I actually find it genuinely shocking when I hear that people found the first half hour of WALL.e dull. From it's opening moments on a desolate and garbage encrusted earth to the shiny human world of the Axiom I was in awe. It's a testament to Pixar and its team of animators and sound designer Ben Burt that they can make a small innocuous trash compactor have so much personality. WALL.e's naivety and curiosity with the things he finds is utterly hilarious (the bra on the face and his confusion with a spork to name a few). Think a more animated Johnny 5 with a less irritating voice.
For me, WALL.e is the single greatest animated film of the decade. It managed to convey the love between two robots convincingly enough that you eventually forget how ridiculous that notion is and it successfully blends emotion and hilarity better than any film I've seen since Big Fish, maybe even Toy Story 2 ten years ago. A triumph on every level. Pixar really are the heavy-weight champions of the animated medium.
I would give it 6/5 if I could.
5/5
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