The Film: Wall-E (2008)

The Moment: Wall-E is rudely ejected from the star cruiser Axiom by EVE, who wants to send him home. We not only get the pulse-pounding moment of EVE seeing the escape pod explode, but the glorious ballet among the stars between the two robots as they sail around the ship.

In Their Own Words: “We wanted to get Wall-E back out into space", says Andrew Stanton. "We knew we couldn’t geek out in the second act when he reaches the Axiom and not see him out there again.

“But we needed a good story reason to do so – and that made the film even better. We break a lot of rules, like sound in space, but Wall-E using a fire extinguisher to fly means that we get this really romantic cascade of crystals.”