28 June 2008

Wall-e

We took the whole family (minus Anna who had a pre-marital appointment with Drew the Lesser) to see Wall-e this morning. (To those of you who are gasping at the enormity of the economic stimulus this must have caused, swallow your gasps. Tickets for morning shows only cost $5 each.)

Pixar has done it again. Wall-e was breathtaking and wonderful. According to an interview with Mike Stanton, the director, it wasn't an environmental diatribe (although some narrow-minded and near-sighted people have claimed it is). It is a precious love story. It also aims a few light-hearted barbs at modern culture, which hit the bullseye as far as I'm concerned. Maybe we'll laugh at ourselves and stop taking ourselves so seriously.

I don't want to say too much - no spoilers - but go see this if you have the chance. I don't often see films in the theater more than once, but I'd like to see this again. Oh, and we'll definitely be purchasing the DVD when it's available.

SDG!
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  1. KerryJuly 01, 2008 7:03 AM

    We saw it yesterday, too, and loved it! We thought it was precious and less about being "green" and more about consumerism. It was also a lovely story of friendship!

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  2. LynneJuly 01, 2008 5:11 PM

    You've nailed it, Kerry! Consumerism - that's the word that evaded me.

    It made the whole family want to come home and work and spend time together.

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