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November 14, 2008
Wall-E
(out of four)
"Out there, there's a world outside of Yonkers," goes the Hello, Dolly! number that plays over the opening images of Wall-E — a sentiment that encapsulates the hopes and dreams of the last little trash-compacting robot on Earth while echoing another famous Pixar motto as well: "To infinity and beyond!"
In a sense, Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase remains the motivation of every leading Pixar character and director since: to reject the arbitrary boundaries of their world and achieve something different, unique. Could it be a matter of time before the Acad follows suit and starts recognizing Pixar achievements in categories beyond animation?
Posted by Peter Debruge at 08:00 PM | Comments (0)