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WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter: Earth-Class) [1] is the main protagonist of the 2008 Disney/Pixar animated film of the same name. He is primarily voiced by Ben Burtt. WALL-E was created by director, Andrew Stanton, and writer, Jim Reardon.
WALL-E (stylized with an interpunct as WALL·E) is a 2008 American animated romantic science fiction film [5] produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton , produced by Jim Morris , and written by Stanton and Jim Reardon .
- The Garden of Wall-Eden
- Eve Is… Well… Eve
- The Axiom = Noah’s Ark
- Using Real Humans Was Jarring… on Purpose
- We’Re Already Lost in Our Screens
- Define “Earth”
- Define… sex?
- Your Very Best Friend
- Directives and Autopilots
- Wall-E = Christ?
Tell me if this sounds familiar. A solitary worker toils alone, the sole inhabitant of a planet. His task: To subdue the wild growth and make order out of chaos. WALL-E’s post-apocalyptic vision of Earth isn’t just a heavy duty prediction – it’s an allegory parallel to the famous Garden of Eden story from Genesis, and WALL-E is Adam reborn as a rob...
And then she appears. While not cut from WALL-E’s rib cage, the robot EVE is certainly “bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh.” When WALL-E sees her for the first time, he is smitten, and Adam’s words may be running through the little bot’s circuits! In an obvious nod to classic feminine symbolism, EVE is egg-shaped and white as a spotless wedding dre...
Then the film leaves Earth for the Axiom, the colossal cruise ship in space where humanity has been surviving in luxury for 700 years. The parallel to Noah’s Ark, another famous story from Genesis, is easy to see from a human survival point of view. But there are other details that enhance this narrative, and also toy with it. For example, in the o...
In an unprecedented move for Pixar, the filmmakers of WALL-E used real human actors. Starring Fred Williard as Buy N’ Large President Shelby Forthright, WALL-E showed its audience real human beings inhabiting the world of the story, something even the human-heavy Ratatouille didn’t do. It didn’t stop with Williard, either; several advertisements an...
Aside from an immortal space ship that isn’t worried about gravity, Pixar’s vision of the future isn’t much a stretch. This becomes apparent when the film transitions to the Axiom where adult human babies are carted around on reclining chairs, drinking their meals through a straw, playing “virtual” sports on their hologram screens. Remember, this f...
As WALL-E (and with him the audience) arrives on the Axiom, the Captain gives a speech. He announces that they are celebrating their 700 year anniversary aboard the ship, and to honor the occasion, everyone gets a special cupcake-in-a-cup. 700 years. And no one blinks. That’s a staggering amount of time. Think about it. 700 years ago (the year 1320...
A more subtle hint in the film exposes an even greater loss for the human race: Sex. In the establishing shots of the Axiom, toddlers can be seen attending classes en masse. Later, the robots run through a room filled with babies in nursery bins. No parents are to be seen. In fact, no where on the Axiom can families be spotted in any kind of congre...
Buy N’ Large, it’s your super store, (You’ve got) All you need, and so much more! Happiness is what we sell (That’s why) Everyone loves BNL! When audiences saw the first inklings of BNL in WALL-E, they had to be thinking: “Walmart.” Walmart is probably the most infamous big-box superstore in existence, and it seems to sell everything, including hap...
Since the robots of WALL-E don’t speak with fluent vocabularies, they must use single words to express complicated ideas. One of the words is “directive.” Used by WALL-E, EVE, and Otto (the HAL-9000 wannabe autopilot), these programmed machines have been designed to perform singular functions and to never step outside their boundaries. Yet it’s onl...
This leads to the last possible Biblical parallel: WALL-E is a metaphorical Messiah. Christ-figures are nothing new in Hollywood. They are practically inevitable when a skilled storyteller properly applies the Hero’s Journey archetype, in which a hero usually sacrifices him or herself for the greater good while achieving some kind of miraculous res...
Sep 7, 2023 · Is Wall-E a popular character? Yes, Wall-E is a highly popular character. His unique design, endearing personality, and captivating story have made him a fan favorite since the release of the film.
WALL-E is one of the many Pixar characters that appears in Pixar: In Real Life. He appears in two episodes: " WALL-E: Lost and Found " and " WALL-E: BnL Pop-up Shop ". A glass capsule of WALL-E (along with glass capsules of EVE and AUTO) can be seen inside one of the glass displays at Second Chance Antiques in Toy Story 4 .
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WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) is the last robot left on Earth, programmed to clean up the planet, one trash cube at a time. However, after 700 years, he’s developed one little glitch—a personality. He’s extremely curious, highly inquisitive, and a little lonely.
Jun 24, 2024 · In the 16 years since the Pixar film Wall-E's release, the titular trash-collecting robot has been embraced by young climate activists.
