I really loved Wall-E, but I couldn’t help but notice that more than half of the film’s plot was lifted from the brilliant–and much more adult–film idiocracy. Additionally, the robot seems so cute and familiar that you have to wonder–as many people have–if you’ve met him before (hint, you have).

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Short Circuit: Treads, binocular eyes, clamps as hands.
Wall-E: Treads, binocular eyes, clamps as hands.

Short Circuit: sad eyes.
Wall-E: say eyes.

Idiocracy: Fat people, drinking fake food, in front of multi-touch video displays. Oh yeah, they’ve forgotten how to read.
Wall-E: Fat people, drinking fake food, in front of multi-touch video displays. Oh yeah, they’ve forgotten how to read. (anyone have better photo of fat people in chairs from Wall-E?)

Idiocracy: distopian future caused by consumerism; huge piles of trash litter the skyline
Wall-E: distopian future caused by consumerism; huge piles of trash litter the skyline

Idiocracy: Absurdly large Costco
Wal-E: Absurdly large Buy ‘n Large (need photo)

What other similarities have you found? Please post in comments.