I’ve come here to not just rave about how Pixar changed movies, but how they have changed my movie going habits. Toy Story came out in 1995, I was 22 and didn’t care about kid’s movies. Same with “A Bug’s Life”. Strangly, Dreamwork’s “Shrek” got my intrest in this form of animation. By “Shrek”'s release, I had a 3 year old son, and decided to take him to the movies for the first time.
I was awestruck. The detail an flow was excellent compared to what Xerox-graphed cell animation had become. Since then, I’ve made a habit to see any Pixar and Dreamworks animated movie in the theater. IN my opinion, “Cars” was artisticlly excellent, as I have grown up around racing my entire life. The little details were there perfectly until the big wreck, which then brought me back to watching a cartoon. (NOT a complaint)
That son is now into “Speed Racer” which is a live action movie turned into a cartoon. My daughter, who is 3, loves “Finding Nemo”
“Wall-E” was excellent enough it should be considered for Best Picture at this years Oscar’s. I know there is an Animated Feature award, but Wall-E goes a bit beyond the normal animated feature.
