The film had the dubious honor of winning the Oscar Animation award the year that Pixar went for the cash grab called Cars 2.
It’s an unfortunate slander against this movie, cause it’s awesome.
The story is pretty typical American fare — Wild, Wacky, and Western!
Breaking the fourth wall is a undoubtedly a gimmick, but nicely done.
And the early 2010’s feels as good a marker as any of the time when 3D animation hit its stride. It’s a decade old but didn’t feel visually dated or technologically constrained.
I should check out the other Oscar winners and nominees. That list would keep me quite busy for a while.
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I don’t have any deep thoughts at the moment (or a year later) except to say I felt an urge to rewatch the film. Such an urge is uncommon for live action films, but Disney+ has shown that I enjoy repeat viewings of animated films.