WALL-E
Synopsis:
WALL-E, a lonely robot programmed to help clean up the now unliveable planet Earth, is suddenly visited by EVE, a space probe.
Review:
WALL-E is a beautifully animated and incredibly cute family movie from Disney’s Pixar animation studios. The movie begins on the bleak and polluted wasteland that is Earth with WALL-E and his single cockroach friend making garbage cube piles and collecting junk. Right from the outset, the title character comes off as adorable with its innocent, childlike personality. Not long into the movie, a space probe named EVE lands on Earth in search of plant life, which begins a brilliant love story between WALL-E and EVE that involves very little dialogue. From here, the movie transitions into space and this is where it starts to become beautiful both visually and morally. Humanity has become lazy and apathetic, letting machines provide them with non-stop entertainment and creature comforts. While the main plot centers on WALL-E’s continued attempts to get EVE to notice him, a poignant subplot involves a number of Humans rediscovering their humanity and their home planet due to mostly accidental interactions with our little robot friend. Most of the humour in the movie is slapstick and cute, but it is hard not to smile at how it is pulled off. The movie suffers a bit from being a bit too long in the beginning, while a few later moments could have been dragged on for dramatic effect. Those who cannot stand cuteness and/or need some adult amusement mixed in a la Shrek should avoid this movie at all costs. Otherwise, WALL-E is a visually stunning family movie with good morals to the various lessons they are trying to teach.
Grade: B
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