Wall-E Impresses on Blu-ray

Most modern films are full of dialog. A film today is expected to contain dialog from beginning to end. Silent movies are a thing of the past. However, a lot can be conveyed without words. Excitement, disdain, fright, happiness, sadness, anxiety and a host of other emotions can be conveyed through motion and facial expressions. Daniel Day Lewis did this in his hit movie There Will Be Blood. Nothing was said for the first ten minutes of the movie, but nothing had to be said to get the gist of the story. His performance was so engaging and powerful, he didn’t have to say a word.

In that same vein, the first act of the latest animation movie from PIXAR titled Wall-E is told without words for the most part, but it did not take anything away from the movie. In fact, it made me more conscious of what was happening in the movie.

Without giving too much away, Wall-E tells the story of a lone cleanup robot who’s task is too clean up Earth in the 22nd century. Earth has become so polluted, it can no longer support life. Humans now live on starliners for many generations. They have become lazy and morbidly obese, so much so that they have to rely on robots for everything. Wall-E one day finds a plant growing from trash, and places it in a shoe for safekeeping. A spaceship lands on Earth and drops a female robot named EVE. Her task is to locate plant life on Earth if any exists. A budding romance develops between Wall-E and Eve, and that’s where I’ll stop.

The movie was one of the best that I’ve seen all year. Despite the fact that it is animated, adults will still appreciate Wall-E for its earnest charm. The picture quality on this blu-ray release is exceptional. The audio quality is out of this world. It’s a DTS-HD MA lossless track that just rocks the house. This one is a no brainer, A must own title.

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