We have dismissed this film as a children's romance about a rusty trash compactor. But Andrew Stanton didn't make a love story. He made a trap. He set it in 2805, but he baited it with 2008, and we walked right into it in 2024.
When we finally meet the captain and the passengers of the Axiom, we are supposed to laugh. They are gelatinous blobs. They cannot walk. They wear virtual reality screens on their faces 24/7. They talk to friends six inches away via video call. wall e full
When WALL-E premiered in 2008, we clapped at the Pixar charm. We cried when the robot held his own hand. We laughed at the fat humans floating in hover-chairs. We have dismissed this film as a children's