Wall-e ((full))
Sometimes we all need a little EVE in our lives to remind us of our directive. π€β€οΈπ
When the Captain declares, "I don't want to survive. I want to live!" he is rejecting the safety of the simulation. The final shot of the film is not a pristine, reborn Earth. It is a small sprout growing out of a pile of trash in the middle of a dead city. The film admits that we have broken things. We have made a mess. But there is a seedling in the garbage. WALL-E
It is easy to root against AUTO, the red-eyed steering wheel that refuses to let the humans return to Earth. But AUTO is not evil. AUTO is logical. AUTO has a directive: "Operation Recolonize." When the Axiom βs former captain (McCrea) received evidence that Earth was dying 700 years ago, AUTO was given a secret protocol: Do not return. Ever. Sometimes we all need a little EVE in
, a massive starliner where life is automated by the Buy n Large (BnL) corporation. : Short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter: Earth-Class The final shot of the film is not a pristine, reborn Earth
If Earth represents physical decay, the Axiom starliner represents spiritual decay. When EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) whisks WALL-E into space, we are introduced to the "future" of humanity. What we see is arguably more terrifying than the desolate wasteland below.