700 years into the future, humans have despoiled and so polluted the earth that it is no longer fit for living. The surviving humans have taken to 'cruising' the cosmos, in a giant mothership- the Axiom, on board which, all, yes ALL;, without having to lift a finger, all their needs are taken care of, by robotic helpers and they are relegated to couch potatos who spend their lives glued to TV monitors.

Not to give anything away, the movie is about a robot who develops a heart - Wall.E. The little robot is the only one truly living, for it has learnt to love. The humans may be alive, but as the Captain points out, they are merely surviving. WALL-E falls head over heels with a robot named EVE. In order to win her heart, Wall.E embarks on an intergalactic adventure, and in the process, to quote Andrew Stanton, (who came up with the idea for the show) " WALL-E's pursuit to win EVE's heart, and his unique appreciation of life, becomes mankind's last hope to rediscover its roots. In short, it's going to take a robot's love to help make the world go round."