People always want a better future as much as the desire to restore the past perfect life. This desire is present in both WALL∙E and Mars Needs Moms. This desire underlines the existence of nostalgia. According to Svetlana Boym, nostalgia can be defined as “a feeling of loss and displacement, but it is also a love affair with one's imagination” (7). In Mars Needs Moms, when Ki finds an old photo of a Martian family, he realizes firsthand how different life was in the past. He realizes what the current generation lacks: family love. Ki begins to prolong family life on Mars once