eralkfang Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I saw WALL-E this evening, and was astoundingly touched by how sweet the love story was. When WALL-E and EVE at last held hands- their truest expression of love- I wept and cheered and loved every bit of it. I think it had more of an effect on me because I am a romantic asexual (heteroromantic, if you must know). WALL-E and EVE, being robots, are asexual, and their love story is blissfully asexual- focused only on emotions, not anything else. WALL-E loves EVE, and just wants to hold her hand. This may be a side effect of being an all ages film, but most all ages films concerning couples imply at the end that the two leading lovers had sex (in the form of offspring) or want to have sex. WALL-E and EVE are shown in the credits, many years after the film ends, blissfully holding hands in a meadow and observing a tree. Not a little robobaby in sight. That's their asexual happily ever after. How romantic. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fosco Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I saw an advert for the film yesterday, I didn't think it was going to be a film like that tho, I'll have to take a look at it sometime Link to post Share on other sites
Eurasian_Dreamer Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I totally agree. I think that movie is just the sweetest thing ever. It's so unbelievably cute. Link to post Share on other sites
Buoyant Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I want to see that movie soooo much. It looks soooo cute. Link to post Share on other sites
Hayley Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I was offered free tickets to go see the first showing in our city on Sunday, I really want to go. Unfortunately I'm out of town! Terrible timing. :( Link to post Share on other sites
RandomDent Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I would see it, but every time I see WALL. E. I just think of how they've blatently ripped off the design of Johnny Five and I grow angry. Link to post Share on other sites
waffo Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 WALL-E and EVE are shown in the credits, many years after the film ends, blissfully holding hands in a meadow and observing a tree. Not a little robobaby in sight. That's their asexual happily ever after. Oh man, I knew this was the kind of movie that would have stuff after the credits! Unfortunately, I was with two kids who I know are too impatient to sit through the credits. And I have to admit, I was dragged into the theater expecting to not like it. My brain was not letting me just enjoy the movie, though. I kept thinking things like "wouldn't that planet's rings saw off Wall-E's arm?" and "Hey look at all that trash around the earth! Looks like Kessler Syndrome!". Boo. How exactly were the humans reproducing? They don't even have the energy to chew their food or swim or sit up straight... Link to post Share on other sites
Eurasian_Dreamer Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I would see it, but every time I see WALL. E. I just think of how they've blatently ripped off the design of Johnny Five and I grow angry. You know, I love the movie Short Circuit, and I don't think they copied Five. They have three things in common, and all of those attributes make sense with the function of the robot. I honestly think it's just a case of both story-creators doing their research. The actual stories are also completely different, if that helps alleviate your worries at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Haunter Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I like the movie and found the hand holding idea very touching. Although it was a bit too futuristically gloomy for me, it had its good parts. ^_^ Robotic asexual love... Cool! :) Link to post Share on other sites
merkat82 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I think he looks sort of like Johnny 5 too, I grew up loving Short Circuit. I thought of it as the creators probably paying homage to a robot they loved too. I actually wondered if maybe sex and a robobaby weren't brought into the story because of how robots are viewed by society right now, as not reproducing entities in the sense of how a biological creature would do so. Maybe the creators thought viewers would find it unrealistic or impossible. Or maybe they really did just want to make an extremely cute, romantic story, which is totally what it was! :D Hahah I don't mean to wax philosophical about robots and sex, but that topic is an interest of mine, there's even a book out there about the future of robots with humans and the potential between them for love and sex. Interesting stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
DarthBismarck Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 ...the future of robots with humans and the potential between them for love and sex. What, is that how you get a cyborg? LOL OKay, I was thinking this was just going to be another of those cutey-pooty romance movies, just with CGI characters. Descriptions on here have convinced me otherwise. Besides, it's Pixar! Link to post Share on other sites
Islander9 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Disclosure:I think Pixar is the most intelligent & creative *corporate but not corporately controlled* movie-making agency on our planet. I love Miyazaki. Some of Dreamworks stuff is really cool. And, hey, i carry a torch - flickering- for many other animators- But WAYHOO! all I have seen and heard of "WALL-E" almost makes me want to emigrate to a city showing this film right now! Cant happen. But I can dream. Fortunately, in living moving colour- Link to post Share on other sites
PrairieGhost Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I've seen it and it was really great! It was warm and fuzzy and very sweet. Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow girl Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I'd like to see it but theaters are too darn expensive so I don't go anymore since I'm not going to pay $20 for that. Heck pay per view is cheaper and you can have the whole family without paying for them. Link to post Share on other sites
GirlInside Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I would see it, but every time I see WALL. E. I just think of how they've blatently ripped off the design of Johnny Five and I grow angry. Same here!! When he almost ran over the cockroach, all I could think of was that scene in Short Circuit when Johnny 5 (or Number 5, as he was called) ran over the grasshopper. "Disassembled. Dead. Disassembled. Dead..." The other robot looked like an iPod with flippers. I also found the movie depressing, overall. I left after 45 minutes--all that had happened by then was Johnny 5 falling in love with the iPod after she tried to "disassemble" him. [rolls eyes] I'd hate to think what kind of abuse he'd be willing to take in a long-term relationship with her... Link to post Share on other sites
Orren Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I thought it was way too 'Green' but all the big movies for youngsters are like that these days, it's what's fashionable. Link to post Share on other sites
ThePieMaker Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I loved that movie beyond words. It had such an amazing message of how we need to take care of our world AND had the asexual robot love. I can't imagine anything better. Link to post Share on other sites
Nalle Neversure Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Wall-E is cuuuuute. ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ *squeeees* Link to post Share on other sites
matt1285 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well I enjoyed it too, as did my nephews. Didn't look at it from an asexual perspective....but now you come to mention it, you're spot on. The stuff in the credits was pretty good too, me and my oldest nephew sat watching it until the ODEON staff tutted impatiently......then we felt we ought to leave. Link to post Share on other sites
Tethys Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 When I went to the theater, I noticed that most of the children there had a really hard time following the plot. I think the mostly nonverbal plot confused them. The only thing children seemed to understand was when Wall-E was frightened. They didn't recognize other emotional responses. (I know this because they more or less narrated the movie with questions... I'm talking like 5 year olds). But I thought the movie was adorable, I enjoyed it a lot. I think you'd miss a lot of it if you don't see the whole thing, though. Though, of course, no reason to watch it through if it's really just not interesting to you from the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites
fonfeluch Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 really nice film:) Link to post Share on other sites
Guest the_random_squirrel Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 WALL-E = possibly the most awesome film i've watched in a while. i almost cried when he just wanted to hold her hand Link to post Share on other sites
wizzyrhino Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 am i the only one who thought it was lame?...... lol i must of missed soming :o it did have some sweet moments in it (like the hand holding) but i got bored 10 minutes in Link to post Share on other sites
geronimohorse Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I LOVE WALL-E!!!!!!!!!! Me and my friend went to see it and we both wanted to go right back in and watch again! We were just sitting there, watching the credits roll, thinking about how great it was... then the usher started getting impatient so we left... grrr! Link to post Share on other sites
SomeoneElse Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I liked Wall-E for the statement it made, the asexy robot love was just an added bonus. Link to post Share on other sites
jianna Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Wall-E made me feel.... feeeeeelings. Totally sweet and with a surprisingly powerful message, but not heavyhanded either. It was my absolute favorite film of the entire summer. Dark Knight? pffff.... Link to post Share on other sites
purissimus Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Sadly enough, I've yet to watch that film. T_T I want to though. Link to post Share on other sites
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