I spent my Saturday at Pioneer Camp in Muskoka hanging out with the crew from Inside Out. Along with crazy games in the snow, delicious camp food and some services we also watched Disney's latest DVD offering... Wall-E. I had heard from various sources that the movie was pretty boring because there is no dialogue for most of the movie, but I was still looking forward to it.
Well I thoroughly enjoyed the flick, and I was actually pleasantly surprised by just how they were able to solicit so much emotion through a robot that doesn't use words. It was wild!
I was also suprised at the under-lying message in the film. Humans acquire so much stuff that they need to flee to space, leaving a robot to clean up their junk. PLUS, technology has advanced to the point that while in space the humans don't need to do any work to survive. I'm not talking vocation here, I mean it's like 24/7 room service. Meals come in milkshake form, recliners transport them from one location to another, and they have their own personal tvs on there floating recliners. As a result, they become quite obese and quite lazy. It's pretty scary actually... to think our lust for bigger and better "stuff" might actually result in this type of life.
My hats are off to the folks at Disney for this movie. Not only the story and the underlying message, but also the creative way they delivered it.
What movies have you seen that caught you by surprise (either good or bad)?
The Usual Suspects is the greatest movie ever! That movie surprised me like no other! I had to watch the whole again as soon as I saw the end.
ReplyDeleteIt was great seeing you saturday aj!
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"We have a pool?!?! I didn't know we had a pool!"
ReplyDelete- the exclamation when one of the passengers finally looks past the vid-screen, thanks to Wall-E & friends... =)
Brokeback Mountain... Watching it with my parents wasn't nearly as awkward as I thought it would be.
ReplyDelete'the girl in the cafe' caught me by surprise. it's an excellent reminder that one person, no matter how seemingly insignificant, can make a difference.
ReplyDeleteTEARS OF THE SUN rocked me to the core. Living in Canada we are so sheltered from the horrible things happening halfway across the world. Same goes for BLOOD DIAMOND. News media only gives you a watered down version of reality. It takes brave film-makers to expose the indecency that prevails in so much of the world.
ReplyDeleteKnow what movie sucked? Cloverfield! I had such high hopes for that. I love Lost, and thought a JJ Abrams movie would be amazing. Not so much.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed the Saw series of movies. They are just slasher films, they are well thought out, carefully crafted stories.
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