Wall-E

Brett penned a great post about his reaction to the movie "Wall-E," and I have to say that I was also really affected by this movie emotionally. I don't know if it's the movie plus the affect of a pride celebration hangover, but today I have been really depressed, not to mention drained of energy.

Out there Full of shine and full of sparkle Close your eyes and see it glisten, Barnaby Listen, Barnaby... Put on your Sunday clothes, There's lots of world out there...

Wall-E struck a chord with me mostly because of the irony that a lonesome machine longed for contact with another while existing on a trash infested, abandoned Earth. All the while, humans were floating in space getting fat, and were completely ignorant of their surroundings or one another. I thought the leitmotifs of "Sunday Clothes" and "It Only Takes a Moment" from Hello Dolly! were brilliant choices. Both songs are cheesy, trite, and hackneyed (I know because I performed them my sophomore year in high school), but the simple themes in both are often ones that make us smile and feel connected to one another, whether it be loved ones or strangers. In our world of technology and consumerism these simple pleasures are the most fragile, and when we begin to lose them, we begin to lose ourselves and our care for who and what is around us.

The levels that one can peel off from Wall-E range from ecological to sociological, and I'm glad that the shock of the magnificent desolation in Wall-E has caused Brett to pause and think about his consumption and and his interconnectedness to humanity. I hope that other adults react in this way, and more importantly I hope a generation of children are compelled to feel the same. Wall-E was the little engine that could, and he saved us and our planet in a movie but we all need to be a little like Wall-E if we're going to survive.

So, think about what you consume, and where it goes when you're done with it, and think about the people you love and strangers around you. Because if we don't, we're alone, in a world of junk.

And we'll recall when time runs out That it only took a moment To be loved a whole life long!

Comments

[Steven]

I too felt the same way. We went and saw it Sunday night after pride in SF... and I have to say this movie really moved me in a way that I never expected. A must see.

[moby]

It was just as enjoyable the second time I saw it.

[tornwordo]

I'm going to see it today. Loved your pride pics.

[Gavin]

I LOVED it!

[brettcajun]

Awww... thanks Adam. It feels good to write a post that you considered thoughtful. Especially when I typically write a whole lot of bullshit. LOL.

Thanks for brightening my day. I want to see the movie again before it goes out the theatres. It is worth it!

[kyle]

it was oen of the most beautiful films i've ever seen. haunting and touching.

[Richard Andreoli]

Such a brilliant movie. I was really moved, and unless my pride hangover was lasting a couple weeks I think it was just a legit reaction to a great film.

[cb]

Enjoy your new iPhone.

But seriously... i freakin' loved this movie. It made me cry.