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The Pixar List: Wall-E: Rank 12

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12th - Wall-E, 2008

iBrow Percentage: 81

 

A lone robotic unit by the title of "Wall-E" remains on Earth, cleaning up the garbage one small cube at a time 700 years after humanity left Earth forever- until a mysterious spaceship arrives with a high-tech unit titled "EVE", and Wall-E discovers what love truly is.

 

Now this is going to come as a surprise to many (perhaps all) of you; instead of ranking the oft-mentioned Cars as 12th in the list, I have ranked Wall-E there, a film that many feel is one of Pixar's best, if not the best. So now you're all asking yourselves one thing, and one thing only:

"iBrow, what in Hapori Tohu's name is wrong with you?!?!?!"

 

Well, here's my answer. Wall-E, for awhile, is my favourite Pixar film hands down. Unfortunately, it does not keep up for the whole film. The entire first segment with Wall-E on Earth is the bit that I believe is the best, with Wall-E and his pet cockroach alone in a desolate world full of garbage skyscrapers. Even when EVE arrives, I love the Earth segment and her arrival adds depth and mystery to the situation. However, once we reach the Axiom (which is roughly the second half of the movie), the film begins to slip away. Wall-E's first magical moments on the ship are splendid, such as when he meets the liks of M-O and Chuck. However, afterward the film begins to devolve into a simple love story, with Wall-E following EVE's every twitch. Meanwhile, the story of the Captain is one that, while a little exciting at times, is ultimately drearily predictable. Even Brave, which was predictable to the extreme, still maanged to be very enjoyable. However, the latter half of Wall-E just turns into a cluttered snore fest.

 

Again, that's the story in brief on my thoughts, this time with Wall-E. If you have any questions, or would like me to expand on or explain something I said, feel free to say so in the comments below. Now, for your hint towards the film that ranked eleventh:

 

chardonnay bourgogne

 

Now, an explanation of the hint that pointed to Wall-E:

 

hello, dolly

 

Throughout the film Wall-E, the song "It Only Takes a Moment" is played often, and even plays a large role with inspiring Wall-E to hold hands with EVE. During the Earth segments, a live-action clip of the song from the film Hello, Dolly! is played.

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MetaStriker

NO!!! Number 11 is a great movie!!! How could you?

 

Anyway, I completely agree. Honestly, this is NOT the worst movie out there, and this is definitely a Pixar film, with that "magic touch". It has a nice message. But when you look at it next to Toy Story... it doesn't add up. Sorry, WALL-E.

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Grant-Sud

B-b-but I love Wall-e :( should be much higher imo.

 

The meaning behind it all, the wonderful atmosphere of the space and the barren earth... sure the plot became a little predictable during the second half, but that never stopped your breath from catching when Eve and Wall-e are in the disposal area and when Wall-e gets smashed....

 

Such a great film, and much better than quite a few of the Pixars... =/ (though they are all great don't get me wrong)

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Dorek

I never have, and probably never will, like Wall-E. I hate being preached to, especially from children's movies. It wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, but I was just completely unable to empathize with Wall-E, despite that being their point.

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Protodite Karzahni

(I thought Wall-E was highly enjoyable with great visuals and a fantastic score, up until the ending. I really find it a stretch to see how either Wall-E or Eve could develop feelings for each other. Yeah, I know, kids film and all that. But while Wall-E may have developed sentience through the years of isolation, I don't see how Eve could have gone the same way.)

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Tilius

It's a bit preachy and the second half isn't as good as the first, but that first half is better than the entirity of Cars, and Wall-E is a more likeable character than anyone in Cars. Infact, he's one of Pixar's best characters.

 

- Tilius

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Squishyfrog

ibrow whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy D'=

 

but seriously i still love Wall-E. i thought it was a great film the whole way through even though it was a bit preachy and the first half was indeed much better. it still ranks as one of my top five Pixar movies, easily. probably even in my top three. but i can still understand why some people don't like it as much as others. =)

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LewaLew
However, the latter half of Wall-E just turns into a cluttered snore fest.

As a matter of fact, when we first watched it, my mom actually did fall asleep. She hasn't seen it since. :P

 

NO!!! Number 11 is a great movie!!! How could you?

I agree. I liked that movie involving unsanitary cooking practices, but their attempt at a romance subplot wasn't really all that terrific. Even so, I think a lot of the people that rank it so low just dislike the species of the main character.

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Voltex

I'm rather partial to the rat. Honestly, you could consider everything above Cars 2 very good films, and everything above Wall-E fantastic. It's just, everything has to rate somewhere.

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Voltex

A lot of it is yet another "oh man oh man look what we're doing to the planet if we don't become environmentally friendly we're all SCREWED LIKE THIS" movie.

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Dorek

It's comically heavy-handed, except minus the comic because it's not a funny movie.

 

Obviously loads better than Cars and Cars 2, but that's just a widely accepted truth.

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Legolover-361

I liked Wall-E... save for the scene near the end where somehow, when a spaceship with artificial gravity tilted in space, everyone in the ship slid to one side. Even people with an idle interest in science or science fiction should know gravity, let alone artificial gravity, doesn't work that way.

 

I digress. 'Tis a good film nonetheless. :P

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