Wall-E [DVD] [2008]

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If the schlocky Happy Feet could win that award for seemingly no greater reason than some halfhearted environmentalism, then WALL•E should be a lock. This arm design contributed to creating the character's posture, so if they wanted him to be nervous, they would lower them.

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Only Pixar would be bold enough to use a G-rated movie to provide a genuine examination of the planet today, to condemn the system that feeds them, and to question its viewer's behaviors. In its theatrical release, WALL•E wowed critics everywhere with its adventurous story, combined with cutting-edge animation and an imaginatively detailed vision of the future. WALL·E remains active by salvaging parts from other inactive robots and lives with his pet cockroach as his only companion in a large truck designed to carry the robots.Just as their quirky romance begins to take off with a tour of WALL•E's truck full of found treasures, a gift from him throws EVE into an instant, puzzling sleep mode. It won the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation, [9] the final Nebula Award for Best Script, [10] the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with five additional Oscar nominations. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen. In contrast to many DVDs, you could leave some of these atmospheric screens on for a while and not get annoyed. Transport yourself to a fascinating new world with Disney•Pixar's latest adventure, now even more astonishing on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-def and loaded with bonus features, including the exclusive animated short film BURN•E.

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Responding to Coffin's claim that the film points out the evils of mankind, Ford argued the only evils depicted were those that resulted from losing touch with our own humanity and that fundamental conservative representations such as the farm, the nuclear family unit, and "wholesome entertainment" were seen as "beautiful and desirable.He named it as one of his twenty favorite films of 2008 and argued it was "the best science-fiction movie in years". I realized the point I was trying to push with these two programmed robots was the desire for them to try and figure out what the point of living was. It takes a comprehensive and chronological look at Pixar, from its humble origins as a division of Lucasfilm surviving on esoteric software sales to its present-day status as America's first impeccable movie studio. Among Thinkway's items were a WALL-E that danced when connected to a music player, a toy that could be taken apart and reassembled, and a groundbreaking remote control toy of him and EVE that had motion sensors that allowed them to interact with players.

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But, Newman remarked that animation is so dependent on scheduling he should have begun work earlier on when Stanton and Reardon were writing the script. It was named as one of 2008's ten best films by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. When McCrea countermands the directive, AUTO and GO-4 mutiny, electrocuting WALL·E, forcefully putting EVE into standby, throwing them both down a garbage chute and locking McCrea in his quarters. Religion [ edit ] The Axiom and EVE have been compared to the legend of Noah's Ark and the dove that Noah sets forth from the Ark. Life of a Shot: Deconstructing the Pixar Process" (5:07) gives us a new way of appreciating Pixar filmmaking, with a parade of artists revealing their specific contributions to a few of WALL•E's 1500 shots.Disc 1 launches with an updated version of the now-standard "only one Disney" promo, the teaser for Pixar's 2009 movie Up, a Disney Blu-ray promo, and DVD/Blu-ray previews for Pinocchio: Platinum Edition and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Small quantities of merchandise were sold for WALL-E, as Cars items were still popular, and many manufacturers were more interested in Speed Racer, which was a successful product line despite the film's failure at the box office. In the DVD commentary, Stanton said that he has been asked if it was his intention to make a movie about consumerism. They also watched 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf, films that had sound but were not reliant on dialogue.