Wal-E

Ok, I know i was supposed to have started reading a book by now and it is my fault that i have not yet. Books are kinda essential to this project. However, I have had time to watch a film (maybe i should have started with the book, huh?) Over the past weekend I watched Wal-E. This heart warming movie is one of my animated favorites. Although dialog is sparse, the physical humor and exploits of a tiny robot and the future human race lead to a fun and meaningful movie. Some may see the film as a mere entertainer, but it holds a larger meaning. It conveys a message of a serious problem in our growing world: consumerism. Earth has been reduced to an post-apocalyptic state thanks to all the junk people have bought from "Buy n' Large", a symbol in the film for all the big corporations that are starting to consume our lives (aka walmart, target, best buy, etc.). This message is also accompanied by a warning about our reliance on technology. In a worst case scenario setting, our new space ship world is so technologically advanced that people don't even need to walk. So, our humanity has become morbidly obese. These are all over the top scenarios but still put forth a warning to its viewers. Eventually the film ends happily with humans returning to earth to repopulate it and reestablish healthy life.