Weekend Movies
WALL·E is Disney Pixar’s latest film. Ever since Michael saw the first trailer for it at the theater he’s been “I want to see WALL·E. I wanna go see that. Let’s go see it.” So on Friday we went to see it. I generally enjoy Pixar movies and this was no exception. WALL·E is an adorable little robot who has some pretty funny quirks. I wasn’t so fond of his pet cockroach, though. Ugh; cockroaches.
The movie seemed to have several political messages in it. The major one, of course, being about all the garbage people create. WALL·E was one of the robots left on Earth to clean up while everyone went in to space to get away from it all. I think it was a little extreme but still a good point to make. There’s also a message about obesity but I think I’d spoil some of the movie if I talked about it.
We both immensely enjoyed the movie. Pixar is well known for having easter eggs in their movies and this was no exception. Once WALL·E has finished charging (he’s powered by solar energy) he makes the Mac start up chime. As we left the theater Michael claimed that he’s going to buy it as soon as it’s out on DVD. Speaking of leaving, if you haven’t seen it yet I encourage you to stay for the credits because they’re also entertaining to watch.
Last night we were going to watch a movie with some friends and one asked if we had seen The Bucket List. We hadn’t so off to Redbox it was. I think Redbox is pretty awesome because it’s only $1 for a new release. That is, if they manage to have it in stock. The movie is about two men who, after being given 6 months to a year to live due to different types of cancer, decide that they are going to take off and accomplish different things they’ve written on their “Bucket List.” The idea stems from a college philosophy assignment one of them received in college. It was to write a list of all the things he wanted to do before he ‘kicked the bucket.’
While it may seem like the depressing sort of movie (since both of the main characters have cancer and have been told they’ll die within the year) it really isn’t so bad. Parts of it are narrated by Morgan Freeman. He’s just got that kind of voice that is pleasant to listen to but could also very easily put you to sleep. Jack Nicholson does a good job of playing a slightly crazy cancer patient.