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wall-e
DIRECTED BY ANDREW STANTON WRITTEN BY ANDREW
STANTON & JIM REARDON SCREEN STORY BY ANDREW STANTON & PETE DOCTER
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Rated PG Released in the U.S. and
Canada on June 27, 2008
By
Omar P.L. Moore/The Popcorn Reel
December 8, 2008
Andrew Stanton's world of wonderment, fairy-tale and love are exemplified by his
animated Pixar film "Wall-E", a beautiful, luminous story about a lonely
waste-compacting robot, the only form of life on a planet Earth decimated by the
onslaught of climate change. Wall-E is the de facto caretaker of the
environment and he seeks to reinvigorate and re-grow it through love and
evolution. He travels to outer space, where the solar system has been
hijacked by Buy 'n' Large corporation, which owns absolutely everything in
sight. The film and its title subject are adorable and easy to love.
Along with the great animation Mr. Stanton lends a cautionary note and feeling
to a G-rated film that is sometimes disturbing. A classic for years to
come, "Wall-E" plays like a cross between "2001: A Space Odyssey" (which it
resembles in many ways) and "E.T." Highly entertaining and the best Disney
film in more than a generation, "Wall-E" is a magical experience.
Original Popcorn Reel Film Review:
"Wall-E" (June 29,
2008)
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