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  • Michael KohlmanNoRomBasic@mastodon.world
    Jul 5, 2026, 2:12 AM

    🎞️ 🍿 #MovieNight - WALL•E

    I may be biased, as I will admit to an irrational love for this film, but as more time goes by, the more I think that this is the peak Pixar moment. The level of attention to everything, from the flakes of rust on our hero, to the subtle movements of light in the circuitry under EVE's skin is astounding. The story is flawless, with too many tiny perfect moments to count. It's simply a masterpiece in every measurable way.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E

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  • Michael KohlmanNoRomBasic@mastodon.world
    Jul 5, 2026, 2:27 AM

    Sadly. I don't think that it is a coincidence that WALL•E (and to some extent, UP) was one of the last works that Pixar largely completed before being fully acquired by Disney. There is something about the House that the Mouse Built where it seems like every property they assimilate eventually becomes too... commercial...

    And less sincere...

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  • Michael KohlmanNoRomBasic@mastodon.world
    Jul 5, 2026, 2:38 AM

    Toy Story 5 is a great example of this. Saw it a few weeks back, and it certainly was charming and polished. And it will make Disney a ton of money...

    But comparing it to WALL•E is like comparing a Sunday Comic to a Michelangelo. One is quckly-served and arguably well-done. But you've honestly seen variations of it before.

    The other is a an irreplaceable work of art that has no successor because, well... how could it?

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  • Michael KohlmanNoRomBasic@mastodon.world
    Jul 5, 2026, 3:12 AM

    We're coming down to the ground
    There's no better place to go
    We've got snow up on the mountains
    We've got rivers down below

    We're coming down to the ground
    To hear the birds sing in the trees
    And the land will be looked after
    We send the seeds out in the breeze

    Did you think you'd escaped from routine
    By changing the script and the scene?
    Despite all you made of it
    You're always afraid of the change

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_to_

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