WALL-E--Spoiler Alert
With three children under the age of eight, it somewhat expected that I go see the latest Pixar movie, WALL*E. I did. I found myself swept up in the dazzling animation, tearing up at the loss of a little robot, and getting up with a newfound desire to control my weight and those of my children.
It would seem Pixar/Disney had accomplished what they wanted to do with this film. It runs a bit long in places, and being an adult there were some questions that weren't answered. But it is a children's film and discussions of how people too obese to climb out of their seats, reproduce probably wasn't at the top of Pixar's list of must-tie-up-loose ends.
Overall, a lover of science fiction, I liked Pixar's attention to detail. The obvious jokes about Twinkies and cockroaches being able to survive on Earth long after humans have gone--in this case, fled, also resonsated with me. Many of the witty and ironic images and such struck a cord with me.
Though I couldn't help but notice the strange likeness between WALL*E and E.T. Not in the sense that they are the same movie; they aren't. But rather the likeness of WALL*E and E.T. I wonder if the artists at Pixar modeled the little-robot-that-could after the alien. The big eyes, short body, etc.
I could be reading too much into it. :-)
Overall, I will buy the movie when it comes out on DVD. It's a good family film. The message isn't overpowering in the sense you feel you're being preached to for an extended time, but it is more subtle, like a smell you only discover is in your house when you've been away for a while and have returned.
Enjoy!
Nicole
It would seem Pixar/Disney had accomplished what they wanted to do with this film. It runs a bit long in places, and being an adult there were some questions that weren't answered. But it is a children's film and discussions of how people too obese to climb out of their seats, reproduce probably wasn't at the top of Pixar's list of must-tie-up-loose ends.
Overall, a lover of science fiction, I liked Pixar's attention to detail. The obvious jokes about Twinkies and cockroaches being able to survive on Earth long after humans have gone--in this case, fled, also resonsated with me. Many of the witty and ironic images and such struck a cord with me.
Though I couldn't help but notice the strange likeness between WALL*E and E.T. Not in the sense that they are the same movie; they aren't. But rather the likeness of WALL*E and E.T. I wonder if the artists at Pixar modeled the little-robot-that-could after the alien. The big eyes, short body, etc.
I could be reading too much into it. :-)
Overall, I will buy the movie when it comes out on DVD. It's a good family film. The message isn't overpowering in the sense you feel you're being preached to for an extended time, but it is more subtle, like a smell you only discover is in your house when you've been away for a while and have returned.
Enjoy!
Nicole
