Once again, Disney-Pixar has blown the competition out of the park. Even the intro with the rabbit and the magician was something so magical in the animation world that has added on to the entertainment value of going into a Disney-Pixar movie and yet it didn’t take anything away from the main show.

The CGI was nothing short than fantastic. The first half with only WALL-E and EVE, and not forgetting the cockroach, was genius. The creators have taken a huge risk of pitting two speechless robots against the audiences of the world and it has paid off exponentially. And that’s because of animation direction that has brought these robots alive. And while the robots only utter a few syllables each time they speak, the storytelling came from their performances and expressions which were more than expected from robots. The creators gave them such purity with heart that their action really spoke louder than words.

And this story had everything. From chase scenes to the love story to the comedic performances; it is the complete package. There’s the courtship, the slow dancing of WALL-E and EVE in space that almost rival Superman and Lois Lane’s first flight, the fun chases from other robots and the non-violent battle with humans. But of course, there’s the always-important underlying messages and this time is of the effects of consumerism and the question of existentialism.

Many will argue that the second half fell short of what the first half has built up. I too cannot disagree. Once aboard the giant holiday spacecamp where the audience were first introduced to the humans, it started to feel draggy and seemed to go nowhere for a little while. The story seemed to lose its steam and never seem to catch it back until the very end.

I would also question the purity in the love story. EVE came into the story with zero personality and WALL-E had this crush on her only because of his solitude and loneliness for so many years, and his yearning that’s so clearly portrayed. And the drama between the two right at the end seemed too forced into the story and was never properly explained.

But there were never any pop culture references other than the obvious references to the 1969 Hey, Dolly! and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The story is original and the characters had proper developments that the audience could warm up to.

Rating: 8 /10

(all images from imdb.com)