Outline of the First Term Paper

Introduction

A. Introduce the film, Wall-E.
B. The film, Wall-E, has several aspects that demonstrate a slightly warped sense of physics intended to give a morbid world a bit of whimsicality.

Body

1. The Improbability of Some Character's Movements
 - Wall-E can turn without his tracks actually moving.
 - He can also shuffle sideways which seems quite difficult for a robot with a stiff structure.
 - Wall-E's pet cockroach can jump with seemingly no anticipating motion to prepare for any leap.
 - The incredibly obese people who live in the BnL ship are able to walk with a diminished bone mass and an over-abundance of fat.

2.  Levitation and "Tractor Beams"
 - Eva can inexplicably levitate and fly without the use of any propulsion system.
 - Many robots can use a "tractor beam" to pick up objects and even restrain other robots.
 - Counter Hypothesis: Perhaps the robots that levitate are using an anti-gravity component that can push them away from gravitational pull.

3. Atmosphere is Capable of Sustaining Projections.
 - The images projected from the hover chairs the humans ride around in stop in mid-air without a solid surface.
 - The aforementioned "tractor beams" produce light that are almost opaque.

Conclusion

- Other anomalies in the way the physics in the world of Wall-E seem odd include:
      - A seam leading out to the vacuum of space that affects only some characters.
      - Although Wall-E fits his limbs and head inside his body, it seems highly improbable that he
      would be able to do so.
- The oddities serve the character's appeal and help to add conflict to the story.