Wall - E Summary

I just got back from seeing "Wall-E", Pixar's newest film. It was great, definitely recommend it. I'm not going to give you a whole plot synopsis, but you might want to put off reading this review until you see the film yourself. Here are some spoilers.

I liked how much fun the sound design team must have had doing this film. They took some Star Trek sounds, the old Mac boot up sound, and this and that.

The social commentary on how stupid, fat, and lazy the future Man is unnecessary. I guess it moved the plot line along pretty well, but was a little lame. I just don't see us as a society doing that to ourselves. I suppose the whole premise of the film is a little far fetched for a reason.

I like how the "wall of captains" started with an actual human actor and progressively became a cartoon fat guy. That was a Pixar first: having real human actors.

The short that ran before the movie was great: It paid homage to Warner Bro's Bugs Bunny style shorts. Good call, Pixar.

I was pleased with the film in general. It's not my favourite Pixar release (Toy Story 1 and 2) but it's definitely a DVD buy.

-Ethan

made redundant

I was made redundant today at my lousy job. That's a double whammy, being laid off from a job you didn't want to keep in the first place. It's one thing being fired from, like, Pixar or Disney. That would suck. Being let go from selling cell phones in Sam's Club? I still don't know where I quite stand on this yet.

It's let me step back a second and familiarize myself again with the talent I've put on hold for some time. I forgot I can draw cartoons. I'm starting my New Yorker strips soon...

Hopefully I can find a job that won't suck the life and weekends out of me. I wouldn't mind, at this point, being a Temp. I want 9-5 mon - fri mindless work. Watching Office Space makes me hesitant to apply, however.

I need to publish more stuff on the web.