Another Wall-E response

Fantastic. I agree with Ked that I'm probably going to be spending more money to see it at the theater again. I've not seen the same movie twice in the theater since... well I can't remember ever having done that.

(and the short was hysterical taken to a new superlative)

One of the prevalent themes in the movie, yet one that is not overtly discussed much, is the effects of consumerism and waste. I have been reading a book for a class by a guy named George Ritzer titled "The McDonaldization of Society." This movie was the logical extreme of his argument. People take the easiest, fastest, preceptively cheapest way out of every situation, from eating to raising families, that the society crumbles completely, a company ends up owning the world, and the president of the company becomes the president of the world. People are so "satisfied" with their lives of ease that nobody even cares to be mean. Scary.

Anyway, one interesting little tidbit that will enhance this theme: There is a company devoted to collecting consumer information, organizing it, and packaging it for use by manufacturers and marketers to the end that they can market to you exactly what you want. They know everything about you, and based on their formulas and research, this company is able to show companies like Proctor & Gamble, Pepsi-co, and Delta Airlines, exactly what you want so they can deliver it. The name of this company which serves your every desire on a silver platter? Axciom. Nifty, eh? Those Pixar guys thought about this.

The movie is great. The Apple affectionado will be tickled by the occasional appearance of things undeniably Steve, and there are a number of 2001-A Space Odyssey references. The visuals are engaging. The personalities of the characters are believable, and the simple story is refreshing and endearing. Ashley and I took Clarissa to see it (and we coincidentally sat next to the entire Wilhelm crew, so I did end up in the company of Nerd blood) and she even enjoyed it. She got a bit restless, but not annoyed. Until the credits started rolling (which were also very cool) and she start to pull us out of the theater towards the car. I highly recommend the film. If any of y'all are in town and want to see it, I'll gladly go with :-)