Saw WALL-E yesterday, which I had been looking forward to. It not only met, but exceeded my expectations.
Yes, it has the cute, Number-5-ish robot WALL-E. But it also has one of the best satires of American culture I’ve seen in a while. It’s similar in many ways to Idiocracy. Idiocracy was a flawed but enjoyable satire by Mike Judge (Office Space, Bevis & Butthead, King of the Hill) that takes current American culture to its logical conclusion.
I won’t spoil either movie by saying more, but if you haven’t seen WALL-E yet, go check it out. You might want to try a late-night showing to avoid all the talkative youngsters — unfortunately, Sarah ended up next to a little kid whose mom spent the whole movie encouraging him to ask questions and talk. Fine, developmentally, +10 points for parenting. But -50 points for movie theater etiquette.
And if you haven’t seen Idiocracy, it’s definitely worth a rental. Not a masterpiece, but entertaining and good satire.
“Look honey, Wall-E is going to work!”
“YEAH IS THAT HIS LUNCHBOX?! WOW WHAT’S HE DOING NOW? WHAT IS THAT THING? WHAT’S THAT SOUND? IS WALL-E GONNA BE OKAY?!”
Thanks Mom. Great….
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the movie! 🙂
I. not sure it’s good parenting if you don’t teach your child to respect others rights in a public space. If you want to answer questions, wait until the movie’s out for rental and do it at home!
Judy
I saw this movie last night.
Holy CRAP, it was great. I love all the allusions to the societal issues….hell, they weren’t allusions, they were freaking photographs.
Also, I miss my tevye!