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| | WALL-E is a movie featuring a garbage clean-up robot, named WALL-E: Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class, who is left behind alone on a desolate version of the planet [[Earth]] in the year 2815. Unlike all his fellow units (of the same name), WALL-E manages to survive alone for 700 years, mainly due to spare parts and his occasional companion, a cockroach. | | WALL-E is a movie featuring a garbage clean-up robot, named WALL-E: Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class, who is left behind alone on a desolate version of the planet [[Earth]] in the year 2815. Unlike all his fellow units (of the same name), WALL-E manages to survive alone for 700 years, mainly due to spare parts and his occasional companion, a cockroach. |
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| − | One day, WALL-E, through his rummaging, finds something in a boot filled with dirt--a [[plant]]! Never having seen a [[plant]] before, he stuffs it in with his other collections. The next day, by coincidence, an unmanned spaceship arrives on the planetary surface, bringing a new [[robot]], E.V.E: Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. | + | One day, WALL-E, through his rummaging, finds something in a boot filled with dirt—a [[plant]]! Never having seen a [[plant]] before, he stuffs it in with his other collections. The next day, by coincidence, an unmanned spaceship arrives on the planetary surface, bringing a new [[robot]], E.V.E: Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. |
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| − | WALL-E, seeing her for the first time is elated and in love; a full montage ensues as he tries, to no success, to impress E.V.E. However, he finally gets the courage to introduce himself, and during a sand (or junk) storm, takes her for cover inside his hangar. There, he shows her many novelties he has found--a Rubik's cube and [[light]] bulb for two--and tries to dance with her to the music from [[Hello, Dolly!]]. | + | WALL-E, seeing her for the first time is elated and in love; a full montage ensues as he tries, to no success, to impress E.V.E. However, he finally gets the courage to introduce himself, and during a sand (or junk) storm, takes her for cover inside his hangar. There, he shows her many novelties he has found—a Rubik's cube and [[light]] bulb for two—and tries to dance with her to the music from [[Hello, Dolly!]]. |
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| | However, after a while, he decides to show her the plant; she almost overloads and shuts down, disconnecting the power in WALL-E's hangar. Over the next few days, he tries, unsuccessfully, to wake her up, usually getting electrocuted in the process. | | However, after a while, he decides to show her the plant; she almost overloads and shuts down, disconnecting the power in WALL-E's hangar. Over the next few days, he tries, unsuccessfully, to wake her up, usually getting electrocuted in the process. |
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| | Captain McCrea, stemming from a long line of captains, is shown to be very obese, to the extent that he cannot walk without aid, as are all the humans onboard. This is explained to be due to a lack of exercise (even though they have machines for it) and microgravity, causing quite severe [[bone loss]]. His duties are mainly for show; the ship's [[auto pilot]], AUTO controls the ship, with an ulterior motive... | | Captain McCrea, stemming from a long line of captains, is shown to be very obese, to the extent that he cannot walk without aid, as are all the humans onboard. This is explained to be due to a lack of exercise (even though they have machines for it) and microgravity, causing quite severe [[bone loss]]. His duties are mainly for show; the ship's [[auto pilot]], AUTO controls the ship, with an ulterior motive... |
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| − | EVE is brought up to the captain's quarters with an unwitting WALL-E; the captain, seeing the [[green]] signal for the first sign is unsure what to do. AUTO shows him innocently the manual on how to activate it--he does, but to his dismay, it turns up negative. EVE, as detected, was not carrying a plant. | + | EVE is brought up to the captain's quarters with an unwitting WALL-E; the captain, seeing the [[green]] signal for the first sign is unsure what to do. AUTO shows him innocently the manual on how to activate it—he does, but to his dismay, it turns up negative. EVE, as detected, was not carrying a plant. |
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| − | Per AUTO's suggestions, EVE is sent to be fixed in the Recovery Ward, a ward of broken robots like a self-opening umbrella and a hyperactive masseuse. WALL-E follows unflinchingly, until he senses EVE is in trouble--he sees her head and arm being removed (both are removable). He breaks in and frees all the robots with the plasma cannon built into EVE's arm. | + | Per AUTO's suggestions, EVE is sent to be fixed in the Recovery Ward, a ward of broken robots like a self-opening umbrella and a hyperactive masseuse. WALL-E follows unflinchingly, until he senses EVE is in trouble—he sees her head and arm being removed (both are removable). He breaks in and frees all the robots with the plasma cannon built into EVE's arm. |
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| | EVE, unaware of WALL-E's innocent intentions, forces him to follow her to a pod capsule leading back to Earth, while he refuses to do so. However, as she tries to coax him, they hear AUTO's Assistant, GO-4 heading close, bringing the plant in a tractor beam! AUTO had stolen the plant, for yet unknown purposes. | | EVE, unaware of WALL-E's innocent intentions, forces him to follow her to a pod capsule leading back to Earth, while he refuses to do so. However, as she tries to coax him, they hear AUTO's Assistant, GO-4 heading close, bringing the plant in a tractor beam! AUTO had stolen the plant, for yet unknown purposes. |
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| | Captain McCrea, in an act of bravery, manages to turn on the button that raises the Holodeck, but is restrainted by AUTO, who locks him in. However, Captain McCrea after a scuffle with AUTO, takes his first steps, and turns the autopilot off manually. | | Captain McCrea, in an act of bravery, manages to turn on the button that raises the Holodeck, but is restrainted by AUTO, who locks him in. However, Captain McCrea after a scuffle with AUTO, takes his first steps, and turns the autopilot off manually. |
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| − | Meanwhile, WALL-E, unable to hold the Holodeck open any longer, is crushed under its weight, to the horror of all onboard. Luckily, EVE and M-O find the planet and put it on the deck, with the Captain taking the ship back to Earth--home. | + | Meanwhile, WALL-E, unable to hold the Holodeck open any longer, is crushed under its weight, to the horror of all onboard. Luckily, EVE and M-O find the planet and put it on the deck, with the Captain taking the ship back to Earth—home. |
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| | ==Environmentalism== | | ==Environmentalism== |
| | A few critics objected to the over-wrought environmentalist message in WALL-E, which suggests that consumerism could one day render Earth uninhabitable. | | A few critics objected to the over-wrought environmentalist message in WALL-E, which suggests that consumerism could one day render Earth uninhabitable. |
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| − | ==See Also== | + | ==See also== |
| | * [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]] | | * [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]] |
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