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Pixar's new film Wal*E is based on this?


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If so, terrific!

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Maybe I'm just dense and can't sense symbolism for s***t, but I saw it and didn't sense any similarity to City Lights (keep in mind that I was looking for similarities and had been told that this movie was based on City Lights)

Last film seen -- "WALL-E" 4/10

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Wall-E has a similar plot of a Little Tramp-esque character going through the works to win the love of/not lose a girl--a little fickle but she cares about him despite his shortcomings. You could see Eva's shutting down as a parallel to her blindness, both of which the protagonist is desperate to cure. The films close on a really sweet, somewhat ambiguous romantic gesture.

"Why Martha! Your Sunday chapel dress!"

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