this film! A fairly standard sci-fi plot - loosely based on the Noah's Ark Biblical tale. We open on earth many generations in the future. It is devoid of human habitation, Wall.E is one of the few remaining robotic machines invested with the task (apparently insuperable?) of compressing the huge quantities of rubbish that have accumulated in ages past. It is a lonely existence - the only fellow creature that he has is a cockroach. In between collecting and compacting Wall.E watches Hello Dolly with Michael Crawford on an endless loop. He has no conversation, but makes a series of electronic noises. One day a space ship lands and into Wall.E's world steps Eve - another robot - well armed, feminine and collecting and analysing 'life' on earth. Wall.E is fascinated, frightened, obsessed and desperate for the love of this new creature. Eve returns to the ship and as it leaves Wall.E becomes a stowaway in his determination to be with Eve forever. Eve turns out to be one of the regular probes from Axiom one of the many vessels sent into space 700 years before with the aim of preserving the human race. The inhabitants of this ship have been looked after by machines for so long that they have lost the use of their limbs, spending their time floating on little vehicles constantly starring at screens, never having any human interaction. The film then, with much suspense, excitement and humour follows Wall.E and Eve as they battle against the robotic controllers of this ship and achieve the revealation of the human population that they need to return to Earth and regain a proper life. Although a U certificate this is a film enjoyable at all levels - funny, moving, a love story, a romance, a parable, action, adventure and thought-provoking. The animation is truly outstanding so deserves a rating an 8/10.
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