Beware Spoilers! My sister and I went to see wall·e this afternoon. After the extra­or­dinary success of Ratatouille, I had high expec­ta­tions for Pixar. Pixar has consis­tently offered excellent films with lovable char­acters, engaging stories, and exquisite imagery. When Disney bought out the studio, I was seriously worried that their inde­pen­dence and creativity would suffer — Disney’s in-​​​​house animation projects had been famously bad up to that point. Home on the Range and Brother Bear come imme­di­ately to mind. I was worried. Ratatouille started production before the acqui­sition. I believe wall·e is the first Pixar film produced fully under Disney ownership. When I saw the early [ . . . ]

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