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REACTION PAPER

MOVIE: WALL - E

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MILLANO, MA. TERESITA M.

ECOL213 AR21FA3

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Synopsys/Summary
The basic premise of the story is as follows: by the early 22nd century, the nations of the earth are
united under the benevolent fascism of the Buy n Large Corporation seemingly a parody of
the Wal-Mart. A culture of mass consumption has led to environmental devastation and the earth
is no longer inhabitable. Buy n Larges solution is to take human aboard a fully automated
luxury starliner cruise ship. While this futuristic ark moves through space, a crew of Waste
Allocation Load Lifter Earth class (WALL-E) robots is left behind to clean up the planet.
After 700 years in space, the descendent of the human race live a life of utter hedonism. Labor is
no longer necessary as robots cater to their every desire. Obese humans float about reclining in
futuristic deck chairs and have lost their ability to walk or stand upright. Humans never
physically touch or even look at one another rather their chairs are equipped with a sort of
communication device that functions as an internet browser and a cell phone. Despite the fact
that no currency is shown in the film, the landscape of the cruise-ship is a stark depiction of late
capitalism: humans float past endless billboards erected by the Buy n Large Corporation. With
no goals, dreams, or desires, their lives are filled with endless consumption.
Conflict emerges when an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator (EVE) robot, aided by the only
surviving WALL-E unit, returns from earth bearing a single living plant. Much like the dove that
returns to Noah bearing an olive branch, this is the sign that the ship must return home to recolonize the planet. However, the ships autopilot computer attempts to destroy this evidence. It
has received secret orders not to return earth and to keep humanity in a perpetual state of
hedonistic ignorance. With the help of WALL_E and EVE, humanity is able to regain control of
its destiny and defeat the autopilot computer. The ships passengers returns to earth and create a
new, agrarian society in which humans and robots live together in harmony.

Character & Cast

Ben Burtt voice of WALL-E

Elissa Knight voice of EVE
Jeff Garlin voice of Captain McCrea
Fred Willard as Shelby Forthright (CEO of BuynLarge)

Reaction
Its fascinating how Disneys Pixar made such movie like WALL-E. WALL E, the latest
animated film by Disney/Pixar, is ostensibly and adventure story about the titular character: An
anthropomorphic robot who cannot speak but manages to convey a compelling range of
emotions with his large, binocular-like eyes.
The movie starts off showing how trashed, contaminated and polluted the earth was. The
environment in the earth is not livable for humans and animals or any living things, well except
maybe for wall-es best friend cockroach ^_^. Anyway, the movie also deals with different
factors like how human have become lazy and dependent on technology. The same technology
that gives us the lovable characters like WALL-E and EVE - a scout for faraway humanity who
looks like a suppository as designed as apple, the movie transforms.
The storys departure from earth onto the ship inhabited by the dregs of mankind is almost a
shame, initially. The character work on the two robots is so strong that further embellishment
seems unnecessary. Its at this point that the film has the very slightest of stumbles, with WALLE briefly becoming lost in the mix as were guided around the sterile realm thats become home
to the remaining humans, who are now so used to their every need catered for that theyve
become giant, swollen toddlers with little stubby legs and unwillingness to chew, helpless
outside their buggy-like chairs. The suggestion is that were not far off this and need to take
responsibility for our existence. The human characters, oddly, dont have anywhere near the
humanity of the robots, and its not until focus shifts back to the machines that the movie finds
its feet again. It doesnt sag once through a wacky ending that the band of faulty robots saves the
day, and keeps momentum all the way to the end credits.
This movie was incredible and an eye opening to everyone about the future if us, humans didnt
take care of Earth. It also encourage humans today to be less dependent on technology and start
reusing items instead of throwing them away and continuing to contaminate the earth with
rubbish.
WALL-E is an enjoyable movie yet educational to everyone, kids, adults, and really old people.