Can and should an animated film be considered for Best Picture at the Oscars? You’re god damn right it should if it is indeed one of the best pictures of the year.
With a lot of critical and audience praise, many are already asking the question about Wall-E and the Oscars. Already a shoe in the best animated Oscar, the issue here is the big prize… best picture.
Time Magazine put up a story today on their website about just this issue and we even got a mention in it:
With its tale of a trash-strewn earth centuries into the future, WALL-E’s environmental message should resonate with the typically liberal politics of most Oscar voters. The film also makes affectionate nods to films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, City Lights and Hello, Dolly! “There are a lot of little olive branches in WALL-E to the Academy,” says The Movie Blog’s John Campea.
Head on over and read the whole piece here.
