Mixed up world

Rating: 4/10 (1 April 2007)

The movie is a little mixed up, but what's far more upsetting to me are the user comments.
First the movie. What's amiss with the overall story is its naiveté in general. All good kids stories/movies have their roots in reality at some level, but this one goes overboard. Kids wont understand and adults will be left feeling uneasy at the oversimplification of global issues. The overall message is that song and dance will overcome everything. I know its cynical to say that expression of joy isn't enough to overcome socio-political, environmental, and cross cultural and religious differences, but this movie puts us in the position of staring straight down the barrel of grim reality.
The comments were upsetting to me because people come off as myopic and ignorant. Either they've missed the problems and are pleased with the picture, or are upset for the wrong reasons, ie accusations of sexual innuendo or whatever.