Since the first second I have been lost. I need dialogue. I
feel like I am watching an animated Mr. Bean movie.
Really ominous music plays well as we see how empty
and polluted the city is. It almost seems like a post global warming apocalypse.
We get our first revelation of important
background information the form of a newspaper that reads:
From what I can hypothesize so far (5
minutes in) is that a pile up of garbage has led to humans leaving Earth for
another, cleaner planet.
I am confused though because one would
think with regards towards society’s trend towards de-carbonization and
environmental reform that the future would be pristine.
I cannot tell if this was a movie to push
for environmental policy reform or just poorly researched.
Is Wall-E designed to clean the earth? If
so, wouldn’t it be extraneous and costly to give him a personality? He has a
dope pad though. The way he organizes his belongings suggests OCD behavior, a behavior associated with personality.
Is there still life on Earth? I can’t tell.
We still see advertisements for life off of Earth, but we then see Wall-E throw
out the first plant we see. Then again, Wall-E hangs out with a bug, another living organism.
Finally, some semblance of a plot! A woman!
From the start it seems that Wall-E has taken an interest in her. Despite being
a movie about robots, a movie isn’t a Disney movie without a little romance.
Why is this crazy girl-robot-thing trying
to kill Wall-E? I am so confused! He is so innocent!
The romantic music played as Wall-E and his
female companion start spending some time together has me on the floor
laughing. The concept of attraction between robots is funny and bizarre at the
same time.
This robot chick is super mysterious, she
contains “classified “information and I must know more.
"Eve”…finally a name!
It is kind of cute, in a super futuristic
way, how Wall-E tries so hard to impress Eve.
Wait, what just happened?! Is Eve allergic
to plants or something!? Did she just go into anaphylactic shock?! Is she
dead?!
Wall-E tries everything he can to rescue
her- perpetuates classic Disney values. He hops on a moving space ship for god’s
sake.
Finally! After over forty minutes we see
the first humans in the film. Interestingly the humans seem less human than
Wall-E. Wall-E is emotional and in the moment, while the humans are consumed by
instant gratification technology. Every human seems to be in it’s own world. In
addition, everyone is obese. I am starting to think this film was constructed
obviously to generate revenue, but also to send a political message conveying
the negative affects of our obsession with technology and wastefulness. The
robots seem to interact with each other more than the humans do with one
another.
Overall, I think this is just another typical
Disney love story. However, unlike all other Disney films, Wall-E conveys thinly veiled messages criticizing society's impact on the environment.
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