WALL-E

As an adult, I cannot remember the last time I watched a G-Rated movie and actually enjoyed it. I mean, even The Goonies was rated PG. WALL-E proved to me that a G-Rated movie can actually provide quality entertainment that won't leave an adult shifting in their seat. Pixar and Disney hadn't really made waves since the Incredibles, so they were both due for an animated blockbuster.

WALL-E is a lonely, trash compacting droid living on a post-inhabitable Earth. His sole function is to organize and stack all the trash left behind by the fleeing humans of a corporate-controlled planet. WALL-E eventually leaves Earth where he encounters the human race being held captive within a technology trance orchestrated by a Hal-esque Autopilot. The overall plot of WALL-E is complex enough for any age and touches on current issues that do a good job of grounding the viewer in their own reality.

Even though the majority of the movie doesn't include human dialog, there is a wide range of emotion conveyed through these meticulously animated robots. The animation on WALL-E is some of the best and most detailed animation I have seen to date. The only other movie that compares is Beowulf, and I saw that in a 3-D IMAX theater.

Grade: A-