The Humanization of Robots in Pixar's Wall-E

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The Humanization of Robots in Pixar's "Wall-E"

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Pixar's "Wall-E", presents an interpretation of the future in which, by the year 2775, Earth has become a desolate wasteland. Due to the accumulation of garbage, high toxicity levels have resulted in the planet becoming inhabitable. All that remains on Earth is a Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth Class (Wall-E), which continues to perform its duty of collecting waste and compacting it into small cubes. The film initially constructs Wall-E as a relatively simple robot, with limited capacity for communication or independent thought as he monotonously completes the task he was manufactured to execute. As the film progresses, Wall-E develops into a more complex being, primarily through his interactions with an Extraterrestrial vegetation evaluator (Eve). Through the utilization of the protagonist Wall-E, Pixar humanizes robots by endowing Wall-E with a human-like capacity for exhibiting emotions. These emotions are presented predominantly through his connections with inanimate objects, and his ability to form friendships, and romantic relationships.

Within the animated film "Wall-E", Pixar portrays the protagonist as possessing human-like qualities through his interactions with inanimate objects. As Wall-E performs his task of compacting waste he extracts the items that he deems of interest (Pixar 7:19).

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Wall-E's relationships
The depth of Wall-E's emotions
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[...] His organization and maintenance of these objects suggest that Wall-E has established a relationship with them. He proudly displays his collection to Eve, and becomes distraught when she indicates a desire to destroy an item (24:15). Wall-E's ability to form emotional links with objects, as humans do, prompts the audience to draw comparisons between Wall-E and humanity. Wall-E also demonstrates the emotional capacity to develop friendships throughout the film. Wall-E's initial relationship is with a cockroach. The insect follows Wall-E around, occasionally using him as a mode of transportation (4:40). [...]

[...] The connection between Eve and Wall-E continually progresses until the romanticized human heterosexual relationship is finally achieved at the conclusion of the film when Wall-E and Eve form a physical bond by holding hands (88:29). This ability to establish a romantic relationship demonstrates the full expanse of Wall-E's emotional capacity. Pixar's animated film, presents a human-like characterization of robots through the protagonist. Wall-E's ability to exhibit emotions through his interactions with inanimate objects, friends, and his love interest, portray a humanized version of artificial intelligence. Endowing robot characters with human-like qualities allows the audience to relate, and connect with the character. Works Cited Wall-E. Dir. Andrew Stanton. Pixar Animation Film. [...]

[...] The Humanization of Robots in Pixar's Pixar's presents an interpretation of the future in which, by the year 2775, Earth has become a desolate wasteland. Due to the accumulation of garbage, high toxicity levels have resulted in the planet becoming inhabitable. All that remains on Earth is a Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth Class (Wall-E), which continues to perform its duty of collecting waste and compacting it into small cubes. The film initially constructs Wall-E as a relatively simple robot, with limited capacity for communication or independent thought as he monotonously completes the task he was manufactured to execute. [...]

[...] The introduction of Eve into the plotline allows Wall-E the opportunity to establish a romantic relationship. As Eve and Wall-E interact, Wall-E moves closer to Eve, indicating his desire for physical contact (22:18). This desire is present throughout the film as Wall-E attempts to hold Eve's hand on numerous occasions. Wall-E's most prominent attempt of imitating the intimacy he views on his television occurs when Eve is incapacitated. Wall-E takes Eve for a walk, paddles her through a river of pollution, carves a heart in a garbage can, and watches the sunset (30:19). [...]

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