To the editor: A rating system for portraying climate change in films is a good start, but the full picture may be missing.
The 2019 Oscar-winning Korean film “Parasite” summed up the equity gap that climate change imposes on the working poor during a stunning cinematic depiction of a single rain event without even referencing climate change.
Film franchises and television series set in space, such as “Star Trek” and “The Expanse,” demonstrate practical conservation of resources for human survival.
Every movie set in cities with electric trains shows us our future because of the need for greater sustainability and community.
One of the best descriptions of the misuse of water is the cult film “Idiocracy”, where in the future the crops are watered with a Gatorade-type sports drink because that is what is left.
But if you want a movie that shows us the evil inside us, just watch the 1967 classic “The Graduate.” He tells you everything you need to know about the root of all evil: “plastics.”
Everything has been written; we just need to see.
Pam Brennan, Newport Beach
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To the editor: This article exemplifies how propaganda begins.
The powers that be decide that the information must include a certain point of view or certain information, and then the content providers (they used to be just writers and artists) adhere to these so-called standards. This scares and horrifies me.
I am an active, ardent, lifelong environmentalist who wants to walk down the street with a sign that says, “The end is near.” But I couldn't be more against climate messaging being tested in entertainment.
For God's sake, all we need is a price on carbon emissions. Honest capitalism, where the harm created by industry and manufacturing is recognized and corrected, will do much more to solve the problem of climate change than checking out committee-approved messages in movies and television.
Elizabeth Fenner, Los Angeles
