My Movie Review on WALL-E · 7:40pm Apr 22nd, 2023
Happy Earth Day, my friends.
This is your top-of-the-line film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
Today, I'm gonna give you all my take of Disney-Pixar's "WALL-E".
Here's the rundown of this tale:
WALL-E is the last of a group of robots left on Earth to clean up the planet's excessive pollution, debris, and waste. Despite every other robot being deactivated, WALL-E managed to keep going and has remained active for 700 years.
However, a female robot named EVE unexpectedly arrives on Earth via a rocket ship, the reason being because she's looking for any signs of plant life. Immediately lovestruck by EVE, WALL-E does everything he can to somehow impress her and get her attention. When she's later picked up by her ship, WALL-E goes to the far reaches of space just to get her back.
Meanwhile, humanity's days of being stuck in space may finally be over thanks to the discovery of a living and growing plant.
Prior to making this review, I initially planned on analyzing "WALL-E" for my February Festivity since the romance between the title character and EVE was a central part of the story. But, there were bigger things in life that required my attention at the time, which was why I haven't been able to review as much lately. With my interest in reviewing "WALL-E" still going strong, it later occurred to me that it'd be the perfect movie to review on Earth Day. The reason for why is mainly because of the plant playing an equally large part in the story and the message the film has about caring for our planet. So, I did just that.
Having watched "WALL-E" four times in preparation for reviewing it, I really must say that the film is truly one of Pixar's greatest gems. One of their most unique even!
For instance, the direction by Andrew Stanton, the story by him and Pete Docter, and the screenplay by Stanton and Jim Reardon, were amazingly well-done.
In every way, Andrew Stanton did an excellent job showing that he's one of Pixar's finest players. The story was perhaps one of the most original I had ever seen from the sci-fi genre, and it carried so many heartfelt and emotional moments that melted my heart without trying to. Plus, the comedy was entertaining, and each of the gags were too irresistible not to laugh at.
The themes and morals were nicely done as well. I loved how this motion picture was teaching that unconditional kindness and love are capable of making a positive difference, especially through the impacts left by WALL-E himself. In addition, the film's environmental message was in no way preachy. It genuinely felt like Stanton and company were addressing that we must always be careful with how we handle our garbage and waste, as well as why it's important for us to keep our planet clean. The way they were teaching that we as people must always care for our planet was also a great homage to God tasking us to be the stewards of the rest of his creation, because that's one of the biggest things He calls us to do as his children.
The animation was astonishing, if I may add.
When it came to making the visualization larger than life, Stanton and the animators literally didn't mess around! All of the scenes featuring WALL-E and EVE as they're flying through space were gorgeous, and I literally felt like I was sharing the experience with them. The parts showcasing Earth in its polluted and rundown state were equally well-done, because everything about the depiction seemed to display exactly what would happen if humanity didn't take greater care of the planet.
The live-action portions were great too. Granted, they were all brief at the most, but they did show that Stanton is capable of live-action film directing. The performance of Shelby Forthright was equally splendid, that's for sure.
Likewise, the music by Thomas Newman was magnificent.
With "WALL-E" being the second Pixar film he composed for, Newman showed that he was capable of creating a score that was genuinely unique and different from his work in "Finding Nemo". Everything about the music he made for "WALL-E" was gut-bustingly emotional and powerful, and the way his melodies reflected the film as a science fiction space adventure was breathtaking. In fact, I can't recall many sci-fi movies before "WALL-E" having such humanly heartfelt melodies since the Star Wars & Star Trek franchises.
Finally, the voice acting, characters, and character development were fantastic.
On the subject of WALL-E and EVE, I really can't deny that they were the all-time best of the robot characters featured in this movie. They had the most lovable and distinguished personalities, and their developments throughout the movie made them all-the-more compelling. The romance between WALL-E and EVE was also one of the most awesome I had ever seen in an animated film, particularly because Stanton & company ensured that it played out naturally and developed more as the story progressed. As an honorable mention, I'd like to add that M-O was an instant scene-stealer, and I loved how he developed in his own way.
Along with this, Captain B. McCrea is what I consider to be the film's best human character. At first glance, one might immediately classify the character as a naive incompetent. As the film kept moving forward, though, it becomes clear that the Captain is far from naive or incompetent. The biggest things I find to be both admirable and relatable regarding the Captain is that he's someone who wants to contribute in every way he can and be useful, as well as to actually be a leader instead of a mere figurehead. His personality and character development were remarkably spot-on, that's for sure. Plus, Jeff Garlin's performance as Captain McCrea was perhaps the greatest of his career. His comedic-timings and humorous quips were splendid, of course. But, the emotion and sense of authority Garlin imbued in his character convinced me that he was born for the part.
In conclusion, "WALL-E" is without a doubt one of Pixar's best movies, as well as an amazing sci-fi film with romantic-comedy on the side. It has all the qualifications to be a masterpiece, and it's worthy of being considered a classic too.
So, I rate "WALL-E" a solid five out of five stars.
I really loved that movie and it's too bad they didn't make a sequel of it
Hard to believe this movie came out in 2008. The animation and story hold up today, and the film's messages are just as relevant now as they were back then.
One of Pixar's finest. Without a doubt.
Love this movie! 5/5 stars!