10 Sci-Fi Movie Openings That Get Worse The More You Think About It

10. WALL-E

A post-apocalyptic drama where the world has been ravaged by human wastefulness, leaving behind a polluted husk of a planet populated only by robots... is actually a charming family movie with lots of laughs and endearing moments?

Damn Pixar, you're good at this.

The 2008 classic WALL-E is a fantastic film, no qualifiers needed. The titular robot's quest for love is interwoven spectacularly with a larger story about the human race's return to Earth decades after they abandoned it for a life of luxury amongst the stars.

The movie begins with a couple of shots of space before sweeping down to Earth to see the mess in which humanity has left it. Everything is brown and rusty, with huge piles of garbage stacked in blocks.

WALL-E is working tirelessly to collect the rubbish and, from the size of his stack, he's clearly been doing this a long time. How long exactly? When did the humans leave Earth? How long has WALL-E been on his own?

All of these big questions and more rush through your brain, as the dystopian scene plays out in front of you to the brilliantly jarring sound of Put On Your Sunday Clothes.

It's just great.