![]() This short feature - that comes on the DVD and Blu-ray disc of WALL-E (2008) - tells the background story of Burn-E (Basic Utility Robot Nano Engineer), a persistent little robot whose job it is to replace light posts on the exterior of BnL's Axiom spacecraft, which houses Earth's people while robots such as WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth-class) clean up the mess they left behind on their planet. ![]() ![]() It is charmingly delivered with the high standards of the main film and delivers several good laughs even though it is essentially one joke repeated. A slightly different short from Pixar then, but not a lesser one by any means. Of course it helps that it is funny and indeed it is very funny right down to the punch line. As we are drawn to like him, we laugh more when the jokes come because we have been charmed into loving the film. We see frustration, embarrassment and impatience (love the change in the action of handing Burn≞ a new light pole) and they all make us recognise this character. As with the main film, we are easily drawn to this little robot and the main "directing" computer that assigns him his task because of how well they have given them human characteristics. The joke is simple (robot is continually frustrated in his attempts to fix light) but it is played out very well by not just having simple pratfalls or physical humour. The main reason is the high quality of the new material. Firstly, Wall≞ is such a great film that I didn't really mind seeing clips from it again as part of this, but this is not the main reason it works. This device is clever to a degree but it didn't totally work for me as I did feel like it was giving me too much of the film again but this was a problem that only came after I had thought about the film again because, during watching, it isn't an issue. That character is a robot we see being locked out by Wall≞ and EVE after their dance in space. In this case that is sort of true because the short actually looks back at the final third of the main film and essentially retells that but does it quickly and by focusing on a very minor character. The customary short film on Pixar releases generally picks up a side character from the main film and does a new story with them as the focus. I saw this little film on the DVD of Wall≞, which I'm sure was the Christmas present of many kids this year and I'm equally sure that many adults were happy to buy it as the film is easily good enough for them to watch as well. However, with the arrival of Wall≞ on the ship, a simple job immediately gets a lot more difficult than it should be. It is a simple task that the robot is programmed for and is essentially the reason it exists, so it is a very straightforward job. Thus the two stayed there, looking out at the healthy green Earth.When an external light by a docking bay is reported as faulty, a Basic Utility Robot Nano Engineer (BURN-E) unit is dispatched to resolved the issues. WALL-E's optics lit up happily, and he gave an improving nod. "Correction," she said happily, "WALL-E and EVE's green Earth." This gave WALL-E pause, and he tilted his head a bit to the side at her statement with a slightly sad whistle.Īgain, EVE giggled, nodding apologetically. "WALL-E's green Earth," EVE further replied, a light giggle ending her sentence. " Green Earth!" WALL-E answered excitedly, happy to share this pristine sight with the probe. ![]() "Earth," EVE whispered gently to him, gesturing to the planet with her free fin. Yet here he was, with his Evah, her hand comforting his back and his hand comforting hers. He had no memory of this precise event, nor was there a time he could think of when it would ever have been possible. The scene WALL-E looked at made no sense: he and EVE stood upon the outer hull of the Axiom, gazing down at an Earth lusher and greener than the waste allocator had ever seen. Was this what the humans called "dreaming"? =/ Nonetheless, here's a little something I made today that I figgered you'd all appreciate. Having been unable to track down the "WALL-E" comic book anywhere, I haven't had much to say, sadly. Apologies for not having posted to this comm much lately.
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