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Wall-E
Movie Review
June 29, 2008
Directed by Andrew
Stanton
Starring the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Fred Willard, Jeff
Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, Kathy Najimy, and it's just not a Pixar film
without John Ratzenburger.
Backstory
It's quite well-known now that I'm a Pixar junkie. I love
just about every film they've put out. So, I was intrigued
with trailers for Wall-E. It was the next one from Andrew
Stanton, who previously gave us Finding Nemo. Aside from just
being an animated film, it looked as though it were trying to be
science-fiction. Plus, it's about robots. Who
doesn't like robots? I went into the theatre expecting Pixar
to dazzle me again.
Plot
Some time in the future, Earth has become so overrun with garbage that
Buy n Large, the company that owns everything, comes up with a plan:
have everyone leave the Earth on a super-luxurious cruise
ship call the Axiom, and leave robots behind to clean up the planet.
700 years later, there's only one robot left, Wall-E, and
he's still doing his duty. Wall-E has developed a quirky
personality over the years, collecting odd bits of garbage, watching
Hello, Dolly! over and over, and longing for companionship.
Then, one day, a second robot arrives, designation EVE, and
Wall-E is instantly smitten. Wall-E shows EVE around his
planet, but soon, EVE accomplishes her mission, and returns home.
Wall-E pursues, and before long, the two are having an
adventure on the Axiom that may lead to the redemption of humankind.
What I Liked
The animation, as always, is spectacular. Pixar comes awfully
close to delivering something photo-realistic on this one.
Wall-E is just such a darn cute character, as is EVE, once
she warms up to Wall-E. It's got a fantastic story, great
music, everything about this film is just great. I also liked
the end credits sequence...very Miyazaki.
What I
Didn't Like
Most other critics are saying that the film's message is remarkably
subtle. I found it to be incredibly blunt.
Final
Assessment
Pixar has made two films in a row now where I cried at the end.
Spectacular.
4 Nibs
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