WALL-E Versus A Magnet Clip

Posted by Dominic von Riedemann Apr 22, 2008

The best comedy comes from focusing on the simplest things. In this case, it involves WALL-E, the titular robot from the upcoming Disney/Pixar movie, as he interacts with a magnet.

Without any dialogue, the little robot expresses wonder as he sees the magnet for the first time, terror when it chases him around the room, frustration (he can't get rid of the darned thing!), and relief (Whew! It's gone). Needless to say, there's a little twist at the end that had me laughing out loud. The sequence is so simple, and yet so brilliant. It's state of the art animation with a Buster Keaton/Charlie Chaplin soul.

If the rest of WALL-E lives up to the promise generated by this so-far flawless marketing campaign, then this Andrew Stanton film will surely end up on many critics' year end "best of" lists. It's hard to predict how the flick will do at the box office (so many wonderful films end up tanking with audiences), but WALL-E has generated fearsome online buzz, and Disney Consumer Products is already salivating for some serious merchandising profits after the flick opens.

You can check out the WALL-E clip on JoBlo or on YouTube.

WALL-E comes to mondoplexes on June 27th.