Genre Analysis

DI: Wall E (2008) is an animation set in the not too distant or unrealistic future where the earth has become over run with rubbish and the fate of man kind is resting upon this small, knackered, adorable little robot which we are introduced to at the very beginning. The opening sequence starts out with some very vivid, detailed shots of space behind the Walt Disney Logo before panning down to a vivid contrast of a brown and dirty earth. Through out the opening sequence Michael Crawford's "put on your sunday clothes" plays out as we pass over various abandoned powerstaions and skyscrapers of rubbish. The use of this music foreshadows events happening later on in the film. The music then fades out before coming back in from a different source, it starts playing from Wall E himself as we are introduced to him fro the first time. This introduction of character also acts as the "Opening Title" as the name of the film is not formally introduced by typography but by a subtle name plate upon Wall E himself. We are then given a example of the work that he has being doing for rather a long time which gives the audience context into earlier on in the opening with the skyscrapers on rubbish. As Wall E moves past the camera stops moving and zooms in on a small cockroach for another character introduction before catching up with Wall E again where the two characters are shown the have a conection. Here we are also shown Wall E's curious side as he discovers, examines and collects a hubcap from the rubbish pile. We are finally shown Wall E turn off his cassette player signifying the end of the opening sequence.

Setting:

The movie is set in the not too distant future upon earth followed by on the large spaceship in which the human race has now relocated. however the opening sequence starts with shots of space before panning down to reveal earth and then take dive toward the surface where we remain for the rest of the opening.

Themes:

The opening highlights many different themes of the play, some very subtle and some not so much, some on the ones i picked up from the opening sequence were: Space and space exploration, Human environmental damage, the failing of renewable energy sources, the failing of recycling and waste disposal, survival and friendship.

Icons:

There are not many icons that jump out at you when watching the opening sequence, however there was the run down wind turbines, the cooling towers over run with rubbish, the towers of rubbish which were higher than the buildings, Wall E's Solar charge display and cassette playing features, the hubcap.

Narrative:

The story is told through the eyes of the audience. all the camera work is done as if the audience were the camera, flying past old satellites and over old power stations and piles of rubbish.

Characters.

The only Characters we are introduced to in the opening of this movie are Wall E and the Cockroach.