I have always been a huge fan of Pixar films. They always seem to get the nail right on the head when it comes to character design, story flow, and overall imaginative concept to creation. From Toy Story and Monsters, Inc., all the way to Ratatouille, Pixar has been able to warm my heart, and tell me a story that is always imaginative and crazy. It might just be me, but they connect you to the characters unlike anyone else has ever been able to do. That's just the magic of Pixar.
So tonight I went to see WALL-E, Pixar's latest production, with all the hopes that I would be in for a wonderful trip all over again. To be honest, it was more than I could hope for.
Starting at the beginning, I'm just going to applaud Pixar once more. It's not often anymore that you can watch a movie in theaters, and enjoy to such an extent the mini-movie that comes before it. Come to think of it, that's a dying breed, as it's only Pixar movies that give you the warm up show anymore, and Pixar is the only one who can deliver such an amazing show. Short, sweet, and hilarious, this little short about a magician's rabbit and his quest for his carrot was great. The entire audience ate it up, and I still can't help but crack a smile thinking of what happened between the advertisements and the actual movie. Pure gold.
Now, we get to the meat of the action. Fact is, I had no idea -what- WALL-E was about. I saw this little robot, with those ImageViewer eyes, and I just figured it was going to be some sort of funny robot movie. Not at all, and I was quite surprised, and pleased, with what I found. Pixar somehow made a really effective love movie out of robots. And threw in an important message while they were at it, without ever detracting from the overall story. I'm going to avoid specifics, because this is the kind of movie you hit people over ruining. I'd even tell you the meaning of his name, but that would key you in to the story, and if you really want it, just search the net. I'll just say that, at the end, I was tense as all hell, just hoping beyond hope that something would happen. You know, that kind of something that happens in great movies.
The flow of the story was great. There really wasn't a time that I felt like I was waiting for the next part of the movie to begin. The more you watch, the more you feel like the movie is moving with you, instead of the other way around. I was -enamored- by these little robots' story, and most of them couldn't even utter a word! It's not easy to convey strong emotions like love without a word or expression to do it with.
Now, I know I'm sort of rambling on about WALL-E. I've waved this nice little stick in front of you, aobut how amazing it is, and all of this great stuff I'm raving about it. Now I've thrown the stick, refusing to tell you about the movie myself. You should go get it! Seriously, go get a ticket, take the whole family and watch this movie, you won't regret what you get to see. As for any of my friends reading this, I'm up to go again, just give me a call and we'll go. That's truly how good it is. In the ancient ways of the movie critic, I give WALL-E a 9.5/10.
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