It affects everything': why is Hollywood so scared to tackle the climate crisis?
Briefly

This is a scene from Twisters, starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, in which rivals come together to try to predict and possibly tame ferocious storms in central Oklahoma.
A study found that only 12.8% of the top-grossing films between 2013 and 2022 included the existence of climate change, and only 9.6% showed a character acknowledging it.
Don't Look Up was a notable exception, using allegory to depict humanity's indifference to a planet-destroying event despite scientific warnings.
Films often avoid explicit climate messaging, as director Lee Isaac Chung suggests they are not meant to be message-oriented.
Hollywood tends to steer away from climate change themes despite its left-leaning tendencies, rarely incorporating them into major films.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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