A Rhetorical Analysis Of Wall-E Commercials

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The writer, Pete Docter, of Wall-E commercials, serves as a statement about the state of civilization. In the writing, the point is supported by visuals, sound, and narrative structure; the commercial shows a consumer-driven, technologically-dependent society that lost the natural world. In a world filled with trash, Wall-E works on cleaning up the environment. The movie supports cleaning the environment before it becomes too much for humans to handle. By the time the commercial ends, the camera shows the Wall-E robot, the viewers are left with a sense of unease, recognizing their unsustainable way of life. The commercial opens with a robot cleaning up the trashy world. Though the world surrounds them with neglected earth, the advertisement …show more content…

The visuals depict a promising future where towering piles of trash and waste have overtaken the earth, representing humanity’s materialistic disregard for the environment. The lifeless, distasteful setting, with the piles of discarded items rolling across the screen, symbolizes the cycle of consumption that has taken over the planet. Notably, the only life is a robot, its role is to clean the environment. Though visuals chosen to symbolize the commercial set the stage for the journey that happens within the movie, to rediscover the beauty of nature and rekindle humanity’s connection to it. The Wall-E commercial presents the reflection of American consumerism in the 21st century. The clip evokes the fast-paced, cheerful, yet overstimulating nature of the modern advertisement. There is an emphasis on material possessions and the obsession with consumerism that pervades society. The clip depicts the future where humans rely solely on technology and consumer servers as a warning of the potential pitfalls of humans. Through this lens, the commercial explores humanity’s relationship with nature and its own created

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