Entry #4: Wall-E

Pixar movie have powerful means throughout the movie and Wall-E is a great example of that. This short clip from the movie Wall-E gave me a very different reaction then the characters had during the short clip. The characters were humans from Earth that were sitting on hover chairs transporting them from one destination to another. The humans were overweight and seemed like they didn't know their surroundings. They only knew what was on the screen in front of them and that products like drinks would be given to them automatically. while riding their hover chairs they had a joy of being connected with their friends, the technology gave them the pampering they want along with, portable food and drinks, change of clothes color and the relaxing scenery. This place was called the Human Dystopia.

However, as the short clip was playing, I noticed that my same reaction was like Wall-Es. I was in disbelief that the human society let themselves be over ruled but technology and that they have gotten over weight. I believe that exercise is everything and that people should have independence. This clip mad me feel like I was watching a horror film. I felt ashamed and embarrassed, even though its fiction, the feeling of watching it was to real that I would like to change my ways with technology and go for a run.

This clip does resonates with me because there are times when I watch television or use my phone that I don't  realize my surrounding and fall into the deeps of YouTube. So, I could be sitting on the couch in my living room then once I put my phone down I would end up laying on my bed. Just like the woman character in Wall-E, when he disconnected her monitor while she was siting in her chair in the train to transport her somewhere different,  she looked around her surrounding and didn't realize what was going on.

In continuation to that, this movie should also resonate with everyone else that use technology on a daily basis. I am not expert when it comes to technology, however I grew up with four older brothers so I know what happens to them when they are using some sort of technology they become zombies. Once they get into their video games, for instance, they sit there yelling at the television screen in their own little world. They wont answer to you at all and what seems like being controlled by technology, Because once again it controls the way they react, will they get angry?sad? happy? scream with excitement? Can't tell until the video game continues to play. Or , again, don't realize their surrounding.

But the most irritating one for me is that the humans rely on technology to much for everything. We rely on it with knowledge, Of course the internet was a great success on giving us new information everyday, however we also need to have self knowledge of the world. We have to fill information in out heads not our fingers. Get out and explore. But we are human we love to sit around on our phones, tv, and video games just like the human characters in Wall-E.

This movie was very educational and will give me a different look on technology and with looking after my health, because they gave me quite a scare.