Wall-e

In the future there are robots.  Cute robots and their cockroach pals.  Oh, and garbage.  Huge freaking piles of garbage.  But that’s ok, Wall-e’s here to clean it up while we’re away.

The movie Wall-e opened recently and I managed to get over to see it with my parents on Tuesday past.  To say that the movie was delightful would be a serious understatement.  The film follows the exploits of the little trash compactor on treads, Wall-e, as he follows his crush, Eve, while getting swept up into an adventure that places the fate of humanity in his little gaspers.

Pixar’s excellence in animation shines here.  No other animated film comes close to the quality that they consistantly offer forth.  The landscapes that are shown often look nearly photorealistic and the little extras that pop up from time to time, such as the camera refocusing, are expertly integrated into the film in such a way that to most people, unless pointed out by some sort of geek (raises hand), they might not even stop to think that such things as camera jostling or refocusing don’t exist in the realm of computer generated images.  There is no camera.  Instead these little add-ons give a deeper feeling of realism that makes the audience’s immersion even fuller.

All in all, I intend fully to deck out my area around my computer by picking up little Eve and Wall-e figurines to keep me company.  If you haven’t seen the movie yet.. what’s wrong with you?