Recently-released movies can now be graded on a new “Climate Reality Check” test, which will gauge on whether or not the film addressed the so-called “climate crisis.”
“There’s a new ‘Climate Reality Check’ test — these 3 Oscar-nominated features passed,” headlined the article by Chloe Veltman at NPR. According to Veltman, the new test offers something similar to the much-ballyhooed “Bechdel Test” by grading movies on purely ideological grounds; in this case, environmentalism. Only three Oscar-nominated movies released in 2023 met the criteria for either having themes or strong mentions of the so-called “climate crisis”: Barbie, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I, and Nyad.
“It’s possible for some films to include positive climate actions, for example, people installing renewable energy in their homes or deciding to go vegetarian,” Schneider-Mayerson said. “This test doesn’t necessarily catch those actions unless they’re sort of more or less explicitly related to climate change.”
“It’s not going to be able to catch all of the different nuances of representing an issue as complicated as climate change,” Schneider-Mayerson added. “But we’re hoping that it’s a good start and that it’s something that people can apply.”
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“There’s a new ‘Climate Reality Check’ test — these 3 Oscar-nominated features passed,” headlined the article by Chloe Veltman at NPR. According to Veltman, the new test offers something similar to the much-ballyhooed “Bechdel Test” by grading movies on purely ideological grounds; in this case, environmentalism. Only three Oscar-nominated movies released in 2023 met the criteria for either having themes or strong mentions of the so-called “climate crisis”: Barbie, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I, and Nyad.
“It’s possible for some films to include positive climate actions, for example, people installing renewable energy in their homes or deciding to go vegetarian,” Schneider-Mayerson said. “This test doesn’t necessarily catch those actions unless they’re sort of more or less explicitly related to climate change.”
“It’s not going to be able to catch all of the different nuances of representing an issue as complicated as climate change,” Schneider-Mayerson added. “But we’re hoping that it’s a good start and that it’s something that people can apply.”
Movies Can Now Be Graded By 'Climate Reality Check' Test
Movies can now be graded on a new "Climate Reality Check" test, which will gauge on whether or not the film addresses the "climate crisis."