The heart-throb of millions, Leonardo DiCaprio, has not been shy in proclaiming his passion towards making the world a more sustainable place. With him raising the issue on the eve of his first ever Oscar win, to being a United Nations representative, DiCaprio has left to stone unturned in spreading the word. And in the latest news of his attempts, he has launched a new documentary called, Before the Flood in collaboration with National Geographic.
The best part is, the documentary is available for free on YouTube until November 6th. After that, it will be premiered worldwide in theatres and the National Geographic Channel.
The film features DiCaprio travelling across the globe trying to explore the impact of the man-made global warming. And being wary of the pollution he was causing while travelling; he tried to offset it by paying a voluntary carbon tax payment.
It seems as DiCaprio has put all his heart into the documentary, as it features his talks with the likes of President Barack Obama, Pope Francis, John Kerry, and Elon Musk. The film is a product of DiCaprio’s passion and talent and Fisher Stevens’s magic, who is the documentarian behind The Cove, 2010’s award-winning film on the issue of dolphin hunting in Japan.
While talking about the documentary, DiCaprio explained its purpose, “We wanted to create a film that gave people a sense of urgency, that made them understand what particular things are going to solve this problem. We bring up the issue of a carbon tax, for example, which I haven’t seen in a lot of documentaries. Basically, sway a capitalist economy to try to invest in renewables, to bring less money and subsidies out of oil companies. These are the things that are really going to make a massive difference.”
Have you watched the documentary? What are your views on it? Comment below!
Well Done, Leonard deCaprio!!!!!!! This is a wonderful presentation about Climate Change. It is a film that everyone should watch and heed. We have been warned by the scientists of the consequences of continuing to live, especially in the Western world, the way we have been living. It is our responsibility as members of the human race to bring about INSTANT change in our wasteful behaviours! We have made minimal changes in our Western way of life–i.e., recycling, reducing waste, lowering gas consumption, thanks to new inventions and procedures introduced by scientists. We now have new tools we can use to help our beautiful blue planet recover from our unkowing abuse, especially in Western society in order to help it heal. Future generations deserve to enjoy what we have been lucky enough to experience in our lifetimes
Thank you for sharing this wonderful movie. I just do not understand people who say global warming doesn’t exist. It is like the emperor with no clothes story easy to see but let’s just deny it.
Thank you for producing this movie and sharing it with us. I just watched and I’m sitting here with this urgent feeling that my household MUST do something so that my coming grandchildren can live. I promise to share this film with as many people as possible. I also promise to become an activist and make our voices and demands heard. God bless you for trying to save us.
Wonderful presentation and hopefully more people will see the impact of their daily choices.
Thanks!!
Thank you for taking the time to show us the seriousness of global warming. I pray people listen.
You rock DiCaprio! I live in Alaska and the weather has been changing for the last 10 years. Longer summer, more bugs & magpies that weren’t here before. Less snow that has impacted the two major dog races in Alaska. It’s not good & we are already paying for it in a lot of ways. Please keep your chin up and keep doing what’s best for the planet! Mother Earth needs all of us to wake up!