A preachy piece about "evil big oil"

Rating: 3/10 (26 June 2011)

Most of the reviews cover everything I want to say as far as the heaviness of the plot, the lack of character development, etc. Why hasn't anyone mentioned that this was a not-so-covert attack on "big oil"? Really? In a children's film? Twenty minutes into this movie I leaned over to my seatmate and said "this is going to be about the evils of oil companies". Not only did Pixar disappoint with an overstuffed plot that was not amusing in the slightest, they decided to get all preachy about alternative fuels. So I suppose all that merchandise that is loading down half the shelves in Wal-Mart and Target are all made from recycled plastic in eco friendly factories? Or that the money from the film is being donated to help those who HAVE been adversely affected by oil spills and toxic run-offs? If there's one thing I hate when going into a movie it's being preached at by the entertainment industry. Just like with Wall-E, I was incensed at the ridiculous audacity of ANYONE in the entertainment industry getting on some high horse about the environment. Of all the trash-making industries in the world, the entertainment industry is by far the most disposable. We could all do better by switching to bio-fuels and we could all do with less stuff. We don't need to be told that by effing Disney. I love movies, don't get me wrong. If they stopped making movies tomorrow, I would cry. A lot. I just really hate it when an incredibly stinking rich company waggles their finger at commercialism/consumerism/pollution all the while they are busy destroying our environment making toys, DVDs, and cheap clothes - in China. That is THE LAST time I spend $50 going to the movies, especially a Disney movie. From now on, I'm going to the $3 theater. Suck it.