WALL-E is just a
sweet movie, exploring the loneliness and determination of a single robot who
develops sentience while watching videos of human interaction and listening to
music. WALL-E is the last of his kind left on Earth, continuing his job even
though the others like him have long since broken down, becoming nothing more
than rusted parts for him to use. His only companion is a cockroach, which he
adores.
WALL-E (Waste
Allocation Load Lifter – Earth Class) develops a romantic connection with
another robot named EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator).
Writer/director Andrew Stanton (a Christian) based their relationship on the
biblical story of Adam and Eve, seeing WALL-E’s loneliness as similar to Adam’s
before God gave him a companion—hence the name EVE.
Since Stanton
wanted WALL-E to be a simple box with no mouth or nose and EVE to resemble an
egg, animators spent almost a year watching Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin
films to learn how to convey emotion silently.
The plot of WALL-E
takes place in 2805, with WALL-E still cleaning up Earth centuries after humans
were evacuated in 2105 to live on starliners. As the planet became
uninhabitable due to waste, humans left behind an army of WALL-E robots to
clean up the mess. However, over time, all the other units broke down—except
for one. This lone WALL-E continues his task, day after day.
One day, a sleek
and advanced robot named EVE arrives on Earth, and WALL-E immediately falls for
her. Though she is initially unapproachable, WALL-E wins her over. But when her
mission threatens to separate them, WALL-E follows her to a starliner where
humans now reside. There, the film introduces subplots about whether humanity
should return to Earth or remain in space.
WALL-E tackles
several major issues, many of which we are currently facing or will soon
encounter—waste management, laziness, obesity, consumerism, and environmental
destruction.
The film won
numerous accolades, including the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. It was also
ranked the #1 movie of the decade by Time magazine in 2010. Currently, it holds
a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 8.5/10. It
was both a critical and commercial success.
WALL-E is one of those movies that just sticks with you—the nostalgia it evokes, the innocence of love, and the unwavering determination of one small robot. It remains one of the best films Disney/Pixar has ever made.
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