Wall-E

[Alex]

Mmmmm, that must produce some oozy cubes.

[innerSpaceman]

Um, you are spot-on about videotapes not surving 700 years (hahaha, not even 70) ... so why on earth (yeah, perhaps pun intended) would you expect any biological human remains to exist after 700 years?


That one's as big a physical gaffe on your part as any of the physical gaffes on the filmmakers' ... so I guess you're even.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

That one's as big a physical gaffe on your part as any of the physical gaffes on the filmmakers' ... so I guess you're even.

Because human remains do frequently last that long. However, since the VHS and other artifacts existed as if they were in a vacuum for 700 years, so would any human remains. So at least having them lying around, perfectly preserved if a bit dusty would be entirely consistent.

Also, the car alarm that continues to function after 700 years (I know, it was a gag).

Again, these observations were not things that in any way detracted from my enjoyment of the movie. Just things I noticed, though some of them could have easily been resolved without any additional effort. As I said above I don't really consider it a science fiction movie since it spends almost exactly zero time exploring its science fiction milieu. Since it never tries to say "this is a science fiction world that makes sense" I don't mind the inconsistencies.

It is a fairy tale and everything should serve that goal and it need not make any more rational sense than The Princess Bride does in telling its love story. In fact, to the extent I have complaints about the movie it is that it distracts itself with the filler of the humanity's return storyline. It is as if Cinderella had an extra 30 minutes showing her campaign to establish a wildlife preserve for her animal friends.

[Gemini Cricket]

Hmmm. How would anyone know if videotapes last 700 years or not? There hasn't been an experiment that has lasted that long yet.

[Kevy Baby]

Those weren't VHS tapes: they were oversized digital video tapes on a new polymer base that has a half life of of just over 6,000 years. They were fine.

I can't believe you missed that detail.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Apparently there are few conservatives who don't think kindly of this movie.

Shannen Coffin: From the first moment of the film, my kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind. It’s a shame, too, because the robot had promise. The story was just awful, however.

Greg Pollowitz: It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment. … Much to Disney’s chagrin, I will do my part to avoid future environmental armageddon by boycotting any and all WALL-E merchandise and I hope others join my crusade.

Glenn Beck: I can’t wait to teach my kids how we’ve destroyed the Earth. … Pixar is teaching. I can’t wait. You know if your kid has ever come home and said, “Dad, how come we use so much styrofoam,” oh, this is the movie for you.

Dirty Harry: Have we lost Pixar? Have we lost the wonderful studio who brought us The Incredibles and Ratatouille to Bush Derangement Syndrome? Here you have a winning streak going back ten-years, enormous amounts of public goodwill, equal amounts of credibility as serious storytellers, and they stop things cold, yanking you out of the story with the liberal nonsense. Quite a disappointment.

Jonah Goldberg: I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying

Anyone shocked?

[innerSpaceman]

Hahahahaha - Eat My Butt, you stupid Neo, Proto, and Retardo Cons!


Yes, Pixar is TEACHING YOUR KIDS better than you ever will.





(Although, I admit it was pretty hypocritical to actually credit the Consumer Products Division in the film, when that wasn't really necessary or, I believe, ever done before in the history of cinema. Pretty stupid to start with this particular movie, imo.)

[flippyshark]

Yeah, I saw this coming.

[flippyshark]

(semi-spoiler-ish, if that matters anymore)

The rumor mill was going a while ago, prior to the release of WALL-E, that this might be the movie that manages to justify a revival of the People Movers in Tomorrowland, CA.

Now that I've seen the movie, I can just picture it - float along on a lounge chair, slurping sugary mush through a straw and watching a video screen just in front of your face that plays continual corporate advertisements.

[Nephythys]

There is a certain irony to be found in the fact that in the movie earth is overrun by too much trash- and that my daughter received a free Wall-E watch when entering the threatre that tells us the watch batteries are non-replaceable so when they die- the watch is trash.