A mediocre plot about numb characters

Rating: 5/10 (10 February 2007)

I just don't get it. Maybe I missed something, in both times I went to watch this weak animation, but I still don't see why "Cars" is so celebrated. I have to admit I couldn't hear the original voice cast, and the Brazilian one is not very good, but I don't see anything, but the animation, working in this movie. The predictable plot just made me yawn, since every little detail is easy to notice right in the beginning of the narrative, from the mysteries of Doc Hudson for the obvious final decision of McQueen. Even if the moral teachings are a law in Disney's movies, in this case, they are too silly and exaggerated, and are included just to redeem characters that could be more interesting and "credible" without that quick personality changes. Talking about credibility, the visual of the cars is somewhat ugly. Not that the animation is bad, for it certainly isn't. But it is difficult to feel a human touch in the cars. Because of their different, inanimate shape, they don't look like characters. I didn't feel moved by any character, in the whole movie. The lack of empathy and mediocre plot call me to one serious question: what did the Golden Globe see in this crap? I hope that justice will be done in the Oscar (I doubt), and the prize will be handed over to "Happy Feet".