Space

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This one starts slow but ends up being pretty satisfying. Still, compared with most other Pixar efforts, it falls short. ( )

A trash-compacting robot falls in love.

Amazing. Probably the perfect movie. It is a bit strange that I seem to be the target audience; someone making a movie that is exactly the movie I want to see is pretty much the last thing I would have expected to ever happen.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 4.1/4 ( )

Wall-E and his pet cockroach are alone in a garbage wonderland that is Earth until EVE shows up looking for plant life. What follows is an adventure as Wall-E follows EVE back to the ship where the humans are. Children and adults will enjoy this film and both groups will get something different out of their viewing. For adults, there is certainly the environmental message and for children the friendship that forms for a lonely robot who has a pet cockroach will delight them. As a Disney/Pixar production, the expected crisp computer animated imagery with lush backgrounds are present, mostly in cooler tones. Although the story revolves around Wall-E and EVA, there are other characters as well that will intrigue kids. On the DVD, the deleted scenes an extra shorts are quite humorous. The message of the film is protect the environment. The way it is delivered is fun and interesting and dulls the sharp edge of the environmental criticism. It might be Disney, but it's not your typical prince charming meets a princess in distress type of story. Here, it is the princess, EVA, that does the rescuing, and both EVA and Wall-E are the ones that come together and help the people around them. Children (and adults) who love space travel, robots, and/or environmentalism will enjoy this film. Highly Recommended. ( )