WALL-E

Last week I went to see the new Pixar movie, Wall-E, and I must say, it is one of the best animated films I have ever seen. It is so full of heart it hurts.

Easily one of Pixar's best (It's up in the air between this and Finding Nemo for me), WALL-E stars a lovable little trash compacting robot called by his model type: WALL-E. This little robot has been tasked with cleaning up the trashed remains of an Earth forgotten. By himself. Somehow, all the other little WALL-Es are not functional, but I don't ask why because this one that still works is just so darn cute! Through his thousands of years, functioning on solar power and the drive to follow his programming, the little guy developed a personality. He gained a sort of child-like wonder about the world around him, stocking up on just about anything he finds interesting, from Rubix Cubes to jewelry cases.

Just this part of the movie alone is wonderous. It has that little touch of something unique, something special. You know from the start that this is not going to be some run-of-the-mill Disney flick. It's almost impossible to describe, and it has to be seen to be understood. Just the fact that there is no dialogue in the first 30 minutes of the film has to mean something.

The film also makes a statement. But it doesn't do it pretentiously, and is never preachy. Some republicans will say this movie is evil liberal fascist propaganda, but those people are also dumb and have no imagination.

This story takes you somewhere else. It takes you to a future Earth without humans, just trash. And one lonely robot to clean it all up. It takes you into outer space, to a spaceship filled with the rest of the human race, then back to Earth again. Seriously, see WALL-E. It is an amazing movie. Not for a very long time has a film brought out that sort of childlike wonder that transports you into a different world. You'll be smiling the entire time.