Listen, Barnaby: You Should See "Wall-E"

Hello, Dolly! Widescreen Edition
Hello, Dolly! Widescreen Edition

We went to see the film on July 4th, and one of my thoughts as it finished was, I wonder how many people will now go and rent Hello Dolly? I couldn't help but hum along with the songs from the musical that are included in the futuristic Pixar film.  Dolly's not my favorite musical by far, but after living with a die-hard Streisand fan in college, I do have fond thoughts about it.

And if you haven't seen Wall-E yet, get thee to a movie theatre ASAP. It was totally worth dealing with the scrunchy seats of the packed house, the little boy behind me complaining to his mom that there were no other boys in the theatre (there were), and the babies crying.  TOTALLY.

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B
Wall-E: loved it. But holy cats, could that movie have been any more depressing? Actually, maybe so. I don't know if this is a spoiler, but I could have seen the movie ending a completely different way if it had been made, say, in the 70's.
eliz. s.
Well, I found the ending hopeful, but yes, as a whole it was pretty dark. Especially if "Hello, Dolly" is the only musical left on video after we all are shipped off the planet. Yikes! I'd much prefer "The Music Man", or even "An American in Paris"!
B
I think I found it depressing because the parts that were hopeful were the only parts that rang false to me. It did sort of make me want to watch "Hello, Dolly," but only sort of.
Kristina B
I enjoyed the animation and the first half of the story. The overall story is kind of preachy and heavy handed, but I do agree with the general message behind it. Talk about depressing, though, yeah. I posted about it a while back, adding insult to injury.
eliz. s.
Oh, yeah, I had seen your post. That polluted river is so disturbing. Have you read The World Without Us? It gives me hope that even if we muck everything up entirely, or Jeebus calls all the people to heaven, or whatever, nature will survive in some form (perhaps more than just one vine in a hobo boot). It will take a while, but things will continue to evolve (of course, it would be best if we changed our ways also). I strongly recommend the book!
Red Pen
Now that I'm back from vacation, I'm hoping I'll get a chance to go see it.

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