and even if they have a point, whats wrong with showing man as stealing all the fish? its exactly what we’re doing afterall!

and as for that american tv woman saynig “is it right to force anti-religion on kids who dont know any better” is she forgetting that Religon is forced on kids who dont know any better in everyday life beacause of people like her and their “holyer than thou” attittude!!

and religion is forced on kids far less subtly i might add, with a warning of an eternity hell if they dont belive!!!!
now tell me which is worse?

Im glad i live in the UK where things like this arent an issue and happy feet is nothig more than a kids film

Let’s talk about facts. Have you ever seen a six pack ring stuck in a fish’s gills? I have. Complete with the tumor that develops around it. Black and nasty. Does nature deserve that? I’ve heard those on the right (I’m not happy with the left either) complain that the movie makes the humans out to be big, bad, nasty polluters. DON’T YOU THINK A PENGUIN IN ANARTICA WOULD THINK THAT IF THEY SAW A BACKHOE??? That’s how it’s portrayed in the movie. And frankly, whoever throws trash in our pristine waters IS evil. And on the left – people have the right to complain about pelvic thrusting penguins. I personally didn’t care that much, but there were a few times in this movie that I felt it was a tad big inappropriate for my 5 year old.

My point is this: Can’t we discuss this without it being about a left or right wing agenda? Guess what folks – It’s about facts. We’re dumping unnatural junk in the oceans – probably even in Anartica! Let’s allow the kids to lean what’s happening so they will understand what the previous generations did (and didn’t do) to make the world livable for them.

- Open your minds… You’ll be surprised at what clarity may bring to you.

-They talk of the overfishing problem, (you know, the one that predicts the ocean fisheries to be completely depleted by 2050), as not only made up, but also imply that it’s wrong to think it’s the fault of “Big Bad Man and Business.” Right from the moment the penguin realizes who’s taking the fish, the first thing he goes with is not “big bad man,” but “ignorant man.” He realizes that they just don’t know what they’re doing to the penguins, not to mention every other member of the ecosystem, all of whom are starving and becoming increasingly desperate. He then takes it upon himself to appeal to their better nature, because he’s sure they have one. And sure enough, not to ruin it for anybody, but the humans are the ones, once they become aware of the impact they’re having, who actually have the power to do something about it. Yes, obviously the act of an bad bad species.

-”They don’t give any solutions!” was another point this pair seems to agree on. I’m sorry, I counted at least 3, though the first of which are considered the S and F words by the neoCons: Science and Facts. Once the studies have been done, which in reality they have, the Facts are consistent with theory that humans are the cause for much of the world’s decline. Then there’s a big debate among the leaders of the world, which include rotating fishing zones to allow fish to replenish themselves, or even the banning of commercial fishing in that area all together. I’m pretty sure I may have missed a couple others, but those THREE SOLUTIONS are pretty clear.

-The Zoo thing. The point of the Zoo scene is to show that for wild animals, the Zoo is not only the most unideal place for them to spend their lives, but it also should not be the ONLY PLACE LEFT in the world where these animals can survive. The zoo itself isn’t bad; it’s the reason he’s still alive, and becomes the reason people start to notice him, and sets off the whole scientific research thing. But his situation, where he’s trapped in this artificial alien world where he slowly loses any hope, or memory of ever being free and helping his friends, is a pretty crappy one.

-”They shouldn’t peddle this stuff to kids!” Since when are the neoCons opposed to teaching morals to the kids? Yes, MORALS! This is a fairy tail with a real MORAL to the story. If Cavuto and the chick are going to compare the film to “An Inconvenient Truth” and be right about it, (which they are, though I doubt they realize the implications), then they HAVE TO realize that, as Al Gore specifically said in the first part of his movie, the human impact on the environment is no longer a political issue, it is a MORAL ISSUE. It’s very interesting to hear neoCons arguing against teaching of morals, by calling it propaganda.

Of course, it’s easy to make sense of this once one remembers that neoCon “morality” is, just like everything else, not really in step with Actual Morality.

Last comment on this, I swear. Go see the movie, btw, it’s actually really good!

Colm Nugent, London

I’m so sick of this anti-religious crap being shoved down our throats, humans are evil fish-wasters. The only thing missing was that Mumble wasn’t gay. What a disappointment. They hit all the other points, why not shove that one down our throats, too?

Robin Williams’ voices were the ONLY good part of the show, along with a few humorous elements from the Latino penguins.

Even some of the humor was risque in nature (probably to try to keep adults at least AWAKE)

And regardless – it’s not the people who find oil that are the problem: it’s the people who USE oil by turning that key in the ignition and create all that auto exhaust.

(oh – and also the people who use anything that’s SHIPPED cuz how else can things get to your house/store without an energy expenditure of some sort?)