i wish WALL-E was real.

for my birthday this year i received a copy of the disney/pixar movie WALL-E, which i saw in theaters while it was out. i have a mild obsession with robots, so i knew i would love the movie. AND I DID. 

first of all, wall-e's voice, the way he talks, the words he speaks, and his overall mannerisms are so hard to resist. seriously, try watching the movie with subtitles. add in the "saving the earth" theme and not to mention a robot love story. this is probably my favorite disney movie ever. 

now i just have a small 19-inch pink hello kitty tv that i got for my 16th birthday. therefore, HD did not exist then and im not upgrading any time soon. even though i watched it over 5 times during thanksgiving weekend, there were many details that i never even noticed. i didnt notice them until i was at my local meijer store, and while browsing the ipod accessories i heard that old familiar chirping of a  robot (my favorite is when wall-e hums the tune of his favorite song), so i immediately went to the giant wall of HD tv sets (various sizes). 

now i know i was standing pretty close to it, but let me just say that i am AMAZED by the level of rendering that is possible today. i know pixar is pretty much the best when it comes to 3D animation, but i didnt know it was like this. can we say ART FORM?? certain scenes in the movie (in fact pretty much all of it except for the people that live aboard the Axiom) look like they are live action scenes instead of 3D computer graphics. 

ive always wanted to be able to draw well; i dont think that is happening any time soon. and if i think that regular 2D drawing is difficult, i can only imagine the amount of work it takes to  produce an entire full-length film in 3D graphics.

either way, i recommend seeing wall-e. if you cant appreciate a rolling droid (who has a pet cockroach) courting a hovering bot, then at least you can appreciate the amazing, very convincing graphics. 

NOTE: the photos dont do the little guy justice. see the movie. on a larger screen, preferably in HD or on Blu-Ray.