The Oscar SLASH Oval Office Hunt

A commenter over at Defamer today wrote a response to a post about whether The Dark Knight or Wall-E have a better shot at taking home best picture in, oh, four months from the big summer blockbuster category. And it blew my f-ing mind. (How did I end up reading this business? Yah. GREAT question. It was obv a busy day.) Onto the comment:

Weird theory.
McCain wins? Batman Returns.
Obama wins? Wall-E.

Ok, let's just go ahead and take this further cause now I'm obsessed. There is a bananas town case to be made that these candidates (and their campaigns)—the big FALL blockbusters, if you will—basically ARE these movies (and their main characters).

THE DARK KNIGHT and JOHN MCCAIN'S CAMPAIGN:
-Both leading men are heroes with loonnnng histories.
-Expectations were incredibly high, but the last minutes/days were a letdown and kinda ruined the enjoyment factor of the whole shebang.
-No one could get enough of the coverage, especially after the 11th hour tragedy of the key supporting character.
-The critics called them "dark, complex and unforgettable."
-In the end, we pretty much got what we expect of this stuff.

WALL-E and BARACK OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN:
-Both appealed to the kids right away and then, surprisingly, wooed the grown-ups.
-The leading men seek out new sources of energy, adopt whatever technology they come across, and came onto the scene outta nowhere and with little experience.
-They were whipped into shape by outspoken, alpha-females.
-The stars remind us of super-duper iconic players in their worlds (Charlie Chaplin, JFK).
-The critics described them as "charming, audacious, and timely."

Guess which movie I talked about for, oh, three months? Yah, saw Wall-E twice. And will buy it on DVD. Because I love that sweet little robot with the emotional, wobbly eyes. Let's just pretend that DK didn't make twice as much at the box office. Sad face.

Movie stills from Indiewire