On Blog Action Day, a day when bloggers around the world unite in discussing the issues surrounding caring for our planet, I thought I would remind Idol Chatter readers about some of the better “green” movies – besides the obvious and excellent choice of “An Inconvenient Truth” – that are out there on DVD.
Here are my picks for the top five environmentally-friendly movies. Be sure to let me know what other eco-conscious films I missed by posting in the comment box below!
(You can also read what some other critics picked as their choices by going here and here)
5. The Lorax: Sure, the animation is nothing spectacular, but “The Lorax” is one of Dr. Seuss’s best stories and a way for young and old to discuss how to be better stewards of our natural resources.
4. Silkwood: Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her portrayal of a woman whose life is tragically turned upside down when she blows the whistle on her employer’s toxic work conditions at a plutonium processing plant.
3. A Civil Action: This movie was truly underappeciated when it was released, and I have always liked John Travolta’s portrayal of a flashy, self-absorbed lawyer who reluctantly mounts a challenge against a greedy corporation that has poisoned the water supply in a small New England town.
2. Blue Earth: Beautiful footage shot on several space shuttle missions graphically demonstrates what we are doing to the planet Earth.
1. Who Killed the Electric Car?: Framed as a murder mystery, this documentary is a surprisingly entertaining look at the demise of the electric car. as oil companies and lobbyists placed pressure on General Motors to stop developing their prototype of a car that runs solely on electricity.
posted October 15, 2007 at 10:48 am
What? No mention of Erin Brockovich? Similar plot as “A Civil Action,” but with Julia Roberts!
posted October 15, 2007 at 11:54 am
I LOVE The Lorax book. I didn’t even realize it was a movie.
posted October 15, 2007 at 1:11 pm
This is the best site found to express my opennion of the name “Idol
Chatter”. First, Idol means the worship of some mythical diety other than God. Right off, the name strikes a cord that is antiGod. The Bible tells us to let everything coming from our mouths be Yea or Nay.
Meaning this aree not the only two words in our speach, but let out speach be important and revelant.
“Idol” means to be doing nothing. This is a waste of God’s time given to us to enjoy, worship Him, work amd testify as to His greatness and saving grace. There are many scriptual verses regarding idol.
Maybe a better name would would be “Spritual Chatter”
David E. Formby
posted October 16, 2007 at 12:18 pm
What, no mention of “Medicine Man” with Sir Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco?! AWE-INSPIRING scenery, but with the ravages of “progress”!!
posted October 16, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Idol Chatter is an excellent name for this blather
posted October 16, 2007 at 3:27 pm
I have a directed reply to Mr. David E. Formby. First — You need to learn the difference between “Idol” and “Idle”. Second — Lighten Up!!
Thank you for your attention.
posted October 19, 2007 at 7:07 pm
This one by David Suzuki is the best yet, in my opinion. It’s even better than An Inconvenient Truth. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a MUST see.
Suzuki Speaks/It’s Not Empty Space
In a time when people are thirsty for honesty, inspiration, meaning and global change, comes renowned scientist and visionary Dr. David Suzuki, delivering the most important message of his career: what it means to be fully human in our interconnected universe.
posted October 21, 2007 at 6:58 am
How could you leave out “Silent Running,” with Bruce Dern? It’s an oldie, but a goodie. Dern is the man everyone thinks is crazy–and he may be, at least a little–because he’s trying to save the last real trees on earth.
posted October 21, 2007 at 10:52 pm
ok = i have not seen “how killed the electric car”, and i would add seeing that movie to my ‘to do’ list, but… i was just wondering:
isnt General Motors a BIG company also ?
don’t that have a position of being part of the problem more so than part of the solution ?
and being big, they can be manipulative, like big oil companies.
which is bigger: GM or Oil ?
why couldn’t GM big big enough to ‘hold out’ and do what they want, rather than buckle under.
thinks there might be more to this.
posted October 22, 2007 at 11:20 am
Who Killed the Electric Car is a movie about the truth. Electric cars had been perfected and the Big OIL, PHARMA-RX, CAR MAKERS killed it literally took it out of the hands of the people who were leasing them and wanted to buy them. It would have solved a great deal of the problems with pollution. If we don’t have the freedom to choose, “Do we have Freedom?”
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