Call number
Family, DVD 126
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Publication
Disney-Pixar (2008)
Description
After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.
Media reviews
After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
A trash-compacting robot falls in love.
Amazing. Probably the perfect movie. It is a bit strange that I seem to be the target audience; someone making a movie that is exactly the movie I want to see is pretty much the last thing I would have expected to ever happen.
Concept: A
Story: A
Characters:
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: A
Enjoyment: A plus
GPA: 4.1/4
Amazing. Probably the perfect movie. It is a bit strange that I seem to be the target audience; someone making a movie that is exactly the movie I want to see is pretty much the last thing I would have expected to ever happen.
Concept: A
Story: A
Characters:
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ADialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: A
Enjoyment: A plus
GPA: 4.1/4
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LibraryThing member jjpionke
Children and adults will enjoy this film and both groups will get something different out of their viewing. For adults, there is certainly the environmental message and for children the friendship that forms for a lonely robot who has a pet cockroach will delight them. As a Disney/Pixar production,
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the expected crisp cartoon imagery with lush backgrounds are present, mostly in cooler tones. Although the story revolves around Wall-E and EVA, there are other characters as well that will intrigue kids. On the DVD, the deleted scenes an extra shorts are quite humorous. The message of the film is crystal clear: protect the environment, but the way it is delivered is fun and interesting. It might be Disney, but it's not your typical prince charming meets a princess in distress type of story. Here, it is the princess, EVA, that does the rescuing, and both EVA and Wall-E are the ones that come together and help the people around them. Children (and adults) who love space travel, robots, and/or environmentalism will enjoy this film immensely. Highly Recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member datrappert
This one starts slow but ends up being pretty satisfying. Still, compared with most other Pixar efforts, it falls short.
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — 2009)
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Original Screenplay — 2008)
Golden Globe Award (Nominee — Best Animated Feature Film — 2009)
Saturn Award (Nominee — Best Animated Film — 2009)
Ursa Major Awards (Runner-Up — Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture — 2008)
Annie Award (Nominee — Best Animated Feature — 2008)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner — Best Animated Feature — 2008)
BAFTA Award (Nominee — Best Animated Film — 2009)
National Film Registry (2021)
UPC
786936734911