When I first saw WallE, I was in about third grade. At that age I kind of understood the gist of the movie, but I didn’t fully grasp the concepts given. Now at 19, given the current state of the world, I have a more complete idea of the message behind the movie. Watching it now, I would say that WallE was a commentary on the state of corporations and their interference in affairs of government. In the US there is an obvious and present separation of church and state.  At least that is how it should be in accordance with the law, the truth is more complicated. Such is the case with corporations. In terms of corporations, this distinction is more of a blurred line rather than a clear-cut distinction. This line is shown to be non-existent in WallE, as it was one corporation that controlled the entire world. WallE seems to be a cautionary look at potential repercussions we could face if we allow the corporations to consolidate and have control over municipal functions. This appears to be a simplistic cautionary look at what the future could be if we are not careful.

In the movie, it can be assumed that the company Buy N’ Large controls the entire world. This is based on the multiple shots that are shown of the entire globe. Yet, it seems to be Western-centric, more specifically the U.S. Since WallE is a kid’s movie, you can’t really fault it for not showing the nuances of the whole world but instead focusing in the U.S. However, a fault can be found in the absolute lack of diversity in the movie. The robots were the main characters in the movie, and the focus was rightly on them for most of the movie, but when the humans were brought on and given screen time the only humans that were given lines were the white characters. The captain of the ship and the two people that WallE interacts with were both white. Even when there is a shot of the previous captains of the ship, one can see they were all white men. And the few pops of color that are on the screen are most often shown to be black people. This is a problem in many forms because if it really is U.S centric, the U.S has a more diverse population than just black and white people. The critique I have of the movie it’s the portrayal of people as a population that is singular in nature when it is actually multifaceted.