Wall-E: Brilliant.

So, Pixar has released yet another movie and, as to be expected, it has received rave reviews. Does it live up to the hype?

Yeah.

In all honesty, this is probably one of the most brilliant films I've had the pleasure of viewing. It's hilarious, it has great social commentary, and it is probably the best love story I've ever watched.

What's that? The best love story in an animated film? Blasphemy! Madness! Sparta! Overplayed jokes! Seriously, Wall-E is probably the most touching movie I've watched since Amelie.

I've got to be honest. I haven't cried in three years. I didn't cry at the last funeral I went to (am I a terrible person?). I ALMOST cried during Wall-E at about three different parts. The characters, although they are robots, are more human and real than most of the actors working in Hollywood today. In a movie like Atonement, you feel bad that the lovers are separated and give those longing looks at each other. In Wall-E, Eve and the titular character call out to each other with such emotion that I couldn't help but be won over by them.

Not to mention the movie is incredibly dark for a G-rated film. I mean we are technically talking about the first post-apocalyptic family film here. Kids probably won't notice, but for teens and adults they will be getting a much stronger message out of this film than the youngans.

I have currently seen this film twice, and without a doubt it is the best animated film of the year, the best Pixar movie to date, and the best movie of the year so far.

Here's a trailer for you uninformed people out there: