“Last night, they were f**king dead, bro. So thank y’all right now for lifting my spirits up, I needed this s**t.”
— Tyler, The Creator before performing “Darling, I” at his second All Points East headline set
WALL-E (2008) has one of the boldest Pixar openings. For 40 mins, the film barely needs dialogue to introduce a lonely robot, a dead planet & an entire vanished civilization. Andrew Stanton trusted the images, sound & Ben Burtt to do the talking.