It’s been 20 years since I’ve seen Robots, the 2005 animated film about…well, robots. As my memory has been impacted by the years, I couldn’t tell you much about the plot, but I’d still recognize those character designs anywhere. And Maxx Davidson has brilliantly brought Fender Pinwheeler to life with this build that’s full of charm. Maxx has perfectly captured the expressiveness of the character with lots of well-constructed joints and great details like the different sized eyes capped off by the sausages for eyebrows. Why, I can practically hear Robin Williams’ voice coming out of it…or, at least, I would be able to if I could remember any of the dialogue…
My two Biggist memories of that film is Fender (Robin Willaims) introducing himself to Ewain McGregores character with the phrase “Lost my mind” and Mel Brooks characters motto of “See a need, fill a need” which became how I approch work.
Robots is a very underrated film. After a nauseating journey inside a giant hamster-ball the ball finally stops and Fender says “You know, it used to be a lot worse, they used to have this giant hammer – Oh they brought it back!” (Whack!) Great stuff.