"I don't want to survive, I want to live!"
"Earth is amazing! There are these things called farms. They put seeds in the ground, pour water on them, and they grow into food, like pizzas."
- Captain B. McCrea
Discussion Questions
- Describe the circumstances on Earth, why do you think that it is abandoned?
- Why does WALL-E collect treasures? Do you think that he has human qualities? What represents this?
- What are the humans attitudes towards the earths uninhabitability?
- What is EVE'S responsibility? Is she more important than WALL-E?
- Are the humans oblivious to the true situation? why?
- The humans are represented as dependent and lazy: Does this relate to our current attitudes to earth?
- How do you think humans will become within the near future?
- Are the robots represented as more dominant and responsible? If so why?
- Who's true responsibility is it to care for planet Earth?
- What do we learn from this particular film? What is the message?
- What does the 2 above quotes "I don't want to survive, I want to live!" "Earth is amazing! There are these things called farms. They put seeds in the ground, pour water on them, and they grow into food, like pizzas." - Captain B. McCrea display how the humans in the film may have changed over the years and their attitude towards the Earth and the environment.