I want to work for Pixar. I don’t know how they do it, but they consistently create computer-animated films that are new, creative, inspirational and wonderfully perfect for the entire family. Oh, I’d toss my degrees out if I could just be in the room where their creative minds get together to discuss future projects. I feel like I was in the story room for Pixar’s latest project, WALL-E.
WALL-E is, in its simplest form, a love story that just happens to take place 700 years in the future. What makes it particularly intriguing is that it’s between two unlikely candidates in an old Johnny-5-like robot named WALL-E and the sleeker, more modern, space-age robot EVE. Who would think that love could be found and let alone be convincing between two robots, yet they pull it off. To quote a special friend of mine, “it was amazing how there could be so much emotion behind robot eyes.” Their love is played out with romantic scenes that are just beautiful.
There are other themes to the film, as well, which is why it seemed like I, an ecologist, could have been involved in the film. There are lessons about preserving the earth and of all things, a small plant is the symbol of hope that the earth can be saved from a state of ruin that has resulted from over-consumption and big commercialism. I loved the film and regardless of what else comes out, I think this a lock for best family film of the year.
1 comments:
Man, Ped beat me to this review by a few hours, but I couldn't agree more with his assessment. Wall-E is pretty much a perfect animated film: funny, romantic, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking without being overbearing. What's remarkable is that Pixar has been able to mine humor and entertainment with another truly original idea (especially in the first 40 minutes, which is pretty much a silent film), without resorting to snark or pop-culture references. Pixar retains it's status as the king of animation by once again raising the bar. For the ninth time.
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