Movies often portray robots as the harbingers of something bad, whether they’re evil and want to take over the world (Terminator, I, Robot, The Matrix, etc.) or are being exploited by humans (Blade Runner,

Before the film unspooled, the stage was filled with talent on both sides of the camera. Sanders and Brown stood beside score composer Kris Bowers and actors Stephanie Hsu and Catherine O’Hara. Looking resplendent in a gorgeous, light-green dress was the film’s elegant star, Lupita Nyong’o.

Movies often portray robots as the harbingers of something bad, whether they’re evil and want to take over the world (Terminator, I, Robot, The Matrix, etc.) or are being exploited by humans (Blade Runner,

Alas, “The Wild Robot” is Rox, shipwrecked on an island and befriending a gosling. And I don’t mean Ryan! Brightbill becomes Roz’s de facto son, and the DreamWorks animated flick is all about heartstrings. Yale grad Lupita Nyong’o voices Roz, and even Mark Hamill’s got a gig here, who knows a thing or two about bots.

Expect some scary wild animal encounters (one ends with Penelope wounded) and moments in which our hero is hungry, thirsty, and besieged by rain and snow. She eats what she kills, so there are a few bloody moments when she cuts up meat or cleans a fish.