A Night at the Movies

If you have been so bored with life that you have looked here before, you will know we are holidaying with our grown up sons in Pembrokeshire. Surprisingly the weather up until now has been excellent, however in the past couple of days it has let us down and we have had heavy rain. We decided to visit the local cinema last night, and after a vote surprisingly Wall E won over the new Batman film, The Dark Knight.
We were surprised to have to queue at the door to get in, and were lucky to get 2 pairs of seats.
Any disappointment at the choice of film was dispelled within moments of the start of the support cartoon, and the main film was superb. It worked on so many different levels that children of all ages, adults included, will be able to enjoy it. Perhaps 13-14 year olds may be too old to enjoy the cartoon when seen at face value as a love affair between robots, and too young to appreciate the critique of so many of the aspects of modern life that we have come to accept. The messages about pollution and destroying the environment were fairly easy to grasp, as was the increasing obesity of the captains and passengers of the space ship Axiom. Less easy to understand might have been the increasing isolation of individuals when life is viewed solely through a personal computer screen.
For me the film worked on so many levels that I'm still thinking about them this morning, but most importantly I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would have no hesitation in recommending it as great entertainment for all. LB