WALL•E is…
A Charlie Chaplin/Little Tramp movie, but, with, you know, robots;
A not terribly subtle social commentary that nevertheless gets its point across without heavy-handedness;*
kind of reminiscent of Silent Running, if Silent Running hadn’t been so relentlessy pessimistic;
proof that Fred Willard is the cinematic equivalent of nutmeg: too much can be overbearing, but just the right amount can really brighten things up;
a great love story, with, you know, robots.
*However, since part of the commentary revolves around the fact that the human race had to leave Earth after filling up the planet with all their consumer stuff, I kind of question the practice at the theater where I saw the film of giving a WALL•E watch to the kids who attended the screening.
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