6. WALL-E and EVE Dance Among The Stars - WALL-E
Pixar's 2008 Oscar winner, the sci-fi modern classic
WALL-E, tells the tale of the eponymous adorable robot whose mission in life is to clean planet Earth. Only, he's alone and has developed a sense of curiosity. The film's first act is very reminiscent of
Cast Away as the audience follows WALL-E throughout his day as he discovers things and makes little garbage cubes. With nothing but a grasshopper to "act" against, this first sequence is truly fascinating and fun to watch. WALL-E's world is changed with the arrival of EVE (say it with me... "EEEEE-VAAAA..."), a newer robot who is tasked with evaluating the environment of Earth to determine if it is suitable for life once again. The lonely WALL-E becomes infatuated with EVE and attempts to develop a relationship with "her," only to receive the cold shoulder. That is until EVE finds the plant that WALL-E had discovered earlier. That plant becomes a very important plot device, as it is the key to the humans returning home and moving off of the space station they currently live on. It's thought to be lost when an escape pod housing WALL-E explodes (he had the plant with him). When EVE sees WALL-E floating through space with a fire extinguisher (and the plant intact), one of those magical Pixar moments happen as they dance in space. The scene shows the beginning of WALL-E and EVE's relationship and gives EVE an opportunity to show her softer side. "She" realizes WALL-E isn't that bad a guy after all. And our little hero gets what he's been looking for all along; some affection from his new friend. It says a lot about Pixar when two robots floating in space can make you feel something.