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Pixar's Lovable Robot Has Important Lessons For Us

Wall-E warns about our over-consumption

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2008 11:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – Yes, Wall-E has environmental themes, but its main point is a moral one, writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post. Not simply a critique of capitalism, as some conservatives have suggested, the movie sets its satirical sights on our self-imprisoning culture of consumption—and the...   Read full story »

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