For the Applied Plant Ecology film festival, the movie I had nominated was The Lorax, however, when making this decision I was very conflicted between choosing this film or my second choice. Wall-E was one of the other films I chose to nominate for the film festival. This film was made in 1994 by Andrew Stanton. I chose this film because it strongly relates to how humans are treating this world which ultimately is leading to loss of biodiversity and destroying the Earth.
The movie is about a robot who was sent to Earth many years ago to clean up. He and many other robots, known as “Wall-E”, were all responsible for cleaning up the mess that humans had left behind. The Earth was full of garbage and materials that humans had exploited and wasted, leaving behind no life other than some insects. The Earth was such a mess that it was no longer in a livable condition for humans. Although humans had the luxury to leave, other forms of life such as plants and animals were forced to then die off.
This movie closely relates to Applied Plant Ecology as it covers issues that plants and life on earth are currently facing. Many plants are in danger due to human exploitation and living, making it hard for plants to live in these current conditions. If changes are not soon made, we can easily face the same problems that were faced in the film and can be left with no plants and a great loss in biodiversity. Although it is just a film, it also foresees a potential future.
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 