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Some Japanese may indeed think that, even those of the younger generation, whose members make up the majority of audiences. "As a Japanese, I felt uncomfortable seeing the destruction our side caused," says Naho Okada, 17. She thinks a minute. "But Ben Affleck is really cute." It's that sort of cultural sensitivity that sells tickets...
...cinematic forms, animated films are the purest. They don't copy our world by photographing it; they dream up--draw up--worlds we were too timid to imagine. From the early work of Walt Disney (a pen draws a cute mouse) to the computer stylings of Pixar's John Lasseter (a mouse draws a toy cowboy), a good animator is a true creator--almost the Creator--and animation is God's breath; it makes movies move. Kids knew this: their first film was often a Disney animated feature. In the dark cathedral they giggled, cried, were transported...
...stop-motion animation could produce poultry worth laughing with and caring about. If the box office starts raining Cats & Dogs (I can't say for sure; I wasn't shown the film), it will be because the animals display amusingly complex behavior--because the film is, for all its cute tricks, recognizably human...
...named Ernie at the movie theater who takes my ticket and reminds me to donate spare change to cystic fibrosis research. At Shea Stadium, where the Mets have languished under the roar of LaGuardia air traffic since the 1960s, all the ushers are brittle octogenarians dressed up in cute age-appropriate Mets gear—orange bow ties and suspenders. But at Fenway, the ushers double as beefy security guards, always ready to hustle up the bleacher stairs to escort belligerent fans (or vomiting graduates of Bedford High School) out of the stadium...
...Getting frisky in a hayloft Oh, it sounds wholesome and Rodgers and Hammerstein-esque. And those little pieces of hay you and your beloved get stuck in your hair are very cute. But take it from us: There?s danger in them-thar piles of hay: Rats, pitchforks, angry farmers. Do yourself a favor and rent a room in town...