1.
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
THE DESIGN SCHOOL
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
NAME: BRIDGET HSU SHIEH HUA
STUDENT ID NO: 0320218
FILMS SELECTED: BIG HERO 6 & WALL- E
WORD COUNT: 765
ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE – CONTRAST ESSAY
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSION DATE: APRIL 8TH
, 2015

2.
What
is
Science
fiction
?
Science
fiction
is
not
easy
to
define,
as
it
includes
a
wide
range
of
subgenres
and
themes.
According
to
science
fiction
writer
Robert
A.
Heinlein,
"a
handy
short
definition
of
almost
all
science
fiction
might
read,
realistic
speculation
about
possible
future
events,
based
solidly
on
adequate
knowledge
of
the
real
world,
past
and
present,
and
on
a
thorough
understanding
of
the
nature
and
significance
of
the
scientific
method.
Rod
Serling's
definition
is
fantasy
is
the
impossible
made
probable.
Science
fiction
is
the
improbable
made
possible.
Among
all
the
science
fiction
movies
I
decided
to
compare
Wall
–
E
and
Big
hero
6.
First
similarity
both
main
characters
in
this
movie
have
the
similar
personality.
They
both
have
very
high
curiosity.
Wall
-­‐
E
has
been
alone
for
hundred
of
years,
he
has
developed
a
“glitch”
sentience
and
personality.
He
has
become
very
curious
and
he
collects
anything
interesting
he
can
find
during
his
job.
Even
though
he
still
obediently
follows
his
directive,
Wall
–
E
can
get
distracted,
collecting
some
of
the
trash
rather
than
comparing
it
all.
Likewise,
Baymax
is
a
healthcare
robot.
Baymax
is
rather
calm
even
when
in
dangerous
situation,
and
takes
his
time
thinking
of
ways
out
of
even
then
simplest
of
situation.
Baymax
is
also
very
curious
of
his
surroundings
and
tends
to
get
easily
distracted.
Correspondingly,
in
this
two
movies
two
human
character
share
the
same
personality
too,
which
is
Hiro
Hamada
and
Captain
B.
McCrea
both
of
them
are
very
brave.
Hiro
Hamada
is
a
young
boy
with
intelligence
far
beyond
his
years.
As
time
would
move
on
following
the
events
of
Tadashi's
death,
Hiro
would
slowly
shape
into
a
heroic,
wise
and
inspirational
leader,
following
in
his
brother's
footsteps.
Such
traits
passed
down
include
Tadashi's
philosophy
of
"looking
for
a
new
angle",
as
well
as
the
devotion
to
do
whatever
necessary
to
help
others
and
make
the
world
a
better
place
for
all,
especially
the
innocent
and
deserving
.
As
Well
as
Captain
B.
McCrea
he
is
also
brave
.
Captain
B.
McCrea
assumed
that
Eve
was
malfunctioning,
and
had
GO-­‐4
send
her
to
the
Repair
Ward.
Upon
seeing
the
dirt
that
had
come
from
WALL-­‐E's
hand,
the
confused
Captain
asked
that
the
robot
be
cleaned
up.
However,
Captain
B.
McCrea
saved
the
dirt
and
had
the
computer
analyze
it,
which
led
to
him
researching
about
Earth.
He
quickly
became
fascinated
by
all
of
the
different
things
and
customs
that
he
had
seen.
We
can
see
a
very
similar
moral
value
from
this
two
movie
.
which
is
never
easily
give
up
.
Even
though
Hiro
and
Tadashi
don't
get
the
happily
ever
after
,
this
is
still
a
story
about
the
power
of
brotherly
love,
encouragement,
and
support.
As
the
adorably
wise
Baymax
explains
to
Hiro,
Tadashi
is
still
with
him,
even
if
not
physically.
They're
all
memorable
supporting
characters,
but
in
the
end
the
strength
of
this
movie
is
the
Hamada
brothers
and
Baymax,
who's
impossible
not
to
love.
On
the
other
hand
,
It's
important
to
remember
that
WALL-­‐E
is
not
any
sort
of
superhero,
indeed
he
is
technically
outdated
and
obsolete.
But
somehow
he
surpasses
his
limited
programming
and
instead
of
Wall
–
E
being
his
designation
or
model,
it
actually
becomes
his
name.
When
he
encounters
Eve,
he
does
actually
abandon
his
directive
but
his
devotion
to
her
is
just
as
remarkable
as
it
was
to
his
original
mission.
He
follows
her
beyond
the
heavens
and
when
he
learns
of
her
directive,
he
realizes
that
it
is
far
more
important
than
his
own,
something
she
doesn't
even
grasp
fully.

3. Living
in
a
very
high tech environment is not always a good thing . For
example , in movie Wall – E,
Captain
B.
McCrea
almost
always
confined
to
a
hoverchair.
Most
of
the
day-­‐to-­‐day
management
of
the
ship
was
handled
by
Auto
and
the
ship's
computer
,
this
lead
him
to
extremely
obese
which
is
not
a
good
thing
.
In
the
movie
big
hero
6
,
which
people
are
living
in
a
quite
high
tech
environment
too
,
for
example
people
trying
to
take
over
other
people
invention
for
own
benefit
,
like
a
evil
super
villain
trying
to
take
over
Hiro’s
invention
and
claim
as
theirs
.
In
conclusion
,
I
learn
a
lot
from
these
two
movies
.
I
highly
recommend
this
movie
to
all
my
friends
and
family
to
watch
,
because
of
this
movie
I
learn
the
important
of
encouragement
,
love
,
and
support
from
one
another
you
make
you
walk
further
in
life
.

4. Reference
:
1.
Retrieve
from
,
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Category:WALL-­‐E_characters
,
on
1st
April
2015
.
2.
Retrieve
from
,
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Big_Hero_6_charact
ers
,
on
1st
April
2015
.