WALL-E

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"Out there is our home - home, AUTO! - and it's in trouble. I can't just sit here and do nothing. That's all I've ever done! That's all anyone has ever done on this blasted ship." - Captain B. McCrea, WALL-E

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to get myself a free movie pass (WALL-E at Trinoma) courtesy of my dear friend and former officemate, Kemi Buladaco. I was on my way home from a Makati seminar when he mentioned that he was bound for Trinoma to watch the said film. So, opportunistic as always, I rushed to Trinoma to meet him ASAP. Haha.

This is for you, Kemi, and all the things you have done for me in the past. Unlike before, this one's not that specific and enticing. Nevertheless, salamat ng sobra.

The film talks about WALL-E or Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class (Ben Burtt as the sound engineer) and his adventures to be with his love interest, EVE (Elissa Knight), which stands for Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. Being alone for more than 700 years, WALL-E developed a keen sense of curiosity with the things around him, as evidenced by his weird collection of trash. Also, during the early parts of the movie, WALL-E is seen as a hopeless romantic desperately yearning for EVE's undying approval and attention.

Of course, EVE discovered WALL-E's newly-discovered plant seedling, her one and only directive, then leaves Earth with the seedling bound for Axiom to reveal her findings. Unfortunately, Auto (Macln Talk), Axiom's internal robot pilot, isn't happy with EVE's discovery and plans to dispose of the seedling in order to save the entire Axiom population, as per Directive A113.

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WALL-E then embarks to Axiom in order to seek and help EVE attain her coveted directive. Of course, there were a lot of trials and perils (most of which were funny and crazy) and, most often than not, WALL-E and EVE found themselves in the brink of robotic annihilation. Luckily, a group of lunatic robots, alongside Captain McCrea (Jeff Garlin), were present to aid them against the nasty tricks of Auto. I terribly like MO (Microbe Obliterator)! He's seriously OC material! Haha. :)

In the end, WALL-E and EVE succeeded in their joint directive to save the plant seedling and lead the whole Axiom inhabitants back to their original home, planet Earth.

Generally speaking, the entire film was aimed at contemporary environmental concerns of the 21st century and its profound effects on mankind. WALL-E gave us a general picture of what can happen if we continue to abuse the environment and neglect the effects of our actions. Sadly, the film lacked a concise and specific stand on this matter, possibly due to its target audience: children.

But what it lacked in substance about these pressing concerns was properly compensated by the stunning signature Pixar animation that we all know and love. Every single entry was brilliant and visually stunning. The way WALL-E stacked all the boxed trash to literally build a New York-esque scenery during the early part of the film was splendid and enticing to the young audience. My eyes were literally gleaming during the entire flick!

Overall, the movie was a unique wake-up call to everyone that we all have our own special part in protecting and saving our environment. Every action leads to another, eh?

Coffee, Kemi? :)