The Simpsons, like forthcoming Brit-flick Beyond the Pole, about the first organic, carbon-neutral and vegetarian polar expedition, uses deft satirical humour to highlight eco-hypocrisy. These films all represent very different approaches to our environmental challenges.
These range from the Simpsons Movie, in which Homer's characteristic ineptitude leads to a series of eco-disasters in Springfield to Disney's cute but effective take on waste and over-consumption, WALL-E, to James Cameron's ruthless resource exploitation versus biodiversity and indigenous blue-skinned aliens 3D Hollywood blockbuster, Avatar. The Road is the latest in a recent wave of films with a strong environmental theme. It's poignant as it's maybe one of the few scenes viewers can directly relate to in a world of bleak despondency turned horribly upside down: perpetually grey skies, the rumble of earthquakes underfoot, distant fires roaring on the horizon and a total absence of organic life.
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