About this episode

This episode discusses the themes of progressivism and conservatism in Pixar's WALL·E.

Films for Today returns this week with a refreshed discussion about the seemingly thin line between progressivism and conservatism through an examination of Pixar's 2008 dystopian satire, WALL·E . Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Bernasconi

Topics covered

• conservatism
• progressivism
• dystopian satire
• animation
• film analysis

Keywords

• WALL·E
• Andrew Stanton
• Pixar
• dystopia
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pixar

Books & works: WALL·E

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