant Queen! Come little ants, come!"

 

[Glo-Boy]

I don't trust aicn.