Star Trek is jaw droppingly awesome, managing to be gift to trekkies, accessible to non trekkies and have a great story to boot; and then ther is UP. UP is amazing, Pixar has outdone themselves in a big way, the movie is great for kids, but the story is for adults, and for any children who can grasp adult stories. the themes it touches on are deep, and I am so pleased that in this day and age you can have a PG film that has such amazing quality of writing, Pixar should be studied and emulated by others in my opinion. I mean just think if the transformers movies were pg, I mean The wrath of Kahn was pg and it featured swearing and blood, what it did not have was urine jokes, scads of sex jokes, and nearly liberated megan fox breasts. If only transformers could be like this (it might still have to be pg-13 because of the amazing robot fights) I would be able to watch it and go "that was truly epic!" instead I watch them and get the feeling that our race is doomed, only wishing to revel in sex, poor humor and explosions, why can we not instead save sex for marriage, write good humor and then have explosions go along with it.

*sigh* (previously whiny remark here)

But I leave you with this snippet of script from the original japanese of Pokemon the first movie:


Head Scientist: We have succeeded! This is birth of Mewtwo.

Mewtwo: Mew...two...?

Head Scientist: Yes, that's what you are. In this world the supreme Pokemon is mew. [points to a stone plaque on the wall of the research complex.] You were produced from this creature.

Mewtwo: [Looks over at the picture of mew] Then, is mew my father, or my mother?
Head Scientist: No, you do not understand. You have no parents.

Mewtwo: !? But... I was made? For whom? If I have no father or mother, then...by God? Do I exist because of the will of God?

Head Scientist: It is one of mankind's greatest achievements to be able to create an entirely new lifeform.

Mewtwo: ...I am here because of the acts of humans...

Various Scientists: Doctor! It is a grand success! What a stunning scientific victory! We have created a new intelligent life form through cloning. Congratulations!
[the shot switches from the scientists, to Mewtwo looking down at his hands.]
Mewtwo: ...they have brought me here... A human created this body. I was born for no reason... [clenches his hands]