WALL•E

I walked in the theater with high expectations, and walked out with complete satisfaction. WALL•E was beautiful, touching, and exactly what I needed to alleviate my semi-depressed state. :-) So the story takes place 700 years in the future. The fate of Earth is exactly what we feared--a global landfill not suitable for life. Our hero WALL•E picks up the human garbage, and has been doing it for hundreds of years. He also picks up little tokens of human life--lighters, forks, Christmas lights, toasters... But his most treasured item is the video is the video cassette of Oh, Dolly! WALL•E longs for the affection and warmth, hoping for another..uh, robot, to hold its hand and end his 700-year solitude.

And WALL•E does meet someone, and their adventure beings! They go to space, into a spaceship/temporary floating home for the human population, back into space, inside the ship again, and back to earth.

The movie is the first of its kind that I have ever watched. When the movie just began, I was actually confused why there was barely any dialogue. But I learned to appreciate this very much silent characteristic. For so long, dialogue was the heart of all movies. This film shows WALL•E's big heart by simply his interaction with his environment. On earth, he picks up the little things in our lives, like the jewelry box rather than the ring inside, and treasures them. He treasures his little cockroach pet. And when he met Eva (feminine robot), he treasured "her" presence as well and was excited to share with "her," all the random stuff he's treasured over the years. WALL•E, a garbage collecting robot, treasures all that is presented before it, even though he lives on an earth filled with waste. Makes us wonder...how come we, humans, didn't...when earth was still green and blue and vibrant with life?

Long story short, WALL•E is THE movie to see! A meaningful message that everyone needs to see. P.S. Sorry for getting all my pronouns mixed up, I really don't know what to call it/him/her!