WALL-E - And Yet Another Great Pixar Film
WALL-E A+
Directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo)
Rated G
Appropriate for all ages
The Story: The year is 2700 and mankind has left Earth for many centuries, leaving tons of trash as a sign of their presence. A little robot named WALL-E is also left behind in order to clean up all the mountains of garbage, piece by piece. One day WALL-E comes across a new female robot named Eve, that is dropped off by a mysterious space ship. The two establish a close relationship until Eve's mission is complete and she must leave the planet. WALL-E decides he can't be without her and grabs onto the departing ship, thus beginning his galactic adventure.
The Good: From the very beginning, WALL-E establishes himself as an incredibly lovable character. While he doesn't exactly talk in a language we can understand, that doesn't prevent us from being able to interpret his actions and expressions.
What you will find when you go back through the Pixar library is that story is what drives their movies, not the voice talent or the look (unlike most other studios' animated projects). WALL-E would be no exception. Pixar does such a phenomenal job here of taking such a simple story and making it into an epic.
In addition to terrific writing and directing, the score by Thomas Newman not only provides an amazing backdrop, but serves as the primary mode of communication throughout the film.
The Bad: The animation technique used here can is quite beautiful, but can make it difficult for theater projectionists to get in focus. In a particular scene, only one or maybe two things will be in focus, and everything else out. If the projectionist doesn't fix this in the opening credits, then you might get eye strain from watching it. Needless to say, the headache that came my way didn't prevent me from appreciating this remarkable film.
The Summary: WALL-E is yet another perfect Pixar masterpiece.
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