Wall-e

WALL·E is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future. He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure that changes the destiny of both his kind and humanity. The Captain: Well, good morning, everybody, and welcome to Day 255,642 aboard the Axiom. As always, the weather is a balmy 72 degrees and sunny, and, uh... Oh, I see the ship's log is showing that today is the 700th anniversary of our five year cruise. Well, I'm sure our forefathers would be proud to know that 700 years later we'd be... doing the exact same thing they were doing. So, be sure next mealtime to ask for your "Free Septuacentennial Cupcake In A Cup"! Wow, look at that. And, also we got, uhh... Hey, what's that flashing button? EVE: [repeats "Directive" in multiple languages] Directive? WALL-E: [demonstrates his trash-compacting function] Ta-dah! EVE: Ohhh... WALL-E: Dirrrrr-ect-tivvve? EVE: Directive? [WALL-E nods; Eve turns away sharply] Classified. WALL-E: Oh. EVE: Name? [scans him] WALL-E: WALL-E. EVE: WALL-E. WALL-E. [giggles] EVE: EVE. WALL-E: [attempting to pronounce it] Eeee... EVE: EVE. WALL-E: Eeeee... aah. EVE: "EVE"! "EVE"! WALL-E: Eeeee... va? [EVE giggles] Mary: [looks at the stars outside the Axiom while other passengers pass idly by] Oh! So m...

What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen. Pantomime The filmmakers decided that WALL•E should owe a silent debt to both R2-D2 and Buster Keaton, cinematic predecessors who proved how much can be conveyed without words. The robot would be the loneliest character Pixar had worked with, and the filmmakers crafted ways for him to perform the first act entirely in pantomime. Live Action For the first time, a Pixar film featured brief scenes with live actors. While the studio had broken all kinds of ground in computer animation,the prospect of working on a traditional live-action set was enough to get the crew excited. Along with the rare chance to coach performances and see immediate results. the Pixar team was able to enjoy some serious catering. EVE EVE (Extra-Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) is a sleek, state-of-the-art probe-droid. She’s fast, she flies, and she’s equipped with a laser gun. EVE, also called Probe One by the captain of the Axiom (the enormous luxury mother ship which houses thousands of displaced human...

This summer we’re bringing back our tech-in-entertainment series. To kick it off, here’s an interview we love on the lessons of “WALL-E.” The Pixar film is about a future where humans have ruined Earth’s environment with trash. They live in space, captives to screens, self-driving chairs, liquefied food and robot servants. One little robot is left on Earth to clean up the mess, until he finds love and ends up saving humanity from itself. Host Molly Wood talked with sci-fi writer Environmentalism “WALL-E” depicts an Earth in squalor, completely covered in trash left behind by its former human inhabitants. Director Andrew Stanton may have “There is a worldwide awareness of climate change and of environmental collapse, and that was also true in 2008,” Robinson said. But despite the degraded conditions WALL-E found himself in, the movie still showed viewers there was potential for reform. “There’s still one little sprig of a plant that WALL-E finds and realizes is different, as does Eve. So there’s the possibility of regeneration and of restoration that where there’s life, there’s hope,” Robinson noted. Robinson points to the creation of Lifestyle and consumption The concept of convenience very much takes the front seat throughout the latter half of “WALL-E” when it is revealed that humanity is still alive and kicking, though restricted to self-driving chairs. As Robinson explains, humans in the film “are essentially like infants.” “They can’t even move. They have to be fed. T...

Inciting Event: Immediately after Wall-E discovers the first plant he’s ever seen on the trash-ridden Earth he’s tasked with cleaning up, a spaceship lands and the beautiful robot Eve emerges. Up this moment, nearly twelve minutes into the film, the entirety of the story has been set-up that introduces Wall-E and his world. Now, he first brushes with the main conflict: Eve and her “directive” to return the plant to the colony ship Axiom. Usually, at this point, the protagonist will in some way reject the Call to Adventure. Here, Wall-E falls instantly in love with Eve and follows her around wherever she goes—despite her shooting at him. So this is more of an instance of the conflict rejecting him. First Plot Point: After Wall-E rescues Eve from the sandstorm and brings her inside his home, where he shows off his collections, she scans the plant, recognizes it as her directive, and immediately powers down, leaving Wall-E to react, futilely, in an effort to get her to wake back up. First Pinch Point: The ship returns for Eve, and Wall-E stows away, flying through space to the Axiom. Wall-E is a wonderful movie and a work of art, but it does have several major issues—and we find the primary one right here. This is clearly a departure from the Normal World and an entrance into the adventure world, but because it takes place so late—a full eighth of the story after the First Plot Point—it ends up basically skewering the film into two decidedly separate parts. It feels like two ...