WALL-E

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⭐ 10.0/10

(Originally written by Tim)

When Jess wanted to watch a Disney movie on Friday night, I recommended this, and she was like, you mean the one with the fat people? I had seen it once, a classic Sunday afternoon movie at Jason and Kevin's, one where you are thinking more about where you are getting faspa after instead of what is happening in the movie, but I still seemed to remember it being about a bit more than fat people.

My goodness what a masterpiece this movie is. It is kind of told in two parts, and the first half completely shines. No dialog, just a robot showing you the state of humanity. The sounds he makes and the care he takes tell you everything you need to know about his personality, and what a personality he has. Takes about 10 minutes to build a character you love and care for, with no dialog! Looking at you, Zach Snyder and your need to make a 4 hour recut of a terrible movie.

This movie does an amazing job of world building, but it is not focused on the state of humans. It is a love story between two robots, with the stage behind it throwing you all the backstory you need. The detail of it all is incredible, and the restraint they have to not over-explain is genius. We meet more robots, all of which have distinct personalities without talking, but WALL-E has your heart on a string the whole time. There were so many moments when I could feel tears welling in my eyes, all because of the tone a robots beeps. Pretty amazing stuff.

One thing I couldn't stop thinking about is the choice to show past people in the movie as real, non-animated humans. Maybe they did this so WALL-E could watch real old musicals instead of animated ones that we the viewers couldn't relate to. It doesn't hurt the movie, just a strange aspect you don't see in other animated movie.

So ya, his movie blew me away with its creativity, while remaining heartwarming in classic Disney fashion. And of course it is a cautionary tale, and you leave it feeling a changed person. It has really shot up my Pixar ratings, and while I won't recite them here is has to be in the top 3.

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