Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? The Oscar-nominated films Nyad, left, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Barbie met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by ...

The nonprofit Good Energy has created a test akin to the “Bechdel Test” to evaluate whether the reality of climate change is being reflected in films and television.

A film must meet the following criteria to pass the Reality Check — It must acknowledge that: “1. Climate change exists and 2. And a character knows it.” The 2024 Oscar-nominated films that pass the ...

Good feminists or adept film buffs may be familiar with the Bechdel Test, a metric for gauging female representation in film. Created by comic author Alison Bechdel in the 1980s, a movie has to meet ...

Using recent results from a climate-change version of the Bechdel test, THR surveyed 20 top Hollywood hits to see how many of them addressed the environmental crisis. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor ...

Let’s say you’re heading to the movie theater to catch a quirky romantic comedy. Or you’re on Disney+ bingeing the latest Marvel superhero show after work. Or maybe you’re looking for a Netflix ...

Though it undoubtedly sends a strong feminist message, no one would describe Barbie as a movie about the impacts of human-caused climate change. Yet the topic sneaks in. "You are killing the planet ...

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