Pixar scores another hit with WALL-E says our KPBS Teen Critic (Walt Disney)
By Vikram Bhoyrul
Over the last couple years Pixar has delivered some fantastic animated movies such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles , and Ratatouille . All of these films were entertaining for all age groups and were definitely re-watchable. So it goes without saying that WALL-E (opening June 27 throughout San Diego) had a lot to live up to. I was skeptical at first. The trailer wasn't anything spectacular and all in all it just seemed very childish. Now after watching WALL-E , I can honestly say that Pixar has given us another fantastic animated movie. It may have even topped its predecessors.
WALL-E is far more entertaining and deep than the trailer lets on. What looks like a good kid's movie full of slapstick humor is in fact a phenomenal movie with a love story slipped in. When you feel happy for a two-foot, trash collecting robot you know that there is something special about the movie. WALL-E starts off hundreds of years in the future when mankind has finally exhausted all of Earth's natural resources and filled the world up with too much junk, making Earth unsustainable for life. Conditions have become so bad that all of the humans have left Earth to live on luxury space cruises where their every need is catered to by robots. They become so dependent on technology that they do absolutely nothing and after 700 years have become morbidly obese. I saw this as a nice commentary on man's current mistreatment of the environment and the obesity epidemic that has hit America.
After all the humans leave Earth, all that is left behind are clean-up robots that pile trash thousands of feet high in order to clean up the planet. The last of the robots left is the main character WALL-E. WALL-E suffers from loneliness and although he has the world literally to himself all he wants is someone to hold his hand. Although the movie may have started off a little slow by the time the female robot was introduced into the story, things really picked up and so began WALL-E's incredible adventure through the final frontier in his search for love.
WALL-E (rated G for all audiences) was very entertaining and is a great movie for all ages.
Vikram Bhoyrul is a senior at The Bishop's School in La Jolla. For years film has been a passion of his. Besides Star Wars, his favorite movies are Children of Men, Cinderella Man. Life of Brian, and without question The Lion King. He would also like to become a journalist when he grows up. His goal is to become an influential network anchor. In his free time he likes running, singing, watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and cooking. At high school, he is the editor of his own school newspaper, and in college he wishes to major in journalism.
