Wall-E

Directed by: Andrew Stanton

Memorable quotes:

Voice in commercial: Too much garbage in your face? There is plenty of space out in space. BnL Starliners leaving each day. We'll clean up the mess while you're away.

Voice in commercial: With our all-access hoverchairs, even grandma can join the fun!

Wall-E: "Wall-E.
John: Er, John.
Wall-E: Eva!
John: No, John."

 Robot teacher: A is for Axiom. B is for BnL, your very best friend.

Computer: Time for lunch, in a cup.

Computer: Attention Axiom shoppers: try blue, it's the new red.

Mary: I didn't know we had a pool!

Captain: "Earth? Define earth.
Manuel: Earth: the surface of the world, as distinct from the sky or sea.
Captain: Wow! Define sea."

Computer: Caution: rogue robots.

Mary: "Hey! That's what's-his-name!
John: Hey, what the?
Mary: Look look look look, look at that
John: Hey, I know that guy! It's... Wall-E!"

Captain: Earth is amazing. These are called farms. Humans would put seeds on the ground, pour water on them, and they grow food like pizza!

Captain: We have to go back.

Captain: "Out there is our home, home Auto! And it's in trouble. I can't just sit there and do nothing. That's all I've ever done. That's all anyone in this blasted ship has ever done: Nothing.
Auto: On the Axiom you will survive.
Captain: I don't want to survive. I want to live!"

Captain: I'm the captain of the Axiom. We're going home today!

Mary: John, get ready to have some kids.

Captain: This is called farming. You kids are gonna grow all kinds of plants. Vegetables plants, pizza plants, hahaha, it's good to be home!


Plot: In a distant future, the earth has been left covered by rubbish and dirt. As a consequence, human beings have left earth and are now enjoying a seemingly never ending cruise in space aboard the Axiom ship. Wall-E is a small robot, whose duty is to collect rubbish and help clean earth. He is also a very lonely robot, and except from his pet cockroach, there isn't a living soul around. Wall-E thus occupies his day collecting bits of items left by humans, and enjoys watching the movie Hello Dolly, hoping that one day he'll be able to take somebody's hand like they do in the movie. His wish is granted when another robot shows up, called Eve. Eve is on a mission and at first doesn't show any interest in Wall-E at all, much to his annoyance. Yet, it is love at first sight for Wall-E, and when Eve is taken back on the ship, Wall-E decides to follow and save her.

Review:

Wall-E is yet another successful and amazing Pixar animation film. I mean, this movie is so inventive and so smart it is a delight to watch. Yet, it is also very different from what Pixar usually does. I have to say that I do not believe that young kids will get anything at all. I'm afraid there isn't much to make them laugh. Most of the movie makes you think about the way we are treating the planet, and this distant and imaginary future doesn't exactly look that unrealistic. It is clearly an assertion on our consuming society, while we use more and more technologies to do things for us. Wall-E simply amplifies this situation and depicts a world were robots are everywhere and start controlling our lives. As a result, people are oblivious, fat (they don't need to walk anymore), and don't talk to one another because they are watching a screen all day. They are completely unaware of their surroundings, and they are also brainwashed by a multinational, which is urging them to buy more and large. People are happy as long as they believe they are in charge, but things finally start to be shaken up when the captain of the ship understand that he's been manipulated by a robot.
I like how they decide to go back to earth, even though they don't really knew what to expect. They all decide to help the earth, help make it their home again.
 Wall-E is definitely a nice and utterly interesting futuristic kind of movie, and I like how it manages to convey its messages.
What is scary is how the robots start to be more human than humans themselves. When people decide not to live their lives but rather follow a routine, which they don't realize is preventing them to think for themselves, it's up to the robot to save the day.
I think that Wall-E and Eve helping the captain and people who are rebelling against the authoritative robots show how we can cohabit with technology, even though we should still stay in charge.
What I would also like to point out is the fact that all the humans on the ship are animated, while those on the video, i.e. a video that was taken a long time ago just before everyone left earth, are proper actors. I somehow wonder if this isn't yet another warning that this is what will become of us if we don't react, that is to say that we might lose our humanity and become puppets.
The love story between Wall-E and Eve is also a very nice touch and helps keep the movie refreshing and sweet, and not just some sort of propaganda film. 
Basically, I'd recommend Wall-E to anyone but young children who might completely miss the gist of it (although they might enjoy watching cute robots).

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