Pixar’s Top Sci-Fi Movie Turns 17: Relive the Magic Tonight with Family!

For 700 years, humans have abandoned Earth after turning the blue planet into a massive garbage dump. Among the mounds of trash that now resemble dusty skyscrapers under a sun smothered by pollution, a single small cleaning robot tirelessly continues its mission.

Its name is WALL-E, and after centuries of solitude, it has begun to exhibit unique behaviors, showing empathy towards the tiny cockroach that sometimes keeps it company, collecting various interesting objects, including a delicate green plant.

One day, as it goes about its daily tasks, a huge rocket lands near it, and from it emerges a stunning next-generation robotic probe.

• Family night tonight: 17 years ago, with this film, Pixar Studios delivered a truly delightful spectacle.

Just how far can Pixar Studios artists go?

By the late 2000s, after being successively blown away by Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, and Ratatouille, that’s the question on everyone’s mind.

The craftsmen working under the glow of the small desk lamp not only succeed in creating engaging stories and characters but also make it a point to innovate with each film, stepping off the beaten path, consistently offering something new, and thus taking risks.

After exploring worlds as diverse as the ocean depths, the deserted backroads of the United States, and the grand restaurants of Paris, they decide it’s time to bring to life a project that has been on the back burner for many years, thus signing off on their very first science fiction film.

One of the greatest SF films of all time

Ecological without being preachy, profound, sensitive, smart, and brilliant, WALL-E is unlike any other Pixar film, yet encapsulates all the studio’s qualities. Its most significant achievement is certainly the first 39 minutes, devoid of any dialogue, carried solely by the power of animation and the sound effects of the little robot (crafted by Ben Burtt, who also created the sound effects for the Star Wars saga).

Visually stunning (even when viewed 17 years later), musically moving, and with a timeless story, WALL-E was a global hit in 2008 and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

Years have passed, but the love for Pixar’s ninth animated feature film has never faded. Thus, on AlloCiné, WALL-E enjoys an impressive viewer rating of 4.352 stars out of 5, making it the tenth greatest science fiction film of all time according to internet users.

What they’ll love…

• The main character, first and foremost, and his irresistible romance with the adorable EVE.

• All the secondary robots, each more humorous and endearing than the last. Special mention to MO and BURN-E.

What might concern them…

• Possibly the final sequence, and the somewhat unsettling situation in which our favorite robot finds itself.

Rediscover the trailer for “WALL-E”…