Wall-E. Quel che resta dell'uomo

Animated movies produced a series of features able to cast a light on aspects of human nature with no less depth than the most praised live-action masterpieces. The essay intends to test the expendability, within today’s ethical debate and relating to some contemporary authors’ thought as well as classic ethical-anthropological trends, of the movie Wall-E (Usa 2008). By re-examining it, it aims to show how the theme of the movie strikes a universal chord, beyond the historical or sociological context, as to the condition and the nature of the human being in any time.