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Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Abstract

This holiday season, I took in the computer-animated, science-fiction, romance film, WALL-E, on an early nineties 27" home television with DVD player. Both of which still work "just fine" and therefore have yet to be replaced by their owners - meaning no large panoramic flat screen, no high definition and no surround sound...And therefore my viewing experience for reviewing WALL-E may not have allowed me to experience the full effects of the Pixar Company's advanced animation and sound design. Interestingly enough, this very assumption was evident during the opening aerial scenes of the film when a fellow viewer commented on the vaguely recognizable mounds of trash that dominated the bleak and subdued landscape. She asked, "Are those trees?" To which a reply was made, "No, it looks like garbage!" And just like that, we entered into the futuristic world of WALL-E, a fully entertaining and socially introspective film.

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