This is good news and just plain common sense. Amidst all the conversation and debate about whether an animated film should be eligible to be nominated for best picture, Disney and Pixar have decided to force the issue and are now officially pushing for Wall-E to get a Best Picture nomination. And well they should. Wall-E is, so far and hands down, the best picture of the year so far.
Hows this:
ON METACRITIC
Wall-E (#2 Best rated movie of the year behind “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” – 93
The Dark Knight – 82
ON ROTTENTOMATOES
Wall-E – 96
The Dark Knight – 94
Please note, I’m not comparing the number to The Dark Knight to bash on it (I loved The Dark Knight), but simply to show how bloody and unforgivably outrageous it would be for this film… the top rated wide release film of the year (much like Ratatouille was) to not be nominated for Best Picture.
And please no one give me any of this “but there aren’t any live actors in it” bullshit. The name of the category is BEST PICTURE, not “best live action picture”. Wall-E is the best picture and should be nominated and recognized. I applaud Disney and Pixar for forcing the issue and not just letting the Academy quietly brush the issue under the carpet and hope that no one talks about it.
