
Once again we have hit the weekend, and with binge watching being a great way to pass the time, Our Today recommends a few series to reflect the times.
Against the backdrop of World Environmental Awareness Week, observed from June 1-8, here are a few environment-friendly films to fuel your weekend binge.
5. Avatar
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez
Creator: James Cameron
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Plot: After replacing his brother for a corporate mission to Pandora, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully, who is dispatched to complete what becomes a life-changing mission, is torn between following his orders and protecting the world that has become his home.
4. Erin Brockovich
Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin
Creator: Susannah Grant
Genres: Biography, Drama
Plot: Julia Roberts plays Erin Brockovich in this true story. The unemployed Brockovich, who is also a single mother, gets a job as a legal assistant and, after discovering a major company’s dark secret, almost single-handedly brings the company down.
3. Wall-E
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Creator: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family
Plot: In the distant future, a robot who has the responsibility of cleaning a waste-covered Earth, inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
2. The Lorax
Cast: Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift
Creator: Dr Seuss, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Plot: Dr Seuss’s The Lorax tells the story of the effects of pollution, deforestation and climate change after the forest of Truffula trees is chopped down. In this animated film, a 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams, a real tree. On his adventure, he meets The Lorax, guardian of the tress, who speaks on their behalf.
1. The Day After Tomorrow
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum
Creator: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Plot: A sudden worldwide storm brings the world into a new ice age, and paleoclimatologist Jack Hall must make his way from Washington D.C. to New York City to save his son, with whom he has a rocky relationship, from the cross-hairs of the disaster.
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