There have been many 4 star reviews of Pixar's latest film WALL•E (2008). Many reviewers are calling it is Pixar's best film to date, their most original, their best visual effort and so on. I liked the film a lot but I wasn't overwhelmed. Visually, the film is stunning. To raise the bar, Pixar went out and hired the world's best cinematographer (Roger Deakins) as a consultant. The result is that many scenes look like they were filmed like a real movie. This video podcast has some great information on the visual style of the film. WALL•E may be Pixar's best film to date but my favourites are still The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). WALL•E is the type of film that I could watch repeatedly and grow to appreciate. The first 30 minutes of the film is like a silent movie — there isn't any dialogue but the animation, sound effects and storytelling is so well done that it isn't missed. I was worried that the group of kids I saw the film with would find this boring. They weren't bored. They were mesmerized and they loved the film. Apple fanboys will get a kick out of WALL·E's startup sound which is the same as an older Macintosh. The white glossy robot EVE resembles a slick white iPod. Apple design chief, Jonathan Ive was involved in designing EVE for the film. Lastly, WALL·E enjoys watching the film Hello, Dolly! (1969) through an older video iPod with an enormous lens in front of the screen. Director Andrew Stanton claims that he w ...
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