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Movie Review: Wall-E
Today, I took the kids to see Wall-E. I love PIXAR and Wall-E is a cutie. But I was disturbed to watch yet another movie that is very thinly guised as a sermon for children. Wall-E is the only surviving robot on an Earth filled with junk and he is plugging along trying to accomplish his directive alone. His directive is 700 years old and it is to clean up the junk left behind by the humans.
There are signs everywhere that indicate a huge company that was leading people around by their nose telling them to buy, buy, buy. Then the company creates spaceships and sends humans off into space on a five year vacation while the Earth gets cleaned up. 700 years and generations later, what is left of the human race is fat, drinks their meals from a cup, and rides everywhere on hover seats. Wall-E and a Captain with hope in his heart lead the way to a better future for everyone.
Wall-E is cute. The story is an oversimplification that I am afraid children, who look at the world very literally, won't be able to sort out the fun from the unlikely.
I give the movie 2.5 out of 5 stars.
The kids liked it a lot though...so they give it two thumbs up!
interesting that a company who takes up close to a quarter of consumer profits on it's cheaply made, over priced movie merchandise would have a film that puts a negative spin on consumerism and waste...
July 15, 2008 12:35 AMI didn't mind the environmental preaching too much since it mostly went over my daughter's head. She loves Wall-E and Eve a lot and it was the first movie she ever sat and watched all the way through. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars. ;-)
July 15, 2008 8:28 AMI thought the same thing Misty as I was buying my daughter some extensively packaged Wall-E merchandise at BJ's.
July 15, 2008 10:38 AMWall-E totally looks like the robot from "Short Circuit"... minus the cheesy 80's style of course
July 15, 2008 6:30 PMMy SIL saw this too and said the same. It's all about recycling, taking care of the earth etc. Which is a great storyline. But she thought it'd be more entertaining not informative. Wall-E himself seems cute but ...
July 17, 2008 1:11 PM
