WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Missouri State University-West Plains’ annual film series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, with a free showing of “WALL-E” at the West Plains Civic Center theater.
The theme for this year’s series is “A World Apart” and was inspired by the university’s common reader selection, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash by Edward Humes, organizers said. The series will feature films that focus on the ideas of sustainability and the footprint humans are leaving on the earth, they added.
Set in 2700, the film tells the story of WALL-E, a trash-compacting robot who has been left behind on a garbage-filled Earth after it was abandoned by humans. Despite finding a “few” mementos among the trash which he believes are worth keeping, WALL-E continues to do what he’s been programmed to do until he comes across a visiting robot, Eve, who has been sent back to Earth by the humans, who are now living in outer space, to see if there is any sign of life on the planet. When WALL-E shows her a living plant among the rubble, she takes it back to the spaceship housing the humans, with a love-struck WALL-E on her heels. The result is a journey that will ultimately decide the fate of human kind. The film is rated G.
Released in 2008 by Disney’s Pixar Films division, this beloved animated classic won numerous awards during the 2009 awards season, including the Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and was recognized by the National Board of Review as one of the top 10 films of the year. In addition, the film’s song “Down to Earth” won Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the Grammys.
Emily Gibson, coordinator of theater and events for the University/Community Programs (U/CP) Department at Missouri State-West Plains, will facilitate discussion following the showing.
This is the 16th year for the film series, hosted by the U/CP Department. Movies will be shown at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday night in February.
For more information about the annual film series, call the U/CP Department office at 417-255-7966.