silentsmack asked: The only problems I see with the nominations were Puss In Boots. I highly enjoyed Rango and Kung Fu Panda and Chico & Rita was one of the most engaging animated features I've seen in this year. But they could've easily replaced Puss In Boots with Tin Tin or Arthur Christmas. Easily.
Dude that’s exactly what I’m saying. While I like Rango, I don’t think it’s all that, but it makes sense to be nominated. Piss in Boots however easily could have been replaced by either Pooh or Arthur Christmas. Of course. Easily.
pixar-dreamer asked: Not upset or anything, but actually, there's not much in the animation category this year. Think about it. Cars 2, KFP 2, Puss In Boots, Tintin, Rango. I admit, I myself think that KFP 2 should've been nominated instead of Puss In Boots, but have you seen Puss In Boots? I haven't. I'm not judging. Cars 2, the animation was great, but the story? Not the best by Pixar. KFP 2's animation was great too. Tintin & Rango both have great animation. So who's to judge?
I have seen Puss in Boots. It doesn’t deserve the nod over something like Winnie the Pooh, which had a delightful escapist story, and breathtaking traditional animation. Figured the Academy cares more about 3D pomp. And if Cars 2 had great animation but not story, what makes that okay about Rango or Puss in Boots? And it doesn’t matter if the animation is great, unless the story is there, the film is nothing. Rango was incredibly slow and did not have the emotional or engaging quality of either Pooh or something like Arthur Christmas.
toppermostpoppermost asked: I don't understand why Puss was nominated either, but for Rango, perhaps it was more for the technical aspect of the movie and how they made it, whereas Dreamworks used the same technology and methods of their other films to produce Puss.
Not to mention Puss had the trademark toilet humor that is in all of DreamWorks movies. The Academy honestly has no idea what its doing when it comes to animation. They treat it as a kids medium, and with some exceptions (Beauty and the Beast, Up, Toy Story 3, Spirited Away, and Pixar’s other films) they don’t understand that it can entertain and affect children and adults. They look for that toilet humor or adult ~edge~ which is why that dumb movie about the stupid, annoying green ogre won over the monumentally better Monsters, Inc.
act-naturally asked: I'm not upset by the nominations. I think Cars 2 was a bit of a step back- especially considering all the notions espoused in "A Pixar Story" about telling new stories to kids AND adults. In the long run, Cars 2 just does not stack up to this year's other nominees, nor does it stack up to previous year's Pixar wins. Perhaps Pixar is held to a higher standard and the Academy is holding them there, but that is a good thing.
Of course Cars 2 wasn’t getting anything but the Puss in Boots nomination is a joke. That film is not Oscar worthy, sorry not sorry. Winnie the Pooh is the unfortunate oversight in this case. And IMHO, Rango is not that special either.
