The WALL•E Movie Discussion Thread

Pixar's Feature Films WALL•E
#1

This is the thread for discussion on anything to do with WALL•E: what you thought of it, did/didn’t like, favourite parts etc etc Unless you really want to expand on a point or theory, please refrain from making threads about every little thing, or separate threads for your review of the movie.

This thread is going to be full of spoilers and you MUST use tags, for the sake of those of us who aren’t going to see the movie for a few months. Well, I won’t be seeing the movie till September, so it would probably be best if I avoided this thread altogether, from now on. Hope you all have a “blast” watching the movie and discussing it here.

:mrgreen:

PS: Could we sticky this, please?

#2

Omg, I saw Wall-E tonight at an advanced private screening and it was AMAZING.

I went into this movie with kind of odd expectations- it was kind of similar to when I first saw Cars. First of all, my faith in Pixar and their ability to make fantastic movies overrules all judgments. So I never go into Pixar movies with low expectations, at all. But I am not a big fan of racecar driving and I am equally not a big fan of robots in general. The subjects of both movies are not the most interesting to me as say, food (Ratatouille). But I was blown away both times by Pixar’s ability to make these topics so pleasing and intriguing to me!

For the spoiler free version of a review: It was fantastic: well animated as always and very good character design. The “future” aspect of it was all very uniquely thought out and well executed. It was surprisingly emotional and really really really inspirational for the individual and it also gave me a lot of hope for our society.

For a spoiler-ish review (no big plot points though):

I loved the negative yet truthful view on society and the future Wall-E had. It was amazing, I mean I never thought I would find myself rooting for the obese people… I don’t mean anything rude by that but the obese society is never really given a good light. But the truth is is that that is where we are headed, along with the Buy-N-Large and polluted earth. This movie gave me so much hope in the idea that we still have the ability to fix our problems, no matter how far we are into gluttony and over-indulgence. And the story resolves itself really nicely, but we won’t go into that. :slight_smile:

Seriously, Wall-E was so good. I’m so excited… I’m seeing the midnight show tomorrow night too!! :smiley:

#3

I want to write a review, but even after seeing the sneak preview provided by aicn, I still can’t quite put into words my feelings.

I probably won’t be able to fully put a review down until I see it 1-3 more times.

Though I will say that Wall-E appealed to me, because he’s just a geeky kind of guy, a hopeless romantic who wants to fall in love. Plus, the film appealed to me in loving pantomime in animation (I still have an animated short concept that I’d love to do, all with no dialogue).

This film had some great moments, ominous, sad, funny, and more.

[spoiler]

One moment that just gets me is after they get back to Earth, and EVE frantically tries to repair Wall-E. When he comes back to life, we expect to hear him go ‘Ee-vah,’ but instead he just stares like he’s been reformatted. You see him looking around, but he’s back to just being a machine. Of course, EVE is trying to help him remember, but he just has that one-minded thought to just compact and clean-up. It’s just very sad…even now listening to the music that accompanies that moment, I started to tear up.

That’s what I think makes Wall-E a great character-he runs the full gamut, and even goes through pain and suffering, and we feel for him because of that. [/spoiler]

#4

Sounds great from what I’ve read so far! I’ll be able to watch it myself. In going right into work after the midnight showing. It stinks Disney decided to put a Bolt trailer in front of it instead of an Up teaser.

#5

Didn’t know where to post this but it occurred to me … not really a spoiler but tags anyways - [spoil]did they really expect that WALL-E alone would be able to clean up an entire planet all by himself???[/spoil] I don’t want to know the answer if he doesn’t, but if he does … well, that’s kinda silly. xD

#6

No Spoilers:

But it’s pretty clearly spelled out (VERY obvious) that Wall-e is the LAST of many robots cleaning up Earth. Like the first Mars Rover, which was supposed to only work a few months, but is still going years later.

How timely.

#7

Sid Phillips: Oh, sorry. :frowning: I’ve isolated myself from any and all information regarding the film - all I’ve ever seen is the teaser and official trailer, so I didn’t know.

And if they’ve mentioned it in the trailer, I feel extra stupid. :stuck_out_tongue: But I’ve been so wary of spoilers that I actually only saw the trailers a couple of times, most of the time when it was unavoidable (like before a film in theatre.)

#8

I am going to keep out of the WALL•E subforum till it’s 30-7 and I have had the time to see it (lousy Netherlands with its late premieres >< )

#9

Hi, guys. I’m new.

Saw Wall*E tonight. There’s nothing to spoil, this film took me by shock and by surprise, and I’ve been obsessed with it for a while. I have to say that there were several things that were shocking to me. I’ll be going back. Not just once. That much I know for certain.

First, the intro to the film. Did my head in. In the best sense of those words. It’s fresh, unexpected, and done magnificently.

Second, the story all around. It’s the simplest story Pixar have done so far… The reason that should be shocking is because there ought to be gaping holes in characters motivations, there ought to be terrible crashes, trainwrecks, chaos… Nazis riding on Dinosaurs. But instead, there comes this… marvelous piece of cinema. It’s not “cerebral” or “pretentious.” It is Wall-E, and I fail to find a better adjective.

I’m afraid I’ll be misunderstood, so let me put it this way. I disagree with reviewers that claim this film is style over content. I disagree with people who would claim that the film is a massive departure from Pixar’s line up. Yet, Wall-E is different by being so ultimately obsessed with little things, that it keeps the story itself perfectly linear, and without the highly volatile plot lines that Pixar are well-known for.

The last thing that took me by shock… The camerawork. Man oh man did those dynamic zooms and everything rock my world for the first part of the movie. And man oh man did I completely forgot about all that jazz the moment that Wall-E left Earth. Cheers, Pixar, you made the one guy who came in devoted completely to keep track of sound (my profession), only to end up being fascinated by camera work, before losing all my focus, all my nerddom to a simple little story, the likes of which have not been told. I’ll be back to try to see the camera tricks again this week. And I’ll be coming back for those sounds, as well.

Stanton’s right - this movie doesn’t sound like it would work. If I will describe it to you, you’ll think it “kind of sucks.” No, really, this is coming from a person who’s been obsessed to see it all this time. This isn’t a story kind of movie that would read well in a book, or work well as “live action.” It’s a movie kind of movie - a film where every frame matters, and whose style and methods could not be different without ruining something about what we’re lucky to have gotten. Go see it. To say that it works would be a gross understatement.

Sorry for such a long post.

#10

Could someone please describe the credits for me, please?

I’ve heard it shows…[spoil]the rebuilding of Earth with Vincent van Gogh and Atari (Pong) references?![/spoil] That sounds very…interesting.

#11

[spoiler]Yes, the credits are very nicely done! :smiley: It starts off with the Vincent van Gogh (you know, the credits for the big names, usually only one name at a time) and goes through the kind of epilogue of the movie. It basically shows the happy after-ending of the movie. It is beautifully done- some scenes are in water color, and others are in pastel. Very emotive and colorful. :slight_smile:

The Atari references follow, with the long normal credits. Wall-E, Eve, and several other characters zoom across the sides of the credits in that block-pixel form familiar to the old video games. They also pull out several props from the movie and recreate some memorable scenes in much more blocky animation.[/spoiler]

Hope that gives you a good picture of the credits! :slight_smile:

I saw it for the second time at midnight today. STILL REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD!! :smiley:

#12

(Spoiler-safe)
Went to see Wall-E tonight at a midnight show. I was going to wait until Saturday, but glad I went tonight. Theatre in Southern California was over 3/4ths filled at midnight – with a lot of other cinemas in the area also doing midnight shows. Audience was almost all 20-somethings, very enthusiastic. Someone in the booth screwed up with the attached “Bolt” trailer, and it played upside down, inverted (like a mirror) and backward – from end to beginning (with the sound playing backwards too!)

Tannenschnaps: Yes. People should definitely stay to the very end of the credits, to the final closing logo ([spoil]which, by the way, is not Pixar’s[/spoil]). Orchestra personnel wasn’t listed (as usual… ah well, only “Cars” actually listed the musician’s names) but the closing credits (just like the entire movie) was extremely well done.

After having seen most of the movie in snippets little by little for the past year, it was great to sit back to watch (and hear) it completed all the way through. I’ll be going back at least twice more to see it with the younger set.

I don’t really want to say too much, mostly because I really feel sorry for those people living in areas that won’t get the film for a while. Even with just a few weeks delay (let alone months, like Australia and Japan) it’ll probably be close to impossible to avoid seeing spoilers and having so much expectations and pre-conceived notions. So let me just say, forget everything you read (including this) and when you’re able to, go see it – and be enthralled.

#13

Ok, what should I do now until September? I’m writing some exams in July and after that I’m going to enjoy the 3 month long semester break without WALL-E. Damn.

Sorry to hear that the orchestra personnel wasn’t shown in the credits. :frowning:

Anyway, the movie sounds really great. :smiley:

#14

I’m seeing the movie in a few hours, so a big thank you to Rachelcakes for sprouting up this mind-venting thread (among others)!!

QUESTION: It seems that I should stay for the end credits. Is there a clip waiting for me? Something extra-special? Please reply asap, because I hate sticking it out and being unrewarded. Then again, nowdays I actually read the credits.

~Sarah

Miafka – that’s hilarious! I’m in stitches just thinking about it!

#15

I’ll just say this: it’s a fun little ‘coda’ to the film if you stay through the credits. I wasn’t expecting it, and those of us who did see it just laughed and gave it a little applause.

#16

It’s really short and I would recommend sitting through the credits just for the credits… because the artwork and such is really nice. And it’s always nice to show your appreciation to all of those people who worked on the project. :slight_smile:

#17

Why would we want to ruin it for you? :frowning:

However if you insist, [spoil]It’s great! It’s a representation of the re-colonization of earth. It starts out with very basic ‘cave drawing’ art as the gels just land and the art style gradually traverses to later and later styles of art. Egyptian hieroglyphs, Roman mosaics, renaissance oil paintings, etc. No one does credits like Pixar! And then at the end is a basic retelling of the movie in Pixel art. Can’t wait for the DVD so I can get’s me a Pixel Eve avatar! [/spoil]

#18

Because I have to wait additional three months and the info here is keeping me from downloading the movie. Yeah, not cool.

#19

So when does the Wall-E group get created? :smiley:

#20

Tannenschnaps says: Ok, what should I do now until September? I’m writing some exams in July and after that I’m going to enjoy the 3 month long semester break without WALL-E.

Well, you could come to the US for your break and see the movie here. I think just about everything in the US can be bought for 1 Euro now… :sunglasses:

Seriously though, even when it comes out where you live, you’ll want to see this movie in a place with good projection and sound. It’s a 2.39:1 widescreen movie, and more than a lot of other movies, you’ll want to see this one in a place that has top-notch projection.