WALL*E

OMG, luff!

The year is 2700 and Earth is uninhabited except for a cockroach (of course) and WALL*E, a robot programmed to clean up the planet by compacting and stacking cubes of trash. The world's population had boarded a spaceship and had been living in ignorant bliss, relying on technology to care for their every need.

But over the 700 years he's been working, WALL*E had developed a daily routine, a personality, and a sense of curious wonder. And had maybe gotten a little lonely. One day, he finally gets some company. EVE (I love this: Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) is deposited on Earth. WALL*E falls for immediately, but it takes EVE a little time to warm up to him. And when she finds what she is looking for and returns to the ship, WALL*E follows her... all the way across the galaxy.

This is probably my favorite PIXAR movie. For one thing, the movie had very little dialogue, especially at the beginning. And yet, you are fully engaged in the movie. Also, WALL*E and EVE are made of very basic shapes: a box and an oval, but you can feel everything WALL*E is feeling...it is amazing how expressive they made a box with arms and binocular eyes!

And, there were a lot of blatent social messages. Though I told 'Los that there should have been a public service announcement after the movie to drive home the messages to those who may not have "gotten it"... Don't consume so much! Don't create so much trash! Don't rely so much on technology for everything! Don't forget to look around and appreciate your surroundings! Connect with the people around you! Take care of the Earth! And don't let anything stop you in the quest for true love.