WALL-E: Sorting Mankind
Tom Elce reviews WALL-E
WALL-E: Sorting Mankind
As a Pixar film itself, WALL•E ranks among one of the studio’s best, a visually sublime and wholly enriching family animation whose appeal should be widespread. It’s truly a film that people of all ages can enjoy, the near-dialogue free opening thirty minutes expertly introducing WALL•E as an endearing, inquisitive little robot, a cute character we instantly like. As a part of Pixar’s most politically-involved film to-date, he’s the delight that breaks up the film’s comments on mankind’s impact upon the environment, the truly worthwhile invention by a race of humans who have long-since become far too dependant on technology. As an environmentally-savvy piece of work, the film as a whole is less heavy-handed than, say, the liberally-minded anti-war films as Rendition and Lions for Lambs, and is itself far less heavy-handed in such a subplot than the still-good The Simpsons Movie was last year. The joy to be had in WALL•E is that its political message doesn’t overshadow its more tried-and-true moral of establishing your own individuality, nor does it dictate how much we enjoy the title character.
Director Andrew Stanton - he behind the camera for such hits as Finding Nemo and A Bug’s Life - by now knows exactly how to handle his images, setup and storyline, scriping proceedings also. WALL•E might just be his best contribution to Pixar so far, itself a sizable improvement over their most recent output, the disappointing Cars and the very decent Ratatouille. The romance that develops between Eve and WALL•E is beautifully told, its following of a mechanical love story predictable in how WALL•E himself learned his moves from the aforementioned Hello Dolly. The storyline dealing with the lazy humans, too, is excellently managed, never becoming condescending or preachy. Generally, WALL•E is in keeping with the majority of Pixar’s output, a heartfelt and deep family film created by a studio whose heart is genuinely in telling a story. Given their reputation, they could arguably have churned out some cookie-cutter rubbish and gotten away with it. Clearly they don’t work that way, and the transcendent WALL•E is further proof of this.
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I saw the first billboard of Wall-E a few months ago: the loneliness was so bleak that I’d rather have stayed away. But my sciece fiction fanatic friend dragged me for it, and for once, I’m glad I listened to him. Wall-E is the cutest film I’ve seen in years! It is unlike other Pixar films in its comments on humankind and our shoddy treatment of the environment.
Moreover, the female protagonist Eve is feminism at its best in animated films. She is no mushy, lovestruck lipstick-loaded gizmo…Eve is focused on her mission, come rain, come snow, come boyfriend. That was the other highlight of the film for me. Do watch this lovely film!! Hope Pixar makes more thoughtful films like Wall-E
I am a big pixar fan. I think they are storytelling gods and their attention to detail is insanely beautiful.
Maybe I expected too much out of Wall-E, but I was disappointed. The whole thing felt more disney than pixar- more theatrics and less substance. The plot took too many convenient and predictable turns. I hate to say this but- I was bored.
The theme may resonate with obese Americans but I am not impressed.