Disney vs. Pixar on Wall-E

August 16th, 2008


Image source: www.disneyswalle.com

The outline for Wall-E looks somewhat like this: “Disney and Pixar join forces for this computer-animated tale about a wide-eyed robot that travels to the deepest reaches of outer space in search of a newfound friend.” The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the monotony of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth, and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humanity. When highly advanced search robot EVE makes friends with WALL-E and realizes the value of his remarkable discovery, she excitedly races back to let the humans know that there’s hope for their home planet after all. But after centuries alone in the world, WALL-E can’t stand the thought of losing the only friend he’s ever known, and eagerly follows her into the deepest reaches of space on the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way, the friendly trash-collecting robot who has always known what he was made for gradually begins to understand what he was meant for.

This is the most excellent film of 2008 so far, and if Wall-E doesn’t get listed for Best Picture (not just the cheap cop-out Best Animated Picture) then I’m going to throw a total fit. This is a beautiful, smart, touching, hilarious and damn cute movie that I’m going to see at least 4 more times in the theatre. It is the best film Pixar has ever made in my opinion… and the most complete one too. I appreciated this movie.

The Terminal, 2004

August 1st, 2008

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Viktor Navorski: I’ve been waiting my whole life.

A movie about a man who was able to leave his country just a few hours before it went into war. Lucky? Not really. He has been held in at a terminal in the United States, not able to go out of its doors. Stuck for days and days inside the terminal, it has become his home, and the people who work and “live” there have become his friends. Tom Hanks shows remarkable and excellent acting (as always) as he does a film with a somewhat, distinct similarity with Forrest Gump. The simple storyline and plot holds much deeper meaning and would definitely bring you to happy tears towards the end.