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In response to "Will Re:Wall-E (spoilers)" by ty97

I think it was so over the top and ham-handed in the context of the rest of the movie, that it almost didn't deserve to be in the same vicinity as

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Feb 17 '09, 06:22

the love story. Almost the, "we need some easy humor beucase the rest is so non-standard humor."

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I fully and completely agree with Will. The B store was standard, cheap, boilerplate Hollywood storytelling. - TWuG Feb 17, 06:45 4
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  - At the risk of agreeing with znu....I felt it was fully developed in a subtle way, without forcing it down your throat. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 06:56
  - For me, all the development that is needed in that regard - znufrii Feb 17, 06:53
- And with this post, Will is proven wrong. - ty97 Feb 17, 06:48
I think it fit exactly with the theme of (spoilers) - ty97 Feb 17, 06:25 5
- It's funny that we got a lesson in consumerism from Disney. - Inigo Feb 17, 06:42
- And I thought the point was (spoilers) - secretslacker Feb 17, 06:31
- Oh, I understand what they were trying to go for; i just think they failed, in contrast to the rest; it's even more glaring. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:28 2
  - And I thought they nailed it. I guess that's what make art interesting. - ty97 Feb 17, 06:41
  - I felt the same way you did when I first watched it - my opinion changed a little upon a second viewing. -- nm - kelly Feb 17, 06:36
I think the last thing I'd characterize the B-story as is "easy". - TFox Feb 17, 06:25 2
- It's probably the thing I think Pixar's failed at most in their movies in the last decade. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:27 1
  - We will have to agree to disagree. :) -- nm - TFox Feb 17, 06:27

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