04.22.08
New York Comic Con 2008 Wrap Up: Pixar’s Wall-E
One of the most surprising presentations at the Con was Disney’s revealing look at Pixar’s latest robot sci-fi adventure Wall E. We were shown, for the first time, a brand new character name Moe. A tiny little work robot located on the ship that takes Eva away from poor little Wall E. As Wall E makes his way through the ship he leaves a trail of dirt and Moe follows behind cleaning up the mess. We were told they would inevitably become good friends throughout the film. Moe is another great addition to an already enchanted cast of charismatic robots who are almost instantly loveable.
One scene truly showed the films almost classic respect for silent film comedy as Wall E invited Eva over to his little place, where he has loaded up on various tiny human objects (much like Ariel in The Little Mermaid) and he tries to impress Eva with them. Their is little to no dialogue but Pixar has managed to convey every emotion using the design concepts behind every character. Most notably is the star himself Wall E who tells you so much with his various mannerisms despite being limited by his box-like shape. The moment he falls in love with Eva theirs no doubt in your mind as the viewer as to what is happening. Again I truly want to high light the Charlie chaplin-esque silent physical comedy that Wall E bravely puts to the forefront. Their are no zany characters or hip hop voices that you find in some of the most annoying animated film offerings as of late.
As always Pixar comes from a different place taking the classiest avenue to entertaining its audience. We must have seen five or six minutes of completed footage and as someone who isn’t instantly impressed with every Pixar offering, I believe its impossible not to fall in love with Wall E. This film is going to be extraordinary. Audiences will instantly fall in love with Wall E, Eva and Moe. If my cynical dark heart can be won over by Wall E than so can anyone’s. I can’t wait to see the entire film this summer.
