Go To on Curiosity in the Movies (WALL-E)
What a Robot Teaches Us About Being Human
Kelly Corrigan Wonders · Kelly Corrigan
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Show Notes
Kelly and Tammy explore Pixar's WALL-E, a film that dares to say almost nothing for the first forty minutes—and somehow says everything about curiosity, connection, and what it means to be alive. They talk about how the filmmakers watched silent films for months to learn how emotions work without dialogue, why a frictionless life is enfeebling, and what a lonely robot can teach us about slowing down and looking closer. It's about the magic of noticing small things and why the films WALL-E and Her both arrive at the same moral: meaningful connection is what saves us.
This Go To is supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. To learn more, please visit: templeton.org.
Check out our previous episode with Pixar's Pete Docter:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-dive-with-pixars-pete-docter-on-making/id1532951390?i=1000698705898
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