On second viewing, I noticed something I hadn't before. Sigourney Weaver was cast as the voice of the computer. The voice of the computer almost always repeated something someone else said. I thought this might've been a clever nod at Galaxy Quest, in which her Star Trek-like character's job was to repeat things the other characters said for the benefit of the computer (as though it only understood her voice.)

It didn't hold up quite as well on second viewing, but that may have been the sleep deprival and the jet lag, as we'd had a redeye flight that landed half a day before.

I had thought the same thing initially. But I came to realize that not everyone would be so quick to pick up the subtler reference (without the music). I know some people didn't get it until the music played.

I feel the need to reiterate that the nitpicky issues I had with the human side of the story are inconsequential to me, mentioned only if asked. And I'm sure I could find a fair share of equally nitpicky issues with the robot side of the story (car alarm, zippo, the fact that he was totally desperate to get inside his shelter when the first storm came around but seemed no worse for wear when he later got caught outside, etc. etc.).

My overall problem lies not in those details but in the strength of the storytelling as it related to the Axiom's journey. It grabbed me at first with the setup but never managed to make me care very much about it. We can talk precedent, references, message, etc. all we want, the fact remains that the humans and their blobbly plight engendered in me but a miniscule fraction of the emotion I felt for Wall-E and Eve. So it detracted from my experience and felt very removed from the movie as a whole.

So for me, my memory of the movie is of the brilliant love story. Talk of BNL and microgravity is of no interest to me one way or another anymore. I'm just going to kind of ignore it.

That is, I imagine, how I will ultimately feel about this movie. I will think no more beyond robot love and silent movie...hurrah!

And I will continue to be in awe that they even partially tackled the question of how much luxury is too much luxury.

Yep, to each their own. I enjoyed the social commentary just as much as the love story. So there. It wouldn't be half the movie to me if it was just the gooey story of Wall-E and Eve.


Nobody need feel one way or the other. I'm glad I appreciated both elements of the film.

I think I might go see this movie this weekend.......

This thread has more words in it than the movie does.
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OMG: Imagine "Sooooo..., The Movie" - That'd be longer than Gone with the wind !

I saw WALL-E over the weekend and really enjoyed it even though I went in with uncertainty. I'm a big fan of what Pixar and Disney can do, but with both Findng Nemo and Cars it took a while to truly appreciate them.

Of course, there were a few things that I nitpicked, like the car alarm. Really? After 700 years that battery is still working? And Fred Willard's non-animated appearance bugged me a little. Couldn't they have animated Fred?

Like I said, nitpick. Overall I thought it was well done.


kels.