1. The 11th Hour, 2007
Narrated and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, The 11th Hour takes a holistic look at the deluge of environmental problems currently facing our planet. Those problems include Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction and depletion of the ocean's habitat. The film receives several satr power from the likes of physicist Stephen Hawking, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Nobel prize winner Wangari Maanthai. While the film showcases the dire state our Earth is heading to, it also proposes potential solutions by "calling for restoration action by the reshaping and rethinking of global human activitiy through technology, social responsibility and conservation"
"Global warming is not only the number one environmental challenge we face today, but one of the most important issues facing all of humanity ... We all have to do our part to raise awareness about global warming and the problems we as a people face in promoting a sustainable environmental future for our planet." —Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Fast Food Nation, 2006
This is an adaptation from Eric Schlosser's 2001 book of the same title by director Richard Linklater. This film features quite a few well known actors such as Bruce Willis, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Wilmer Valderrama and even Avril Lavigne appears in the film. The film explores the shady side of health risks involved in the fast food industry and its enviromental and social consequences as well. You will find that here is more to a simple hamburger after this film.
3. King Corn, 2007
A film directed by Aaron Woolf that followed 2 college freinds Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis who travel to Iowa to plant and farm one of America's most heavily subsidized crops, corn. The film shows how larger industrial farms has eliminated the image of family farming. Furthermore, we get to see the reality of decisions relating to what crops are grown and how they are grown, which are based on economic considerations rather than their environmental or social ramifications.
4. Avatar, 2009
This big film by director James Cameron took the world by storm with its stunning 3D graphics and effects. However, it is not only a box office film catering to spectacular visuals but it carries a noble message of the importance of the preservation of nature and the implications of over-deforestation. The whole film conveys the message in a more creative way by involving 10-foot-tall blue aliens of a planet full of resources, inter-species romance and interstellar war which makes it more mainstream and appealing to wider audiences. Now, what could be more entertaining and educational than that?
5. An Inconvenient Truth, 2006
Former American Vice President Al Gore's groundbreaking foray into documentary filmmaking. This film has 2 Oscars and one of the highest grossing films of its kind in the box office. This film is the pioneer and could be the alarm clock to everyone's slumber on the issue of climate change. He presents the mounting pile of evidence in support of global warming's existence.
6. Earthlings, 2005
Joaquin Phoenix narrates this film about the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world which entirely rely on animals for profit. An animal rights advocate and Academy Award nominee, Joaquin Phoenix uses hidden camera footages to chronicle the ugly controversy of using animals in not only the food industry, but also in clothing, entertainment, experimentation and companionship industry. This film is certainly not for the faint hearted.
7. Food, Inc., 2008
This Robert Kenner directed film examines corporate farming in the US, concluding that agribusiness produces food tht is unhealthy in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees. The film is narrated by Michael Pollan and Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser. The film is divided into 3 segments exploring issues such as the production of meat, production of grains and vegetables which are found to be environmentally unsustainable and the supplying of contaminated food by major food companies to the public.
8. Wall-E, 2008
A heart warming film by Pixar studios, this film shows the future of Earth when it has become a big wasteland and the inhabitant is only the waste-collecting robot, Wall-E. He soon embarks n a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Far less serious and light hearted compared to other films in this list, this animation is not only for kids but is also a cautionary tale for the rest of us that if mankind continues their unsustainable habits, our planet might really become how it's like in the film.
2. Fast Food Nation, 2006
This is an adaptation from Eric Schlosser's 2001 book of the same title by director Richard Linklater. This film features quite a few well known actors such as Bruce Willis, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Wilmer Valderrama and even Avril Lavigne appears in the film. The film explores the shady side of health risks involved in the fast food industry and its enviromental and social consequences as well. You will find that here is more to a simple hamburger after this film.
3. King Corn, 2007
A film directed by Aaron Woolf that followed 2 college freinds Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis who travel to Iowa to plant and farm one of America's most heavily subsidized crops, corn. The film shows how larger industrial farms has eliminated the image of family farming. Furthermore, we get to see the reality of decisions relating to what crops are grown and how they are grown, which are based on economic considerations rather than their environmental or social ramifications.
4. Avatar, 2009
This big film by director James Cameron took the world by storm with its stunning 3D graphics and effects. However, it is not only a box office film catering to spectacular visuals but it carries a noble message of the importance of the preservation of nature and the implications of over-deforestation. The whole film conveys the message in a more creative way by involving 10-foot-tall blue aliens of a planet full of resources, inter-species romance and interstellar war which makes it more mainstream and appealing to wider audiences. Now, what could be more entertaining and educational than that?
5. An Inconvenient Truth, 2006
Former American Vice President Al Gore's groundbreaking foray into documentary filmmaking. This film has 2 Oscars and one of the highest grossing films of its kind in the box office. This film is the pioneer and could be the alarm clock to everyone's slumber on the issue of climate change. He presents the mounting pile of evidence in support of global warming's existence.
6. Earthlings, 2005
Joaquin Phoenix narrates this film about the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world which entirely rely on animals for profit. An animal rights advocate and Academy Award nominee, Joaquin Phoenix uses hidden camera footages to chronicle the ugly controversy of using animals in not only the food industry, but also in clothing, entertainment, experimentation and companionship industry. This film is certainly not for the faint hearted.
7. Food, Inc., 2008
This Robert Kenner directed film examines corporate farming in the US, concluding that agribusiness produces food tht is unhealthy in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees. The film is narrated by Michael Pollan and Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser. The film is divided into 3 segments exploring issues such as the production of meat, production of grains and vegetables which are found to be environmentally unsustainable and the supplying of contaminated food by major food companies to the public.
8. Wall-E, 2008
A heart warming film by Pixar studios, this film shows the future of Earth when it has become a big wasteland and the inhabitant is only the waste-collecting robot, Wall-E. He soon embarks n a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Far less serious and light hearted compared to other films in this list, this animation is not only for kids but is also a cautionary tale for the rest of us that if mankind continues their unsustainable habits, our planet might really become how it's like in the film.
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