| − | |Glorifies the [[gossip]] website [[Facebook|[censored]]], which feeds [[narcissism]] and destroys marriages. The film also portrays drug use and [[misogyny]] in a positive light. | + | |Glorifies the [[gossip]] website [[Facebook]], which feeds [[narcissism]] and destroys marriages. The film also portrays drug use and [[misogyny]] in a positive light. |
| − | |Not only is this film clearly an infomercial for various smartphone applications and features thinly disguised as an unoriginal take on the "hero's journey" story archetype, but it is also laced with rancid morals such as "Words aren't cool". Openly homosexual writer and director Anthony "Tony" Leondis considers the movie a deeply personal project for him: the main character is a sentient emoji who is different from his friends with his ability to show multiple expressions, which reflects Leondis' laughable belief that he is an outcast when, in reality, Hollywood praises that sort of sinful sexuality. The film briefly glorifies [[[censored]]], the world's largest social network and a hotbed for narcissism and relationship destruction, and several critics have drawn unflattering comparisons to ''Wreck-It Ralph'' and ''Inside Out'', two great conservative animations, plus the ambiguously conservative ''LEGO Movie''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvQB-4bBfQ</ref> Worst of all, TJ Miller, who voices the lead emoji, once said the film contains anti-[[Donald Trump]] messages, particularly allegations that Trump wants to censor Hollywood and other liberally biased media. | + | |Not only is this film clearly an infomercial for various smartphone applications and features thinly disguised as an unoriginal take on the "hero's journey" story archetype, but it is also laced with rancid morals such as "Words aren't cool". Openly homosexual writer and director Anthony "Tony" Leondis considers the movie a deeply personal project for him: the main character is a sentient emoji who is different from his friends with his ability to show multiple expressions, which reflects Leondis' laughable belief that he is an outcast when, in reality, Hollywood praises that sort of sinful sexuality. The film briefly glorifies [[Facebook]], the world's largest social network and a hotbed for narcissism and relationship destruction, and several critics have drawn unflattering comparisons to ''Wreck-It Ralph'' and ''Inside Out'', two great conservative animations, plus the ambiguously conservative ''LEGO Movie''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvQB-4bBfQ</ref> Worst of all, TJ Miller, who voices the lead emoji, once said the film contains anti-[[Donald Trump]] messages, particularly allegations that Trump wants to censor Hollywood and other liberally biased media. |