Happy Feet

[Bubbaphan]

Took my keets to see Happyfeet. It's a cute cartoon 'bout penguins.
The animation is awesome and Robin Williams is hilarious as usual.

Not to give anything away, but toward the end, there is an in your face environmental message. Now, I'm a card carrying Democrat, but this seemed a little over the top, even for me. I mean, usually those Hollywood types are a little more subliminal. Comments?

[ph4ever]

I haven't seen it yet - but 2 of my good friends did and they said it was a MUST SEE.

They never mentioned any environmental message. They just said it was a good movie, that Don and I would like it and to not wait till it come out on DVD - to see it in a theater.

[Dezdmona]

This is what our local reviewer had to say about HAPPY FEET... and he's generally "right on".
(click to highlight)

(The local Newspaper reviewer didn't seem to notice the Environmental message)

....so I guess some pholks notice...some don't.

I'm confused, even angry, about Happy Feet. For the first hour, this is one of the most stunning, joyful, beautiful films of the year, telling the story of an outcast penguin who can dance rather than sing.

Great music, great animation, great voices, all blending in harmony that had me applauding in my seat. Then, all of sudden, Happy Feet becomes a threatening, sour, message movie about everything from open water fishing to ambiguous environmental concerns.

What happened.? I felt duped and fooled as if I was having dinner friends and it turned out to be a pyramid scheme.

I love the first hour, but I find the final 40 minutes of Happy Feet , irresponsible.

[Brown Eyed Girl]

According to some newstalk folks, the whole movie is a thinly veiled environmental documentary disguised as a cartoon. I find that disturbing, there are better ways to present your message than exploiting a kids cartoon.

Of course I have also realized that the majority of the public is ignorant and the subliminal (or not so subliminal) messages usually go right over their heads, so it's a wasted effort.

[LIPH]

... usually those Hollywood types are a little more subliminal.

They are?

[ph4ever]

... usually those Hollywood types are a little more subliminal.

They are?

you know like when Tom declared his love for Katie on Oprah

[thebeachbumm33]

According to some newstalk folks, the whole movie is a thinly veiled environmental documentary disguised as a cartoon. I find that disturbing, there are better ways to present your message than exploiting a kids cartoon.

Of course I have also realized that the majority of the public is ignorant and the subliminal (or not so subliminal) messages usually go right over their heads, so it's a wasted effort.

Have you been on vacation the past quarter century advertisers have been gunning for these "little tikes" for at least that long

[Bubbaphan]

... usually those Hollywood types are a little more subliminal.

They are?

Okay, well ya got me there!

[Brown Eyed Girl]

According to some newstalk folks, the whole movie is a thinly veiled environmental documentary disguised as a cartoon. I find that disturbing, there are better ways to present your message than exploiting a kids cartoon.

Of course I have also realized that the majority of the public is ignorant and the subliminal (or not so subliminal) messages usually go right over their heads, so it's a wasted effort.

Have you been on vacation the past quarter century advertisers have been gunning for these "little tikes" for at least that long

Ummm, were we talking advertisers here? I don't think so. Perhaps I should have said cartoon MOVIE for those who missed the topic.

[rednekkPH]

According to some newstalk folks, the whole movie is a thinly veiled environmental documentary disguised as a cartoon. I find that disturbing, there are better ways to present your message than exploiting a kids cartoon.

Of course I have also realized that the majority of the public is ignorant and the subliminal (or not so subliminal) messages usually go right over their heads, so it's a wasted effort.

So what you're saying is, we should all go out and shoot penguins, right?

[Brown Eyed Girl]

According to some newstalk folks, the whole movie is a thinly veiled environmental documentary disguised as a cartoon. I find that disturbing, there are better ways to present your message than exploiting a kids cartoon.

Of course I have also realized that the majority of the public is ignorant and the subliminal (or not so subliminal) messages usually go right over their heads, so it's a wasted effort.

So what you're saying is, we should all go out and shoot penguins, right?

Only you, Frankie...only you. After you're done clubbing the seals, of course.

[rednekkPH]

According to some newstalk folks, the whole movie is a thinly veiled environmental documentary disguised as a cartoon. I find that disturbing, there are better ways to present your message than exploiting a kids cartoon.

Of course I have also realized that the majority of the public is ignorant and the subliminal (or not so subliminal) messages usually go right over their heads, so it's a wasted effort.

So what you're saying is, we should all go out and shoot penguins, right?

Only you, Frankie...only you. After you're done clubbing the seals, of course.

I'm against seal clubbing. I feel it promotes the use of illegal seal drugs and pre-marital seal sex.

[Bubbaphan]

So what you're saying is, we should all go out and shoot penguins, right?

Tastes like chicken!

[tikitatas]

Relax.

[st.somewhere]

You know like when Tom declared his love for Katie on Oprah

Has anyone not seen this...? It's totally hilarious!

http://gorillamask.net/cookkimmel.shtml

[Bob Roberts]

When I first saw this topic, I was thinking of The Great One...........

[chippewa]

CNN's Jeanne Moos (she does the tongue-in-cheek reports) did a piece about this. Gay subtext? An animated Inconvenient Truth?

Here's the link to the CNN video page, scroll down to Jeanne Moos and "penguin propaganda?":

CNN Video

[frognot]

So what you're saying is, we should all go out and shoot penguins, right?

Tastes like chicken!

More like a cross between whooping crane and peregrine falcon.