In the film WALL-E, based on ideas presented in George Orwell's 1984, dependence on technology becomes so endemic that humans evacuate the earth and spend their lives aboard a ship, immersing themselves in computers. Finally, seven hundred years later, Captain McCrea recognizes the detrimental state of dependency that he and the rest of the population share. Fighting robots, McCrea fights for independence. He leads the crusade towards the earth, towards life (WALL-E). Technology has a particular way of inflating the smallest qualities. Time flies during Facebook sessions. Video games take up the majority of some people's waking hours. It's only when someone takes a look at technology from an outside perspective that they realize how much time IT is wasting. As technological innovation advances, fewer and fewer people care to observe this outside perspective. Technology was designed to help life, not to become life. With continued implementation, the dependence becomes stronger and stronger. Humans continue to thin the line between technology ruling and technology ruling humans. As computing continues to spread into almost every dimension of life, everyone's life is in danger of being lost to video screens and machines. The era of WALL-E may be upon the human race (WALL-E). In his battle against the machines, Captain McCrea states that he "doesn't want to survive, he wants to live" (WALL-E). Despite his revelation that robots are destroying people's lives, McCrea remains ignorant. Humans don't even survive. Sure, they still exist, but it's the machines that survive in their place. Technology feeds them, gives them water and provides them shelter. If an electromagnetic explosion erupted inside the ship and destroyed all power...... middle of paper ... perhaps even more accurate than parents will ever know. Life is a roller coaster. It has ups and downs, just like a heart monitor. Without the dips, the line becomes flat and life ceases to exist (WALL-E). Technology is wonderful. With unlimited uses, it makes life easier for many people. However, this poses a serious danger. The fascination with technology is quickly absorbing lives. People must constantly remind themselves to maintain reality. When convenience turns into addiction, life begins to fade. In order to maintain the truly important qualities of life, one must remain able to function without a computer. Otherwise, the beauty of living tragically becomes the monotony of existing (WALL-E). Works Cited WALL-E. Real. Andrew Stanton. By Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight and Jeff Garlin. Prod. Jim Morris. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2008. DVD.