{"id":12376,"date":"2018-03-05t21:23:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-05t21:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/downsizing-a-look-at-matt-damons-funny-ish-climate-change-film\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05t21:23:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05t21:23:27","slug":"downsizing-climate-change-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/downsizing-climate-change-film\/","title":{"rendered":"‘downsizing’: a look at matt damon’s funny-ish climate change film"},"content":{"rendered":"
there are several reasons climate communicators and activists, and not just cli-fi aficionados, could benefit by seeing downsizing<\/a><\/em>, the end-of-2017 movie starring matt damon and directed by alexander payne<\/a> \u2013 to be released march 20 on disk<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1) it is one of the few films that addresses climate change mitigation (i.e. reducing greenhouse gas emissions). most cli-fi movies depict extreme weather disasters (impacts) or survivors struggling in bleak climate-changed landscapes (adaptation).<\/p>\n 2) rarer still, downsizing<\/em> is a comedy, a useful quality not often found in climate change communications.<\/p>\n 3) several members of the cast and crew have been academy award nominees; three have oscars on their mantels. hong chau<\/a>, was nominated<\/a> for the golden globe and screen actors guild awards for her supporting performance in the film.<\/p>\n 4) downsizing<\/em> raises an important point for discussion: what is the human(e) response to climate change, to predictions of climate disasters in particular?<\/p>\n