I thought this was brilliant, I absolutlely loved WALL*E. I can’t remember the last time I was this delighted by a movie. The story of a little robot left behind on Earth to clean up our trash is romantic, heroic, heartbreaking, and visionary all at the same time. It really is a wonderful movie, not just a wonderful kids’ movie. Pixar consistently impresses me with the quality of not just their animation but their storytelling as well. WALL*E lives a lonely existence collecting trash and little interesting objects, and he spends his free time watching Hello Dolly! and dreaming of a partner to hold hands with. Then EVE lands on a research mission, and the story unfolds as WALL*E tries to gain her affection and then protect her, leading to a voyage to space and the revelation of what the human race has become. Very big messages in a charming little movie that had me blubbering the last twenty minutes. WALL*E is the most clever and human (with robots!) story I’ve seen in a long time. I was really taken with it.
Archive: July 4, 2008
I skipped posting one last week because I was completely exhausted after the green card interview and start of summer reading at the library. But I’m back this week with some kitschy red, white, and blue goodies to celebrate the 4th!