Post by Neverending on Nov 18, 2014 19:35:37 GMT -5
JUNE 28, 2008
I liked it a lot, but I gotta ask, did the robots REALLY do everything? You know what I mean? Those fat humans just layed on their floating seats all day. So... come on, Pixar... don't hold back on us. We can handle it.
I liked it a lot, but I gotta ask, did the robots REALLY do everything? You know what I mean? Those fat humans just layed on their floating seats all day. So... come on, Pixar... don't hold back on us. We can handle it.
sshuttari
The only question I had was how did the humans get food, water, fruits and vegtables. Also where did all that oxygen come from? But maybe I'm thinking about this movie way to much. hahaha.
The only question I had was how did the humans get food, water, fruits and vegtables. Also where did all that oxygen come from? But maybe I'm thinking about this movie way to much. hahaha.
halo7
I was just wondering how they had sex to have those babies. I imagine one robot "did the deed" and then another robot would impregnate a human. That is the only conclusion I could come to.
I was just wondering how they had sex to have those babies. I imagine one robot "did the deed" and then another robot would impregnate a human. That is the only conclusion I could come to.
JBond
It would seem they decided to leave some of the sci-fi questions alone, like where babies came from. But I think we've all seen enough movies to fill in the blanks.
It would seem they decided to leave some of the sci-fi questions alone, like where babies came from. But I think we've all seen enough movies to fill in the blanks.
JBond
AMAZING animation? Check
Non-blinking attention of the audience? Check
Humor? Check
Emotion? Check
Science fiction? Check
Biting, yet humormous social commentary? Check
Greatest Pixar movie yet? Big check
****/****
AMAZING animation? Check
Non-blinking attention of the audience? Check
Humor? Check
Emotion? Check
Science fiction? Check
Biting, yet humormous social commentary? Check
Greatest Pixar movie yet? Big check
****/****
sshuttari
Wall-E is the film Pixar has been working toward ever since Toy Story first tested the boundaries of computer animation. It is without a doubt the best Pixar film, if not the best computer animated feature ever made, and it ranks with the rest of Disney's classics.
I got a chance to see the film's early screening because I know the guy who works for the theater and he brought me into the digital presentation with him.
It is now safe to say the story is both timeless and timely. 700 years after Earth's citizens flew away from their dumpster-like planet, one robot, the dirty and old yet clever and plucky protagonist Wall-E, is still condensing the mountains of trash into nice little piles. He discovers many of the trappings of civilization, most notably an old VHS of "Hello Dolly!" which teaches him about true love.
His simple life is thrown into disarray by the arrival of another robot, Eve, sent from the humans' ship on a top secret mission. For Wall-E, it is love at first sight. But when Eve is whisked back to the spaceship, Wall-E stows away as well. Soon not only is Wall-E's courage tested, but also the humanity of all the citizens who have now become fat lazy blobs who live gliding along an easy chair.
To start, the film looks gorgeous. The film's CGI design is by far the best animation done by Pixar to date. While that is something we have come to expect from Pixar, yet again we truly see the wonders and mysteries of outer space done so art fully. But the film is much more than beautiful: it is also hilarious. On one level it has many topical jokes concerning the humans on the ship. But on a higher plane the humor of the robots has the quality of silent comedy, particularly Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (in fact, unlike most of today's very chatty animated films, there is very little dialogue). In addition, the visuals are accompanied by a new Newman to Pixar, Thomas (American Beauty). Finally the voices are skilfully done. The robots' sounds convey true character and emotion, and Jeff Garlin gives a great performance as the main speaking role of the film, the ship's captain.
There is a lot more to say about this film. For one, it owes a huge debt to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, from the musical selection to the look of the ship. The amount of plunder from Kubrick's genius would be pathetic if the film itself was not brilliant or innovative in its own right. Wall-E is an experience to be seen, to be heard, and to be felt. It is a story of timeless love and a cautionary tale of where we may be going as a species and as a planet. But above all it is a masterpiece of cinema, and a work of art you must see.
10/10
Wall-E is the film Pixar has been working toward ever since Toy Story first tested the boundaries of computer animation. It is without a doubt the best Pixar film, if not the best computer animated feature ever made, and it ranks with the rest of Disney's classics.
I got a chance to see the film's early screening because I know the guy who works for the theater and he brought me into the digital presentation with him.
It is now safe to say the story is both timeless and timely. 700 years after Earth's citizens flew away from their dumpster-like planet, one robot, the dirty and old yet clever and plucky protagonist Wall-E, is still condensing the mountains of trash into nice little piles. He discovers many of the trappings of civilization, most notably an old VHS of "Hello Dolly!" which teaches him about true love.
His simple life is thrown into disarray by the arrival of another robot, Eve, sent from the humans' ship on a top secret mission. For Wall-E, it is love at first sight. But when Eve is whisked back to the spaceship, Wall-E stows away as well. Soon not only is Wall-E's courage tested, but also the humanity of all the citizens who have now become fat lazy blobs who live gliding along an easy chair.
To start, the film looks gorgeous. The film's CGI design is by far the best animation done by Pixar to date. While that is something we have come to expect from Pixar, yet again we truly see the wonders and mysteries of outer space done so art fully. But the film is much more than beautiful: it is also hilarious. On one level it has many topical jokes concerning the humans on the ship. But on a higher plane the humor of the robots has the quality of silent comedy, particularly Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (in fact, unlike most of today's very chatty animated films, there is very little dialogue). In addition, the visuals are accompanied by a new Newman to Pixar, Thomas (American Beauty). Finally the voices are skilfully done. The robots' sounds convey true character and emotion, and Jeff Garlin gives a great performance as the main speaking role of the film, the ship's captain.
There is a lot more to say about this film. For one, it owes a huge debt to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, from the musical selection to the look of the ship. The amount of plunder from Kubrick's genius would be pathetic if the film itself was not brilliant or innovative in its own right. Wall-E is an experience to be seen, to be heard, and to be felt. It is a story of timeless love and a cautionary tale of where we may be going as a species and as a planet. But above all it is a masterpiece of cinema, and a work of art you must see.
10/10
Matrix_Fan
Pixar is the greatest animation company working today. PERIOD. Dreamworks still has a long way to go before it can even touch Pixar. It's heading there in the right direction by the surprisingly great Kung Fu Panda, but it doesn't excuse it from the line of misfires from that studio. Back to Pixar, though it has had one only tiny setback (in the name of Cars), all of Pixars other film has been a joy to watch. Can lightning strike again with Wall-E?
Wall-E is the story of the last robot on earth. All he does is collect garbage like he's supposed to, until the day earth is once again inhabitable. All of the other Wall-E's have shut down, so this Wall-E uses them for spare parts, should he get damaged (resourceful little guy, ain't he?). After a really long time in global solitude, he is feeling very lonely, all he has for entertainment is a old VHS copy of Hello Dolly, which he records the songs and listens to them while going to work.
One day, a ship comes down and out comes EVE, a sleek, white, bullet shaped robot, whose sole purpose is to look for any signs of life on the planet (such as plants), after a few tries in meeting her (most resulting in him almost getting blown up), he finally meets EVE and takes her to his little home, where he shows her a plant he found. Her system goes crazy, takes the plant, and shuts down. After a while, the ship comes back and takes her away, with Wall-E, not giving up the robot of his dreams, stowing away on the ship. And thats where the plot begins.
I'm going to cut through the crap and just say it outright, Wall-E is a masterpiece.
It's majestic, beautiful, sad, and touching. It's a film that tugs at your heartstrings and never lets go until the credits begin to roll. Wall-E barely has a lick of dialouge until the 50 minute mark, so if that's not your cup of tea, then don't see this movie. There is so much wonderful imagery in this movie, it's amazing to watch.
The sound design, and trust me, there's a lot of sound, sets the mood very well, and the score is well done.
But it's the characters of Wall-E and EVE that steal the movie. Despite not saying much, their body language says it all. Believe me, you did NOT want to be next to me by the time the film ended, it was that well done. I've never thought a love story between two robots to be one of the best movies I've seen in the last decade.
There are no faults whatsoever with this movie. It's absolutely, positively perfect. So perfect, that I hope Pixar will have it in them to NOT make a sequel. Keep the story the way it is, there is nowhere else to go.
Best Film Of The Year so far.
10/10
Pixar is the greatest animation company working today. PERIOD. Dreamworks still has a long way to go before it can even touch Pixar. It's heading there in the right direction by the surprisingly great Kung Fu Panda, but it doesn't excuse it from the line of misfires from that studio. Back to Pixar, though it has had one only tiny setback (in the name of Cars), all of Pixars other film has been a joy to watch. Can lightning strike again with Wall-E?
Wall-E is the story of the last robot on earth. All he does is collect garbage like he's supposed to, until the day earth is once again inhabitable. All of the other Wall-E's have shut down, so this Wall-E uses them for spare parts, should he get damaged (resourceful little guy, ain't he?). After a really long time in global solitude, he is feeling very lonely, all he has for entertainment is a old VHS copy of Hello Dolly, which he records the songs and listens to them while going to work.
One day, a ship comes down and out comes EVE, a sleek, white, bullet shaped robot, whose sole purpose is to look for any signs of life on the planet (such as plants), after a few tries in meeting her (most resulting in him almost getting blown up), he finally meets EVE and takes her to his little home, where he shows her a plant he found. Her system goes crazy, takes the plant, and shuts down. After a while, the ship comes back and takes her away, with Wall-E, not giving up the robot of his dreams, stowing away on the ship. And thats where the plot begins.
I'm going to cut through the crap and just say it outright, Wall-E is a masterpiece.
It's majestic, beautiful, sad, and touching. It's a film that tugs at your heartstrings and never lets go until the credits begin to roll. Wall-E barely has a lick of dialouge until the 50 minute mark, so if that's not your cup of tea, then don't see this movie. There is so much wonderful imagery in this movie, it's amazing to watch.
The sound design, and trust me, there's a lot of sound, sets the mood very well, and the score is well done.
But it's the characters of Wall-E and EVE that steal the movie. Despite not saying much, their body language says it all. Believe me, you did NOT want to be next to me by the time the film ended, it was that well done. I've never thought a love story between two robots to be one of the best movies I've seen in the last decade.
There are no faults whatsoever with this movie. It's absolutely, positively perfect. So perfect, that I hope Pixar will have it in them to NOT make a sequel. Keep the story the way it is, there is nowhere else to go.
Best Film Of The Year so far.
10/10
Tornado
I was fairly excited going into this, as the reviews released in the past couple of days claimed it was nothing short of spectacular. And it was. There was a touching story, budding romance, dozens upon dozens of sci-fi references (which I greatly appreciated), and even enough dystopian and dark elements that made me think "GLOOM-E" might have been a better title (horrible, I know).
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.
For a film with virtually no dialogue for the first 40 minutes, there is a surprising amount of communication in the animations of WALL-E (whose sounds were created by Ben Burtt) and Eve (voiced by Elissa Knight). WALL-E raises and lowers his "eyes" quite frequently, the two say each other's names in much different tones depending on their moods, and WALL-E's Chaplin-esque clumsiness amuses Eve to no end.
One could argue that maybe the film is full of dialogue from Frame 1; it's just not conventional dialogue.
But what really impressed me the most was the beautiful cinematography. That's what I like the most about Pixar; they use animation as a means to tell the story (usually because, as in this case, there's no other way to tell it), not as a genre like Dreamworks does. From the towering skyscrapers of garbage (literally) to WALL-E hanging on to a ladder outside the ship as he's rocketing through space, flying past the sun and through streams of ice particles just within his reach.
As I said earlier, the film was full of sci-fi references including: Blade Runner in the framing of the skyscrapers within the city, although that could have been coincidental; Star Wars in that WALL-E is very similar to R2-D2 (who Ben Burtt also provided the sounds for in that series of films); Alien in the casting of Sigourney Weaver as the ship's computer; and Brazil in the music found in the teasers for the film.
But the most prolifically-referenced film has to be 2001: A Space Odyssey without question. Not only does the film blast "Also Sprach Zarathustra" at one point, but the entire character of AUTO was clearly based on HAL-9000: the lone red eye with a dark lid, the monotonous tone, the rogue tendencies, etc. There's a moment near the end where I honestly was expecting (and hoping) it'd say, "I'm sorry Captain, I'm afraid I can't do that."
As I said earlier, the film is very dark, and quite easily Pixar's darkest film to date. Some of the dark themes within the movie are things I can't discuss because this is a film that just needs to be seen, but between the idea that the human population has basically destroyed Earth and decided to leave the planet is pretty dismal all on its own.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say this is a film that will be better appreciated by adults than their typical target audience. That's not to say the kids won't have a good time because they will, but some of the meaning will be inevitably lost on them.
And that actually may have been what impressed me the most about this film: the seamless branching between the kiddy laughs and jokes, and the the more complex abstract themes like artificial intelligence, human devolution, and space colonization.
The film certainly has its lighter side though as well. The love story between WALL-E and Eve is pretty unique, maybe a tad bizarre but well done nonetheless. As an avid fan of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, I couldn't help but draw comparisons of the humor in my mind (read: a good thing).
If you want a one sentence conclusion, it's nothing short of a masterpiece. This will without a doubt go down as Pixar's finest work, because I'm not sure it'll be possible for them to top this. This will forever serve as a charming testament to Pixar's ingenuity.
A
Make sure you stick around during the credits, because they also serve as an epilogue (and a necessary one at that).
I was fairly excited going into this, as the reviews released in the past couple of days claimed it was nothing short of spectacular. And it was. There was a touching story, budding romance, dozens upon dozens of sci-fi references (which I greatly appreciated), and even enough dystopian and dark elements that made me think "GLOOM-E" might have been a better title (horrible, I know).
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.
For a film with virtually no dialogue for the first 40 minutes, there is a surprising amount of communication in the animations of WALL-E (whose sounds were created by Ben Burtt) and Eve (voiced by Elissa Knight). WALL-E raises and lowers his "eyes" quite frequently, the two say each other's names in much different tones depending on their moods, and WALL-E's Chaplin-esque clumsiness amuses Eve to no end.
One could argue that maybe the film is full of dialogue from Frame 1; it's just not conventional dialogue.
But what really impressed me the most was the beautiful cinematography. That's what I like the most about Pixar; they use animation as a means to tell the story (usually because, as in this case, there's no other way to tell it), not as a genre like Dreamworks does. From the towering skyscrapers of garbage (literally) to WALL-E hanging on to a ladder outside the ship as he's rocketing through space, flying past the sun and through streams of ice particles just within his reach.
As I said earlier, the film was full of sci-fi references including: Blade Runner in the framing of the skyscrapers within the city, although that could have been coincidental; Star Wars in that WALL-E is very similar to R2-D2 (who Ben Burtt also provided the sounds for in that series of films); Alien in the casting of Sigourney Weaver as the ship's computer; and Brazil in the music found in the teasers for the film.
But the most prolifically-referenced film has to be 2001: A Space Odyssey without question. Not only does the film blast "Also Sprach Zarathustra" at one point, but the entire character of AUTO was clearly based on HAL-9000: the lone red eye with a dark lid, the monotonous tone, the rogue tendencies, etc. There's a moment near the end where I honestly was expecting (and hoping) it'd say, "I'm sorry Captain, I'm afraid I can't do that."
As I said earlier, the film is very dark, and quite easily Pixar's darkest film to date. Some of the dark themes within the movie are things I can't discuss because this is a film that just needs to be seen, but between the idea that the human population has basically destroyed Earth and decided to leave the planet is pretty dismal all on its own.
In fact, I'd go so far as to say this is a film that will be better appreciated by adults than their typical target audience. That's not to say the kids won't have a good time because they will, but some of the meaning will be inevitably lost on them.
And that actually may have been what impressed me the most about this film: the seamless branching between the kiddy laughs and jokes, and the the more complex abstract themes like artificial intelligence, human devolution, and space colonization.
The film certainly has its lighter side though as well. The love story between WALL-E and Eve is pretty unique, maybe a tad bizarre but well done nonetheless. As an avid fan of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, I couldn't help but draw comparisons of the humor in my mind (read: a good thing).
If you want a one sentence conclusion, it's nothing short of a masterpiece. This will without a doubt go down as Pixar's finest work, because I'm not sure it'll be possible for them to top this. This will forever serve as a charming testament to Pixar's ingenuity.
A
Make sure you stick around during the credits, because they also serve as an epilogue (and a necessary one at that).
