i absolutely agree with conservation- Wall-E was not about conservation...WSJ had an interview with Lassiter last week in which he said the big oil is the big bad guy in Cars 2...
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/06/20/with-cars-2-john-lasseter-gives-a-franchise-a-tune-up/
I think this thread already addresses Cars 2.
If not about conservation (and gluttony, sloth, etc.), then what was the message of WALL-E?
Rampant over-consumption? Good. People buy tons of shit they can’t pay for. They get tricked into buying it just to keep up with the neighbors or to make themselves feel better (like a fat chick and a half-gallon of Rocky Road). Somebody needs to call them on it. I’d rather see people (or even corporations like Disney) pointing out our flaws than have the government do it by mandate.
As a conservative, there was absolutely NOTHING about WALL-E that made me uncomfortable with myself (other than my extra 25 lbs, of which I have lost 20, thank you ;) So, thanks, WALL-E.