Writer: Original Story: Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter Screenplay: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Voice-Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Romance, Family
The story is simple, futuristic and, as always with these guys, a somewhat cautionary tale suitable for the entire family. Unlike most other animated projects the last decade, this one doesn't rely heavily on witty clever dialogue and layered jokes. They've rather decided on telling their story quietly, almost subtly, relying on great animated work, an eye for details and, maybe more than anything, a lot of heart.
WALL·E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class) is a cleaning robot lonely working at Earth, 700 years after mankind left for outer space due to all the garbage making it inhabitable. The only company WALL·E got is a cockroach, but watching a romantic movie every night he dreams of someone to hold hands with. His usual everyday life gets interrupted with the arrival of a space ship, and we get to follow WALL·E's first new contact in centuries.
Stanton, Docter and the rest of them have outdone them self in this movie, by going in a new direction. Maybe the reason I didn't really get into it the first time around was because I watched it a night I was in the mood for some easy double-layered gags going along great animations. This isn't it. This is more European in its style, once again proving also Americans actually fancy good stories more than anything as it was by far the most liked Pixar movie since the original Toy Story (which I really didn't like, but might have to give a second chance as well), only recently getting competition from that franchise's third installment.
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