As I sit here writing this… I can’t stop crying. I… I just don’t know what it is… but I can’t stop crying…
I swear, I… I’m listening to a sample track of “Define Dancing” from the WALL-E soundtrack right now and I… I…
Mr. Stanton, what have you done? What have you created to make my eyes well up with tears during a film, something that hasn’t happened in more than ten years…? What did you make?
I’m sorry, everyone, but that’s… that’s all that I can say right now. I can’t explain what it was like at the moment, but I can’t wipe this smile off of my face either…
The part where Wall-E is crushed in the tube was enough to bring anyone to tears. And especially the ending, as well.
I actually had to try to prevent myself from shedding a tear at the end, but I failed…sniff It’s such a truly touching movie… and I’d love to see it again.
Remy14 - Oh yes, that scene was just… holds back tears
There were so many moments in that film that were worth shedding tears over, namely these (I thought):
[spoil]1.Define Dancing* - Beautiful. I can’t even justifiably describe this sequence. I first started crying here, though. I remember that.
2.Fixing WALL-E* - My word, I can’t describe this scene either… I’m truly sorry, but I just… can’t describe it…
3.Desperate EVE* - Wow. Heh. Wow. That ending was sugar on a rose. EVE had gone from this completely static character with a main directive… to a compassionate, thoughtful entity with a pure sense of adoration for this little robot, WALL-E. I just love how it was played out – WALL-E’s hand grabbing hers; life exploding back into his previously lifeless body; their eyes meeting. Indescribable…
*All titles featured were acquired from the official WALL-E soundtrack.[/spoil]
You’re absolutely right: It’s worth a second viewing…
(ties in with my above post) Words just can’t describe this movie… and I feel that my second viewing, and every viewing beyond that will be just as breathtaking as the first.
And, wow, I didn’t even talk about the soundtrack. I loved it just as much as I loved the movie. It tied in perfectly, and really helped set the mood, especially during the emotional parts.
Mitch, [spoil]I loved Desperate Eve, too. It definitely made the movie and it showed just how much Eve had changed from the beginning of the movie.[/spoil]
I just watched WALL-E a couple of hours ago. The movie, as expected, was absolutely brilliant. It was funny, emotional, great to look at… the fact of the matter is, there aren’t enough adjectives to describe this masterpiece (Pixar’s ninth consecutive masterpiece, to be precise). WALL-E also has a great message, which wasn’t delivered in a preachy manner.
It took me a while to decide whether WALL-E should rank above or below Ratatouille in my list, but I eventually made up my mind. Here’s my updated Pixar ranking:
I must say I was a bit disappointed in the trailers.
Bolt was the best one to me (surprisingly).
Tale of Despereaux, meh. I guess the books are popular with kids?
Beverly Hills Chihuahua… You serious, Disney? Please stop desecrating your brand any more. It’s a good thing they have Pixar now.
I did miss seeing the Pixar teaser. I would have been satisfied with just the logo “UP” (similar to the Da Vinci Code teaser a while back). That would have gotten me pumped already.
But the worst one - Madagascar 2?? C’mon. Why does Dreamworks get to have a trailer on a Disney movie but not vice versa? I don’t remember ever seeing a Disney trailer in front of any of their movies.
Just came from the theatre. Fantastic film. I think it just beat Toy Story as my favorite Pixar flick, though I have too many childhood memories attached to Toy Story.
Anyway, I spent the entire movie either giggling, laughing uncontrollably, cheering the characters on, tearing, or just staring at the screen in awe. It was really easy to relate to and love that little hopeless romantic of a robot. I thought that Eve was pretty awesome. [spoil]Blowing up everything that moves and all. AWESOME.[/spoil]
I knew from the moment I walked in the theatre that I would be crying at some point during this movie, [spoil]but I was pretty surprised that I wasn’t crying during the part when Wall-E was getting crushed. I think I was just shocked. It wasn’t until the part when it seemed that Wall-E didn’t remember anything that I started tearing.[/spoil]
I liked the overall design of the characters, including all of the human characters. And I was very glad that I actually had my glasses this time, because the visuals were as stunning as I thought they would be.
The credits were also done nicely, and it was even better because I got to quietly sing along, since I memorized ‘Down to Earth’ pretty quickly after I downloaded it…
Overall, I’ll give it a 10/10. Now to go make plans to see it again!
And was anybody else as disappointed as we were after [spoil]the Buy-N-Large logo showed up at the end and there was nothing after? I mean, it was pretty cool that was there, but we thought there was going to be more for a second.[/spoil]
well, no spoilers here, but the moment the credits started i was ready to see it again. we live in Hollywood, and had to drive out to the Valley to see it, as the only place in town was the El Capitan, and i couldn’t justify $26. plus, that place is a zoo.
i brought my Interactive WALL-E to the movie, and did a mini photo doc of his adventure. when i saw them passing out watches to the kids, i grabbed WALL-E and went over to the usher - 'Excuse me, are these just for human kids? Or can a 700 year old robot have one, too?"
I scored a watch.
Tomorrow i’m off to Disneyland, and i was going to bring WALL-E with me to continue the photo doc, but he’s a little fragile in the neck, and i don’t want him bouncing around in my bag all day. so i’ll bring a smaller action figure instead.
and of course, i’m going to see the movie again tomorrow while i’m at the park.
Glad you enjoyed the movie, guys! I really can’t wait to see it, and right now it’s just painful for me to have to wait another 2 and a 1/2 months to see it, but I’m sure it will be worth the wait.
Stop. You’re making tears well-up in my eyes, from hearing how the movie has affected you guys. SRSLY. Yeah, I’m a crybaby, so wut.
Remy14 - Oh gosh, the music… Besides the obvious charming quality of the romantic theme, I think that the score was what really did it for me. That moment where…
[spoil]…WALL-E and EVE are dancing amongst the stars, with that majestic beat caressing the background, reached the epitome of enchantment…[/spoil]
Yeah, it was a real character arc for EVE, and I love how it played out.
rachel - Aww, gosh. hands rachel a tissue box There’s nothing wrong with crying. Heheh.
Seriously, though, I’m listening to a sample of music from the WALL-E soundtrack and it’s just… beyond compare…
I have gotta tell you that this is not my favoriite Pixar movie of all time. I didn’t really like it. In addition to that, it is on the bottom of my “Pixar Favorite Movie Classification” list. [spoil]However, there is absolutely one concept that totally got me bouncing off of me seat everytime I hear it. Everytime Hello Dolly comes up, wheter it is the song, or the clips, I would start smiling from ear to ear. The truth is in my last musical I did, I did Hello Dolly (I played the part Barnaby). And the Hello Dolly production we put on was just as incredible and amazing as any professional show. But anyways, As soon the the song “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” started up the WALL-E movie, I started singing along. So many High School theatre memories were brought back. I was so happy to see one of my favorite musicals (that I seen and performed in) put in a Pixar film.[/spoil]
Hey! New here, but I’d like to hear everyone’s say about the ending. [spoil]Didn’t it feel a little cheap that WALL-E just magically remembered EVE? I don’t know… it felt forced, and put in there to keep the kiddies happy. I could’ve been a great tragedy of a story, but I felt Pixar kinda ruined it.[/spoil]
Thanks for that itty spoiler. Serves me right for checking around here.
Just wanted to say I was going to see it today, but my neighbor needed my parents’ help. Lovely turn-around though - he’s treated us to go see Spamalot in the city. And for that, I can wait to see WALL-E till next weekend (not that WALL-E isn’t good- I’m just a sucker for live stage-shows. )
"If WALL-E had not remembered in the end, then the message would essentially have been “yeah, we are all worthless drones in the end. There is no difference between surviving and LIVING, and the fight to save the Earth and the fight for love and for something more than ourselves, its all in vain.”
The movie would have just felt so hopeless in the end. In my opinion, WALL-E being broken, then losing his memory, and then getting it back was almost like a brief mini summary of the whole plot of the movie. Earth is destroyed, but now its fixed (can grow life again), but everyone has lost their humanity. And in the end, they gain their humanity back.
And in the end, that’s what the movie is saying about mankind now. The Earth is broken, and needs to be fixed, but we’re all losing touch with what made us ALIVE in the first place. So can we REMEMBER that, or not?"
I pretty much feel the same way as Tannen feels about the ending, but that being said I wish that it would have lingered a bit longer, so it was a little unsatisfying of an ending for me.
I mean it wrapped up the major plot threads, but I would have liked to have seen a longer montage of them re-building, planting, etc.
But that’s one of the film’s strengths, it feels effortless and completely genuine. Not puffed up or heavy handed at all.
Can’t wait for UP. Very excited about what’s to come from the Emeryville boys.
I think this should be wrapped in spoiler tags… but I agree with you, Tannenschnaps. [spoil]It was worth it in the end to have Wall•E remember, not just as a summary, but as a great ending![/spoil]
[spoil]We don’t know the hardware configuration of Wall-E units, so perhaps there is a seperate long-term memory module stored somewhere else in his unit and the spark triggered a reboot of Wall-E’s system that allowed it to reload the memory from this module.[/spoil]
This movie was beyond amazing. It took my already high expectations, stamped on them, thrown out the window, then crushed into a tiny cube 800 years later.
It was brilliant. I can’t even think straight
Rebecca, watch it. Now. Sneak out of the house if you gotta.
Serves me right for checking around here.
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