Wall·E
Ginger and I made it out to see Wall·E tonight. It’s an intimate, slow burning animated film from Pixar, a studio known for their instant-appeal, large-scale features. While by and large (ha! an unintended movie reference) I really like Pixar’s back catalog, but with films like Finding Nemo I feel that the sentimentality is too forced, even for kids. But, that’s the nature of the Disney machine. Don’t get me started on the unnecessary, sometimes frightful imagery of their classic films.
That being said, I went into Wall·E knowing that I would like it. The bits I had gleaned from the trailers, advance reviews, the production stills and the sheer amount of positive hype meant that I was going to walk away impressed. But even with that foreknowledge I still felt that I had seen a truly remarkable movie and glad that we went to see it on the big screen.
While Camille is still too young to sit through a movie at home, let alone at a theater, this is the type of movie I know that she will cherish. It’s visually stimulating – perhaps with better art direction than any film I’ve ever seen – and it also has charming characters, smart storytelling and a big heart. While the designer in me loved to see the set pieces, the artistic in-jokes and the attention to the tiniest of detail, the father in me loved the film’s many simple messages and themes.
Definitely a must-see and a must-own, as I can’t wait to share it with my daughter. Two weeks until The Dark Knight…
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