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[moominmolly]

I haven't seen Up yet. I probably will. But when I first read the synopsis, something snapped: AAAUUUUGH YET ANOTHER ADVENTURE MOVIE ABOUT A BOY OMFG. I think I bored everyone that day with my blah blah no movies about girls blah blah blah. But all I've seen so far are people talking about how good it was, or how sad, or possibly both. Nothing new there, really. So it was wonderful to catch this on twitter: "Ask Pixar to make a movie about a girl? Why, that's just P.C. B.S.!", referencing this open letter on NPR.org, entitled "Dear Pixar, from all the girls with band-aids on their knees". Read them both. It won't take long. (Also of note: a column about the Bechdel rule, and how hard it is to find movies that fit it.)

No point here, just life as usual.

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[pekmez.livejournal.com]

See, for me, it's the conflict between Buddy who wants to destroy all superheroes and a family of superheroes. What pissed him off at Superheroes was Mr I, initially, but that's just backstory about the how the villain ticks. (can you tell nobody's asked *me* to analyze any literature in a verrry long time? Yes, I'm sure stories are supposed to have one protagonist and one antagonist, but I don't see that so much as I see themes, I guess.)


Hence, as I said maybe it is just how my brain works... but seriously, I didn't see it that way and have seen the Incredibles 4 or 5 times!