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Introduction

Pixar decided to film WALL-E following Finding Nemo, due to the underwater physics being portrayed in Finding Nemo, versus how space physics are revealed in WALL-E. The movie portrays several real life ecological issues including: human pollution, failures in sustainable processes, and global devastation of life. These topics contributed to major themes throughout the film. One of the film’s salient messages is warning humankind about dangers of pollution and failing to focus on these warning signs.

Pollution

In the early scenes of WALL-E, the viewer is shown an Earth that is completely covered in garbage. It is important to note that the garbage shown is not organic. Therefore, it wouldn't be able to decompose on its own. The waste is primarily trash that was never dealt with or recyclables that were not recycled properly. In the scenes that showed the Earth, garbage is stacked high in the sky and has the appearance of a cityscape. Trash on the surface of Earth is piled up in copious amounts, making it nearly impossible to see the landscape that was. These scenes set the tone for the film by showing how serious the pollution problem on Earth could become if we don’t take the issue seriously.

Sustainable Processes

In order to prevent our Earth from reaching an unlivable state, we must use effective processes to recycle and deal with garbage. In WALL-E it is clear that humanity failed at this and allowed the Earth to reach a state of squalor. This is a major environmental theme at the end of the movie, when the Captain decided to turn the spaceship around to save the Earth and make it livable again. Although the movie ends before restoration, it is implied that humankind would need to use sustainable processes to rid the Earth's surface of trash and recyclables.

Devastation of Life

The consequence of allowing Earth to reach the state depicted in WALL-E is that the planet could no longer support life. In the film, every life form on Earth had already gone extinct apart from the single plant that was found. The plant itself represented any remaining hope for humankind to restore the Earth to its former state. This example from the film can be connected to the real world, because heavily polluted areas don’t allow life to thrive. If humans were to stop efforts to control pollution, we would experience a dramatic loss of life in the not so distant future. In addition to the one plant that was found on Earth, there is also a pet grasshopper that WALL-E owns, in which they show aspects of anthropomorphism.

Anthropomorphism:

Throughout WALL-E, there are many scenes that show anthropomorphic characteristics. WALL-E and EVE both show human-like characteristics, especially emotion. There are instances when WALL-E clearly feels brave, scared, sad, and happy. With WALL-E’s bodily structure, it is easy for the audience to read what WALL-E is feeling. In addition to WALL-E and EVE having human-like emotions/characteristics, WALL-E is also very responsible: he has been bringing together left behind trash by humans, making them into cubes, and piling those cubes. He also takes care of himself as he lived by himself (and his pet grasshopper) in his small trailer. WALL-E not only takes care of himself, but also his pet grasshopper. WALL-E feeds him, they go on walks together, and they have a true bond.

Even with WALL-E’s grasshopper and his company, he still feels lonely at times. WALL-E also collects toys that he finds to keep him entertained, and he watches a short, uplifting film called “Hello, Dolly!”. WALL-E likes to watch this film because it makes him feel less alone, as most of the time, he does feel very isolated. However, when EVE shows up on Earth, WALL-E is clearly terrified at first because he doesn’t know what she is. Further down the road, WALL-E and EVE form a tremendous bond, which makes WALL-E feel more happy rather than isolated and sad.

In the film WALL-E there are a variety of interactions between humans and robots. For example, in the spaceship, humans would always rely on robots to give them food and water. Due to the relationships between robots and humans, the humans live in a highly technological society. Robots also help humans change clothes. Furthermore, robots seem to have more knowledge about what is happening on Earth, while humans on the ship don’t care to educate themselves on it, they just want to return to Earth. m.