It is a great story. It’s very touching and makes you think about the future. At times, it’s easy to lose interest but the narrative is strong enough that these moments are fleeting despite the pacing issues. It’s enjoyable for the entire family and everyone else. This is a beautiful, smart, touching, hilarious and damn cute movie.
The most significant piece of the movie is WALL-E and Eve’s relationship. It’s a very touching love story that is told with limited dialogue. WALL-E can only say his own name and on the other hand is barely able to say Eve’s name. Eve’s vocabulary is limited too. However, it’s their actions that tell the story. It’s hard to believe the narrative the two animated robots are able to tell with simple gestures. Elaborate live-action movies generally don’t come close to doing as good a job at exploring relationships as WALL-E does. It’s a testament to the notion that sometimes less is more. Just the whole storyline arc surrounding how WALL-E desperately wants to hold Eve’s hand but is let down at every opportunity is better than the entire story for many romance movies. The whole dynamic of the relationship makes this tale very heartwarming.
In addition, the other major overlying themes of conservationism and humanity’s reliance on technology also do a good job at making the audience think about those issues without being annoying or too flashy. The environmentalism theme doesn’t feel like the moviemakers are scolding humanity for polluting the world. Instead, it feels more like they’re trying to tell a cautious tale about the dangers of overconsumption. The same goes for humanity’s trust on technology. It’s doesn’t feel like it’s a lecture. It’s told in a comical way but still feels like it has substance. The whole concept that humans have become so fat due to their insistence on using technology for even the smallest tasks like getting dressed or even getting out of bed is both funny but also sends a strong message to a younger generation who is used to technology doing so much for them. It’s good for a movie to have strong social and moral overtones without being preachy.
All over the film, Wall-E makes serious observations about us as a society, and all done in such a way that none of it seems unrealistic. Hundred years from now all humans are fat beyond reason, almost without the ability to walk at all. They are so connected into their technology that they become oblivious to simple observations about the world around them in which they live. They engorge themselves in their modern conveniences while destroying themselves at the same time. It’s difficult to go into too much without crossing into spoiler territory, but for now I’ll just leave it at that.
In addition, the other major overlying themes of conservationism and humanity’s reliance on technology also do a good job at making the audience think about those issues without being annoying or too flashy. The environmentalism theme doesn’t feel like the moviemakers are scolding humanity for polluting the world. Instead, it feels more like they’re trying to tell a cautious tale about the dangers of overconsumption. The same goes for humanity’s trust on technology. It’s doesn’t feel like it’s a lecture. It’s told in a comical way but still feels like it has substance. The whole concept that humans have become so fat due to their insistence on using technology for even the smallest tasks like getting dressed or even getting out of bed is both funny but also sends a strong message to a younger generation who is used to technology doing so much for them. It’s good for a movie to have strong social and moral overtones without being preachy.
All over the film, Wall-E makes serious observations about us as a society, and all done in such a way that none of it seems unrealistic. Hundred years from now all humans are fat beyond reason, almost without the ability to walk at all. They are so connected into their technology that they become oblivious to simple observations about the world around them in which they live. They engorge themselves in their modern conveniences while destroying themselves at the same time. It’s difficult to go into too much without crossing into spoiler territory, but for now I’ll just leave it at that.
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