Wall-e

[Shraka]

Originally Posted by Neo_Version 7

There's a tragic version?

I enjoyed the movie as well. I agree that the movie was slow in the beginning but it definitely picked up.

The almost ending, right before he gets his memory back.

 

[Neo_Version 7]

Ohhh. Okay. I think I know what you mean. If Wall-E had just been reset w/o any memory of EVE and whatnot. Yeah, that part does come to mind because I know my computer wouldn't remember my past Research Essays just because I tried to hold its hand.

 

[Bradford]

Do you guys have any idea how upset my kids would have been with that ending?

 

[Neo_Version 7]

Oh, man. That part where EVE watches all the things Wall-E did for her like covering her while it rained...so sad.

 

[kyoru]

I still haven't watched this movie yet. I gotta check it out soon.

 

[Shraka]

Originally Posted by Bradford

Do you guys have any idea how upset my kids would have been with that ending?

Which is why they couldn't have done it. I like that it's in there for the adults to go "Holy crap that would have been a sad ending." without having all the kids (and most of the adults) crying as they left the cinema.

 

[Sesame Seed]

Pixar have outdone themselves with the first twenty minutes of this film. They came incredibly close to making it too cutesy but there is a human quality to it. Here we have a little robot that is imitating love. He falls for Eve not on the basis of her personality (or physical appearance), but on the sole fact that he wants to imitate love. He wants to abolish his loneliness. I think it says a lot about love. We are all little robots with the same urge. Our nature is to need and be needed by others like us. We are all materialistic to a degree and amuse ourselves with trash. Wall-E literally does the same. The film spirals back into children's domain once the robots orbit out into space and the human characters are introduced but even the formulaic ending could not ruin the twenty minutes of movie magic. I was watering up. BTW the short before the film is excellent.

 

[Patrician]

Is it true that there's no speaking in Wall-e?

 

[acidboy]

not true.

 

[Patrician]

Well, is it true that there's very little speaking in Wall-e then?

 

[Sesame Seed]

Originally Posted by Patrician

Well, is it true that there's very little speaking in Wall-e then?

The first twenty minutes. The humans add to the word count with some unneeded flapping of the mouth after that. The first twenty minutes is like the first few drops of Creaming Soda that you taste. It gets awfully familiar after that but it has well and truly made an impression on you prior to the rot setting in.

 

[Neo_Version 7]

You should like, review movies or something.

 

[shoreman1782]

Or get into the soft drink business.

 

[Shraka]

Originally Posted by Sesame Seed

Pixar have outdone themselves with the first twenty minutes of this film. They came incredibly close to making it too cutesy but there is a human quality to it. Here we have a little robot that is imitating love. He falls for Eve not on the basis of her personality (or physical appearance), but on the sole fact that he wants to imitate love. He wants to abolish his loneliness. I think it says a lot about love. We are all little robots with the same urge. Our nature is to need and be needed by others like us. We are all materialistic to a degree and amuse ourselves with trash. Wall-E literally does the same. The film spirals back into children's domain once the robots orbit out into space and the human characters are introduced but even the formulaic ending could not ruin the twenty minutes of movie magic. I was watering up. BTW the short before the film is excellent.

I agree that the first half is really good, but the rest of the movie works well too, and has a strong message. I this future, humans concern themselves with trivial distractions, while there is beauty going on right in front of their faces, if only they'd turn off their computer screen. The distractions and luxuries of their world have also completely ruined their physical bodies, which is a worthwhile message and warning for more than just children, as over 60% of people in Australia, the UK and USA are overweight or obese.

Once you meet the humans the contrast between Wall-Es humanity and the humans robotic behavior becomes apparent.

I really liked the ending. Both the almost ending, and the real ending.