I mean, I see your point that we live in a capitalist society and the point is to make money and artists should be able to criticize that, but it kind of tastes like ash coming from Disney. It's also about as subtle as a jackhammer, so it's got that going for it.
I really don't have any problems with the messages in the movie, hypocritical, completely reasonable, annoying or otherwise. I just have a problem with how insanely little they bothered to make the story compelling while smashing us in the face with the messages. The other Pixar movies are defined by what good stories they are and how tightly they work within that framework. They're about friendship, growing up, family, love and lots of other intimate and warm fuzzy feelings.
Wall-E shot high and shot way beyond that, but tried to frame it as a love story about two robots. And don't get me wrong, the love story between the robots, especially in the beginning, was just great. But the rest of the movie didn't hold up under the weights they placed on it.
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