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He concluded, "By steering conservative households away from WALL-E, these commentators are doing their readers a fantastic disservice." The movie was interpreted as tackling a topical, ecologically-minded agenda, although McCarthy mentioned it did so with a lightness of touch that granted the viewer the flexibility to just accept or ignore the message. Kyle Smith of the New York Post wrote that by depicting future humans as "a flabby mass of pea-brained idiots who are literally too fats to stroll", WALL-E was darker and more cynical than any major Disney characteristic movie he could recall. He in contrast the people to the patrons of Disney's Parks and Resorts, adding, "I'm also undecided I've ever seen a significant company spend a lot of cash to concern an insult to its customers."