Edinburgh International Film Festival

WALL•E is the latest movie from Disney’s Pixar Studios who brought us animated films like Toy Story and Ratatouille.  It was a United States film directed by Andrew Stanton. This animated feature is a funny and heartwarming story of the last robot on earth after the human race has departed for the stars. WALL•E is lonely until he meets Eva, an updated robot sent to find life on earth.  It’s a humorous movie with the underlying themes of man’s wastefulness and laziness.

I was immediately taken with this movie. I loved the animation, although I wouldn’t have expected any less from a studio like Pixar.  The characters immediately drew you in and caused you to become involved with the movie.  The story was very satisfying.  There was plenty of lighthearted humor as well as some serious indications at where our society could be heading.  It is the classic story of the underdog who wins out in the end.  I honestly couldn’t find anything that I thought the movie was lacking.  Some may find offense in the fact that it portrays the human race as excessively lazy but I thought that it was a humorous way of looking at what is a real possibility.  I give WALL•E five stars.  I loved this film and will certainly watch it again.