Disney Pixar’s animated film Wall-E took home a golden globe Sunday evening for best animated film. Director Andrew Stanton was on hand to accept the award.
Stanton thanked Pixar Animations which produced the film, and Walt Disney, which distributed the film. Specifically, he said the entire message and communication between humans and obscure robots “couldn’t have been made anywhere else.”
Perhaps helping Pixar steal the award away from competing heavyweight film Kung Fu Panda, by Dreamworks, is their impeccable track record which is pretty mind-blowing: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Toy Story, Ratatouille, Cars, Monsters Inc., A Bug’s Life and most recently WALL•E. Also, they are set to release “Up” next summer.”
The debate between what was the better film, Kung Fu Panda or Wall E has been heated. Kung Fu Panda cost nearly $130 million to make and in its fourth week in the box office made roughly $180 million, quickly turning a profit. Total however for Kung Fu Panda (worldwide with DVD sales), was roughly $750 million. Wall-E had a production budget of $180 million and brought home over $600 million worldwide with DVD sales included.
Either way, Pixar’s Wall-E took home the award, and we suspect the underlying message of “going green” and “balancing the digital life with nature” theme resonated a little thicker than the core message of “morale, pride and triumph” in Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda.
7 Comments to ““Wall-E” Wins a Golden Globe for Best Animated Film”
this shit is rigged
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yeah, I didn’t think Wall E was beating Kung Fu Panda. KFP was a MUCH better film.
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I was gonna say nobody thinks KFP is better than WALL-E, but clearly some crazy internet weirdoes do.
Anyway, all you have to do is compare their critical scores, DVD sales, and well, QUALITY, to see that WALL-E is the best animated film of the year, beating out Kung Fu Panda by a lot. There’s a reason KFP hasn’t taken one of these home yet. It’s a good, cute movie. It’s not an amazing, cinematic gem. WALL-E is.
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Hey Matt, good points first of all. As a friend just put it to me “Wall E was a great film” — KFP not so much. I take it by the Wall E forums that you’re involved in, that you genuinely love and appreciate the movie for everything it has to offer. And yes, the underlying message with Wall E was much more powerful than KFP.
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Wall E smoked Kung Fu panda. No contest.
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i fell asleep during WALL-E
i loved KFP
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Only stupid people get bored with WALL-E.
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