Wall-E and Reconciliation

Brant is a genius. If you haven’t read his thoughts, go there first and then come back.

I want to take his connection one step further. Brant says, “If you view this as the typical eco-sermon, you didn’t really watch the movie.” His interpretation of Wall-E as being about sexuality, companionship and procreation from a pro-life perspective is absolutely on point. But I wonder if there is another connection here that we are intended to draw, and one that I believe we NEED to draw.

For some reason, in our society we are largely told that one side of the debate cares about protecting the earth while the other side of the debate cares about protecting life; and somehow we are supposed to believe that these are incompatible. The fear is something along the lines of – if you affirm the other side’s position then you are compromising your own.

Wall-E gives us another landscape all together. Care for the earth is a Pro-Life position.

And, hug.

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Oh, one other thing. I think the film also speaks about the stuff we are made of. We need to be creative. Our first directive is to care for God’s creation. Similar to  Jesus stating that if we fail to worship the rocks will cry out … if we fail to take care of the earth the robots will cry out? or something. When the opportunity to recapture that creative, garden tending impulse arrives the ship captain will overcome any obstacle to make sure we take hold of it.

And, hug, again.

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