WALL-E
Pixar's latest is very cute, adorable, in fact, and a whole lot more. And while it may not be groundbreaking it is nonetheless daring for a ninety-plus-minute cartoon that has two leading characters hardly muttering a word. The movie mostly relies on visual exposition to tell the story of a sole surviving robot in a near future, collecting trash as souvenirs and singing songs from HELLO DOLLY, and his infatuation with a robot who lands on Earth with a mission to find signs of sustainable life on our planet. Playing much like a Jacques Tati film, the film takes us onto a spaceship [looking suspiciously like a cruise ship] filled with overweight human inhabitants with very little on their mind. However, a subversive effort by a small band of renegades lead by WALL-E and his newfound pal Eve takes place when the ship's auto-pilot tries to prevent them from returning. In place of dialogue our two robots communicate through expressions and the result, at times, comes across as something between pantomime and spending time with your cherished pet dog. It's a true shame that the humans populating this highly spirited film are not nearly as interesting. As cute, acute and astute as WALL-E is, it is a tad too serious in tone for younger kids. Such a concept is most definitely aimed at their parents.
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