Wall-E Review

It's no secret that Wall-E has been getting rave reviews so far. We saw it last night and every hype given to it is well-deserved. As with Ratatouille, this movie has something a lot of movie doesn't have - A HEART! This robot shows more humanity than any Arnold Swarchenegger movie. And I could easily fall in love with Eve. Who wouldn't love a "female", gun-trotting robot that can fix a trash compacter in 60 seconds flat? :)

I thought the first half of the movie (before all the dialog started) was more mesmerizing than the second half. It's not because of the quality, but more rather due to Pixar's brilliance in telling a story and conveying emotions without a single word of dialog. Of all the parts of the movie, this was where I thought it was at its best. Within a few minutes, you felt as if you know Wall-E and empathized with him (it?). And if you're familiar with Macs, you'll love him even more! :)

As far as storyline goes, which is usually the strongest asset of a Pixar movie, I thought that Ratatouille had a more fascinating storyline. The second half of the movie that took place on Axiom spaceship was funny and fun, but with a rather pedestrian storyline. The conglomeration of misfit robots as Wall-E's allies felt a bit like the Tank Gang in Finding Nemo. One of my friends said that the 2nd half probably was to keep the kids awake and interested. So while the 2nd half was fun and action-packed, the 1st half was all heart and soul.

As far as intelligence goes, it is just slightly lower than Ratatouille, which isn't bad at all considering that Ratatouille was just brilliant. I don't think the French will be as enamored with Wall-E as they did with Ratatouille. Still, don't let this stop you seeing it, even if you're French! :) As many reviewers have said, this is the best movie of the year so far.

Zz.