Directive A113 - Wall*E (HD) (SPOILERS)

One of my favorite scenes from Pixar's latest movie, Wall-E.

Not only did I love this scene for the twist in the plot and the amazing CGI, but I mostly loved it for AutoPilot's personality striking a very close resemblance of HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Wall-E is obviously not owned by me. All rights go to Disney and Pixar.

[def-c_]

This guy is a pretty damn underrated Pixar character
He seems like a simple comedic fatguy character at first, but this scene shows just how dignified & determined he really is to care for what is left of humanity.

[startrust]

"I don't wanna survive I wanna live"best line ever

[sofiahreed]

What I find cool is that with each picture taken of each captain of the Axiom, Auto inches closer and closer to the camera. The first time I noticed that when I was younger, it gave me chills. It was symbolism of Auto slowly taking full control of the ship and making the captain his puppet. Also,

"I don't WANT to survive! I want to live!"
Possibly my favorite quote of any Pixar movie.

[VoiceLord]

The way Auto says “CapTAIN” at 0:43 always gave me chills. I know Auto isn’t voiced by a person but you can really hear the frustration in his voice

[amr__]

"Out there is our home. HOME... Auto, and it's in trouble."

What a powerful line.

[PyroGothNerd]

AUTO is probably one of the most interesting Pixar villains. Unlike most villains, his actions are in a misguided attempt to preserve humanity. He refuses to believe the information he was given was false, and acts to prevent humanity from going back to what he believes to be a dangerous environment.

[Netsaver]

The different realizations that the captain goes through from realizing that in order for the plant to grow someone has to look out for it, to realizing that in almost 700 years humanity had done absolutely nothing to realizing that he has to take an active stance is just an amazing show of growth that would span months yet taking nothing more than 3 minutes. It's quite a scene.

[LongClawzHidden]

The fact that AUTO disclosed the classified information, which he wasn't supposed to do in the first place, goes to show that AUTO truly isn't evil. He wanted the captain to understand WHY he was following those orders. He wasn't trying to be antagonistic or mean, he tried to show his reasoning.

[dhmo]

I absolutely love how after 2:32 the camera angles on AUTO during the argument show Shelby Forthfright's freeze frame looming over AUTO's shoulder. That's a really clever nod to show that the Captain isn’t really even arguing with AUTO, he's arguing with the long-dead Shelby, whose greed and short-sightedness still threatens humanity _centuries_ after his death.

[davidstaindrop]

"Tell me Auto, that's an order!" and Auto remains frozen for a few moments
This part always reminded me of a line from "The bicentennial man" :
"Andrew hesitated. He hadn't heard an order in that tone of voice in so long that his Second Law
circuits had momentarily jammed."

It fits quite perfect to the scene!

[lovelovemiraclesunsetgirl]

Notice how Auto is getting closer in each Axiom captain's portrait?
It's pretty creepy looking, actually. TV Tropes have it as Nightmare Fuel.

[crazysian]

I really like how the captain may look fat and dopey, he's still a captain, and knows his responsibility is to the well-being of his crew and his passengers.

[spaceladjack]

Man, this scene with the final transmission from the CEO still gives me chills. There seems to be a sense of panic or urgency from the president, and comparing the last transmission explaining the operation, you can definitely see everything is more dilapidated and eerie. The creepiest part has to be the combination of this being live action (conveying how it happened 700 years ago), rushed in terms of pacing, and especially the music gives it a very chilling atmosphere. The red light subtly flashing, and the quick cut to the standby card... just extremely unsettling.

[dice]

"I don't want to survive. I want to live!" That was the goal of mankind since the beginning of time. We strived to survive, adapt until we did and now we're living the most peaceful times in our history. All we want is to live.

[vivianaespinoza]

Fred willard
May you Rest In Peace ☮️
1939-2020

[armandotorres]

Wall-E did a much more meaningful message about the environment than any PSA specials.

[TereziPyrope]

The interesting thing about AUTO is that he's an antagonist that isn't actually evil, all he does is following his programming.

[scj]

"We cannot go home."
"What are you talking about? Why not?"
"That is classified."
This movie is becoming a scary possibility

[Turgineer]

"I don't wanna survive, I wanna live."

This sentence is very meaningful.

[LD-hsiv]

"I can't just sit here and do nothing! That's all I have ever done! That's all anyone on this blasted ship has ever done. NOTHING!"
These sentences don't get enough recognition