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Is Pixar Socially Conservative?

6 January 2010 1:04 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Brad Bird's The Incredibles has long had many political meanings read into it. Perhaps most controversial is how well the film lines up with Ayn Rand's objectivist movement. It's also quite popular with politically conservative types as well --- the National Review named it number two on their list of the top 25 conservative movies. Tom Elrod, over at The House Next Door, points out that The Incredibles isn't the only Pixar film that could be read conservatively in a recent post. He argues that while Pixar's movies may not be politically conservative, you could apply a more relaxed notion of conservatism to many of their films due to their focus on preserving the family unit. Elrod explains it best in his article: There is something conservative about much of Pixar's output, but when I say conservative, I mean a small “c” conservative that sees the world along the »

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