Posts Tagged ‘Pixar’

Believe It Or Not, Pixar’s ‘Up’ Changed My Life!

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

up-pixar-render-2Every once in a while, a movie comes along, beats you over the head and changes your life.

I personally have had a few movie moments like that. Some of those were in animated films. But I don’t think any of them affected me quite like Disney/Pixar’s ‘Up‘.

I’ve been a Pixar fan since practically the beginning of the studio, when I saw their short ‘Luxo, Jr.‘ in a presentation called ‘Beyond the Mind’s Eye‘ on PBS. My first post on this blog was ‘Wall-E Restored My Faith In Pixar‘. Needless to say I was excited about ‘Up’, I just didn’t realize how excited I should be.

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Wall-E Fully Restored My Faith in Pixar!

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Wall-E dreams of something more...

Wall-E dreams of something more...

Wall-E is a fun, thought provoking story of the last robot left active on planet Earth when all the humans leave because they’ve just crapped it up too bad for the planet to be livable anymore. This one small robot is all that’s left to clean up our mess.

Wall-E is that rare find: the film that pays homage to others without seeming pandering or obsessive. Wall-E resembles ‘Short Circuit‘s Johnny 5, but with a much more lovable personality. The guidance computer on the Axiom resembles HAL in ‘2001:A Space Odyssey‘. The main Axiom computer is voiced by Sigourney Weaver, of ‘Alien‘ fame. The list goes on, but I’m sure you’d like to find some for yourself!

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