Wall-E as Sociological Storytelling
Added 2017-11-01 04:56:56 +0000 UTCPixar’s Wall-E is a masterpiece of animated filmmaking about two adorable robots falling in love, though I’d argue it also serves as an excellent example of sociological storytelling.
Social systems are one of the most important and most misunderstood concepts in my work on media and masculinity. So in this video essay, I use Wall-E's Axiom star-liner (and the board game Monopoly) to illustrate how social systems operate in our culture.
Next month will be an exciting one, as I'll be delving into the Jedi Order's troubling ideas about manhood within George Lucas's six Star Wars films. That means I'll have to watch the prequels again (at least twice). Send help if you don't hear from me.
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