Wall·E Review
by Geoff Faigal (47drift)June 28, 2008
Wall·E was on my Most Anticipated Movie list for some time. I finally got a chance to see it, and it turned out to be the most amazing movie I’ve seen in a long time.
The story is basically this: Mankind leaves the planet Earth due to an ever-growing problem of trash. Trash is scattered all over the world to a point where no vegetation can live. Man leaves Earth with a number of robots to clean up, but eventually, it all goes haywire, and all the robots shut down. Well, all of them except for one. That one is Wall·E.
Wall·E is left alone on the earth with absolutely no friends (but a tiny cockroach). He knows nothing of what has happened to mankind, as it has been more than 700 years since man left. Over this time, Wall·E has developed a slight defect: he’s developed a curious personality. He collects all sorts of trinkets and doodads and loves to find out how things work. He does the same thing every day of his robot life. Until one day.
A scouting robot named Eve lands on planet Earth, and for Wall·E, it’s love at first sight. He instantly falls for her and starts to try to win her over. She’s a bit of a violent one, but that doesn’t stop him. He brings Eve to his place to show him his collections, and ends up showing her a tiny sprout of a plant. This is just what Eve was sent to find. Vegetation.
And from there, Eve flies back to the space station where humanity has moved to, and Wall·E tags along, changing the lives of everyone he meets. I’m not going to say much more than that, as I wouldn’t want to spoil this incredible movie.
Wall·E won me over on several regards. First off, the little guy is charmingly cute, especially when he’s around Eve. They’re both amazingly developed characters, and they keep you smiling throughout the entire movie. The visuals are astounding as always, and the story of how one curious little robot can change all of mankind for the better and change a programmed robot to show the emotion of love is one of the most touching things I’ve ever seen in a movie. It’s truly remarkable. The music was flawlessly done, and everything about this movie can be complemented tenfold.
Basically, this movie is a must see. I can safely say that this is now my favorite movie of the summer (and believe me, I’ve been seeing a lot of them). I’d go as far as to say that it’s now one of my favorite Disney movies of all time. And that’s saying a heck of a lot.
So, Wall·E, although I haven’t written many reviews, I must say, you won me over big time. Up until now, I hadn’t ever watched a movie where I was so attached to the characters, and it kept me smiling from the opening Pixar short to the logo after the credits (except for the dramatic moments, of course). A job well done, Wall·E. A job well done.
Now, it’s time for a first. Never before have I given a movie this sort of score, on this site or on any other site I’ve written for. I feel it essential that Wall·E gets the honor of being my first. This movie gets an absolutely flawless 5.0 out of 5.0.
June 28th, 2008 at 2:39 am
You said nothing I wouldn’t have said. Fantastic movie, people.
June 28th, 2008 at 11:01 am
must be a pretty good movie =D
June 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
It LOOKS good. With you saying that it makes me want to watch it even more.
June 28th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
NOW I MUST SEE IT!!!!!!
June 30th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
July 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I went to see The Incredible Hulk because of your last review, I will agree that it was on the same level as Iron Man, but not that it was better. I’m going to have to go check out Wall-E now.