Earth’s Fans and Aficionados

Imagine stumbling into a room replete with celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Zac Efron, George Clooney, Millie Bobby Brown, Pierce Brosnan and Jane Goodall. Any groupings or patterns – popularity, profession and good looks aside?

As Earth involuntarily continues to tread a dangerous path, the previously mentioned celebrities, and various others, have taken it upon themselves to come to Earth’s rescue through a variety of methods. 

DiCaprio, for example, created the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, aimed to “protect the well-being of all of Earth’s inhabitants.” Additionally, the “Titanic” actor raises awareness through speaking for the earth’s well-being in shows or interviews. Eight years ago in the comedic daytime show, “Ellen,” Dicaprio spoke about his foundation and its aim of protecting endangered species and their ecosystems. Ironically, he spoke about protecting sharks even though he had a near-death encounter with a great white shark as it swam into a cage that he was in. 

Efron also took environmentalism to the next level in filming “Down to Earth with Zac Efron.” In the Netflix documentary series, Efron ventured to various places of the globe in hopes of finding sustainable practices while bringing awareness to domestic problems of the places visited.

Marvelous late actress Betty White was also a very successful environmentalist and focused primarily on protecting wildlife. 

In fact, Efron and White teamed up with Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito and Ed Helms in the 2012 Universal Pictures movie “The Lorax,” an animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ original book. The childhood movie of many, “The Lorax” portrays the greed of corporations and their effects on the environment, allowing people of all ages to learn about some of the sources that start environmental chaos. 

Pixar, Disney and 20th Century Studios have additionally left their footprint in the environmental-movie industry with revealing movies such as “WALLE,” “The Good Dinosaur,” and “Ferngully: The Last Rainforest.”

Alongside these movie titans, Legendary Pictures aroused a great deal of awareness for environmental displacement with its Academy Award-winning movie “Dune.” The film brought attention to the effects of a degrading environment by including characters meant to portray refugees of displacement, colonization and subjugation.

Other movies critiquing the direction of the world in the environmental sector include “Interstellar,” “Finch,” and “Erin Brockovich.”

It is not only movie stars and films that are making a difference. Singers are also bringing their game with new music, both in content and titles. 

Pitbull, most commonly known as Mr. Worldwide, labeled his past albums Global Warming, Climate Change, Globalization, Meltdown and International Takeover. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Pitbull discussed his intentions to bring awareness to the problems facing the environment.

Late singer Michael Jackson also dedicated his music to the earth, most prominently in his 1982 song “Earth Song.” 

Although not explicitly mentioned in the song by Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World” brings nostalgia to his audience as listeners imagine the world before extreme pollution; a world full of lush green trees, brightly colored red roses, rolling clouds of white and never-ending skies of blue.