People seem to live in some fantasy world..........the whole "every person lives a life of quiet desperation."         Very much so in teh modern world........we have alienated each other,,,,,,,,the human contact element is almost gone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Fareighthet 451........................or like Ed Munch's painting..........."The Scream"...........everyone acts like they have it together but they are within an inch from killing their entire office....and it seems more so here in the USA than anywhere else............where money and work is all there is and the baby sitter is the tv or Sega genesis............and people wonder why things are so messed up.........

IT’S NOT JUST the whole ” ‘LEGO Movie’ snub” thing. Today’s Academy Award nominations bear a striking resemblance to the Best Animated Feature race of five years ago. To peel back the gold curtain a bit, let’s take a “deja-view.” To wit:

In 2010, Oscars voters decided they liked Tomm Moore‘s lush-and-verdant handcrafted tale rooted in Irish lore, “The Secret of Kells.” In 2015, Oscar voters decided they liked Tomm Moore’s lush-and-rustic handcrafted tale rooted in Irish lore, “Song of the Sea.”

In 2010, the upstart Oregon-rooted studio that pays slavish attention to stop-motion detail (Laika) scored a nom with the fantastical “Coraline.” In 2015, the upstart Oregon-rooted studio that pays slavish attention to stop-motion detail (Laika) scored a nom with the fantastical “The Boxtrolls.”