not a word spoken for almost the first 50% of the movie!
agreed, its just perfect. it belongs in the 'classic' category.
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I remember being quite taken aback when the live action segments appeared. Really wasn't expecting that from a Pixar film.
Oh yeah the videos! I'd forgotten about that. Such a fun little detail
"This is called farming. You kids are gonna grow all kinds of plants! Vegetable plants, pizza plants! Oh, it's good to be home!"
— Captain B. McCrea
Pixar has a ton of good movies, but Wall-E is hands down my favorite. So much is communicated without words it's just amazing. Not to mention, the movie is absolutely beautiful. The scene with them flying around in space with the fire extinguisher is just 🤌
To get a third (or half?) of the way through a film before having any dialogue (ignoring WALL-E watching Hello Dolly!) is a real exhibition of the "show don't tell" advice.
Have you seen the short BURN·E?
I had never heard of BURN-E before now so just watched it. Poor little dude, he tried so hard!
So many nerdy references, it is masterfully crafted with love!
Like when he finishes charging early in the movie, he makes the Macintosh boot-up sound. It's so easy to miss those kinds of things, but when you notice them, you really appreciate them.
Breaking Bad was like that - like a love letter to the viewers. So very many shows, most even, just don't give a damn and instead are purely about profit, like Game of Thrones (I hear, never having watched that one), where you can see such things as Starbucks coffee cups or plastic water bottles that break the immersion.
So it makes Wall-E all the more special to have been crafted so extraordinary well.
It's hard for me to ever list a singular favorite movie of all time. Wall-E is the closest to being that for me.
Not to say it's easy to do, but non-verbal communication even with inanimate objects works because human brains are wired to see faces and gestures. A great example I love is the movements Darth Vader does at the end of RotJ as Luke is being killed. Subtle, just his helmet, but people pick up on the emotions and struggle within his head. And then Lucas ruins it with the remastering addition of audio...
The bad guy's little assistant robot has my favorite character-design detail. When he's given orders, one of his epaulets extends upward and flicks a salute.
I love the first half! Once they get to the ship it feels a bit meh but it’s still overall a great film