My post about this movie is long overdue. We went out to see it on Friday afternoon. The whole thing was really exciting in a midnight-launch sort of way. Many times we’ll catch midnight showings of movies that we’ve been looking forward to. The crowds are generally better as they are people who have been looking as forward to the movie as us.
So we get to the theater and it’s packed. There was a pretty long line just to get in. I mentioned the midnight launch because this felt very similar…only the opposite (if that makes sense). Basically, that same feeling of excitement was there but it was midday instead of midnight and there were a whole bunch of kids instead of older gents like ourselves. We were, quite literally, the biggest kids there.
So, on to the movie. It opened with the classic Pixar short. When it came on, I even heard on mal-informed kid shout out “Hey! This isn’t Wall•E!” I thought to myself, “In due time, kid, you’ll learn the ways of Pixar”. I won’t give any of it away, not even say what it’s about but I will say that it’s easily my favorite short and that means a lot coming from me because I Love all the Pixar shorts. I have the DVD of the first volume and I watch them quite regularly (as far as DVD viewing goes). I was laughing pretty much the entire time.
Now for the actual movie. Again, I don’t really want to say anything about it because it will take away from some of the magic that comes from seeing it all for the first time.
The opening shot is breathtaking and does a really good job at setting everything up without saying anything. The Characters are insanely lovable. Despite the Wall•E and Eve having 4-5 word vocabularies, the animators were able to bring to a whole slew of emotions and expressions to life so you know exactly what they are feeling at all times.
Just like all Pixar movies, this one held an array of emotions with highs, lows, ups, and downs. You’re truly entwined with every thing going on in the film.
The movie had a whole lot to say. It packs a few pretty heavy messages but presents them in very accessible ways.
I could talk forever about this movie but I’m afraid I might say something that will detract from seeing it all yourself so I’m only going to say this: It’s my new favorite Pixar movie (if I absolutely have to pick one…I love them all for their different qualities), a title that was formerly held strong by Monsters Inc.. I loved absolutely everything about this movie and if you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and get out there and go watch it.
Posters
Also, I had to share these. These are some posters that they were showcasing at this year’s Comic-Con. I think they’re amazing and, seeing as how I love both poster design and this movie, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pass these on.
Now, it might seem kind of silly, but I’m a purist at heart. I’ve blurred out the thumbnails just in case anyone is like me and wants to go into this movie with absolutely no hints except for what they’ve gathered in the trailers.
These posters in no way spoil any of the plot, they just show a couple of things that I, in my radically purist mindset, was glad I didn’t know about until I saw it in the movie. I mean, Pixar themselves showcased these before the movie came out and you know they certainly wouldn’t want anything spoiled. At any rate, like I said, no spoilers, and the posters are beautiful so click away (especially if you’ve seen the movie)
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 am
A-fuckin-greed! I love that movie and also concur that it’s now my favorite Pixar film, meaning that it’s probably in my top 5 fav movies of all time. I’ll talk a little about them since this is in the comments, and most no one will read these anyway
But still, if you haven’t seen the film and don’t even want to know the general messages behind it, DON’T READ ON!
The film just has a lot of things that speaks to me. For one, it has a GREAT commentary on humanity, ranging from human apathy to over-commercialization. It really brings home the message when the robots have more of the qualities humans are proud of than the humans.
The other one is that it challenges the viewer to consider communication as more than just what’s being said and think more of
howit’s said. Actions speak louder than words and all that. Wall-E and Eve don’t say much, but they sure as hellsayALOT. I don’t think I’ve ever fallen in love with a pixel representation of an inanimate object, but I sure as hell love the whole rag-tag group of bots, especially Wall-E, Eve, and M-OThose posters are kickass man, I’ve always loved that style.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:06 am
I agree completely. I thought Wall-E was exceptional, not to mention the social commentary was very good. It’s definitely my favorite Pixar movie to date.
Those posters are also really good. I really like the old-school feel to them, the way that they were done is really cool to me.