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It's hard to win over friends and family to some of the more sacrificial aspects of the eco-lifestyle, but perhaps their occasional reticence is related to decades of fictional green meanies on the big screen?
Below are the five film characters we think are in need of a green-tervention.
1. Batman from The Dark Knight
He's my hero, but conservation is not his strong suit. In The Dark Knight, Batman leaves his broken down Batmobile in the middle of the street to take off on the Batcycle. The least he could do is donate the tank to Habitat for Humanity. That's tax deductible!
2. Royal Tenenbaum from The Royal Tenenbaums
It's easy to find Royal lovable, trying to make good with his family after decades of infidelity and poor parenting. However, his scheme of pretending to be terminally ill is hardly the most energy efficient way to do it. I'm not sure how much energy it takes to run an electrocardiograph, Holter monitor or any of the other machines Royal had unnecessarily hooked up to his body, but I doubt it's chump change. What happened to checking your pulse manually?
3. Saruman from Lord of the Rings
Seriously Saruman, what is your problem? I'm not a big fan of the world of men, either, but do you really have to destroy an entire forest to build your storming band of Uruk-hai? It's bad enough chopping down thousands of acres of normal trees, but these ones can effing talk! You think they won't retaliate? Not only eco-unfriendly, but just poor strategizing. Good thing Obama didn't nominate Grima Wormtongue for Secretary of the Interior.
4. Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski
I won't even begin to estimate the pollutants unleashed by that bag full of dirty undies.
5. Emperor Palpatine from Return of the Jedi
The Emperor is really the worst. Not only is he all about blowing up planets (a minor offense) but he takes complete advantage of the land and its resources. It was his idea to orbit the Death Star around the Endor moon, using the moon's energy to power the shield generator. The Emperor also cared not one wit for the local wildlife and the ramifications on the Ewok civilization. What could he do? Well, I suppose a hybrid Star Destroyer would be worth a shot. Perhaps he needs to have a chat with Victor Wouk.
Who did we leave out? Leave your own suggestions in the comments.
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Not a movie character exactly, but I've always taken exception to the way Cookie Monster flings those crumbs around.
Top award has to go to Dennis Hopper's character, Deacon, in the 1995 Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn movie "Waterworld." The polar caps have flooded and this guy is totally transgressive, burning oil and smoking cigarettes. His home is an old oil tanker, the Exxon Valdez. 'nuff said.
Those smokers--what an underrated movie.
Oh come on!, it's got to be Tin Man from the Wizard of OZ, the yearly re-tinning alone not to mention the sheer amount of petrochemical lubricant!
My vote goes to Heroes' Peter Petrelli. The dude went nuclear and almost took out NYC! Also, the fallout and radiation poisoning have clearly affected seasons 2 and 3.
I'm going to beat Brian to the punch on this one... I vote for Hellboy being the "least green" film character I can think of.
I get it, RED != GREEN. Zing!
Total opposite side of the color wheel, too. ;-)
But aside from that, he does eventually lay waste to the entire planet...
hm, my vote goes to the millions of unseen extras who left that huge mess for wall-e to clean up for an eternity, srsly ...
Two words. Daniel. Plainview.
Iron Man: He shoots fiery liquid from his hands!
Most green: Oscar the Grouch. That furry little guy knows how to re-use his funk.
Not sure how everyone missed Hellboy destroying the tree spirit in The Golden Army, and speaking of destroying tree spirits, let's not forget about Princess Mononoke.
woops missed Ryan's comment
Oh yeah Minnie Driver's character Lady Eboshi in Princess Mononoke for sure!
The nameless driver in George Lucas' early classic "Death Race 2000." So many emissions! So much burning rubber!
I only have three to add:
1. Galactus, from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. He eats planets. It doesn't get any worse than that.
2. Dominic Greene, from Quantum of Solace, an eco-terrorist who wanted to control Bolivia's water supply.
3. Lex Luthor, from the original Superman movie. His earthquake/faultline plot was definitely not good for California/Oregon/Washington which is where most of the U.S. eco-movement seems to originate.
I'm not a big movie fan but I have to agree about Cookie Monster's messiness and the Grouch's willingness to recycle and reuse!
not sure if i should admit this, but i love all the die hard movies with bruce willis. but boy, they are the opposite of green. so much waste. so much destruction. so much disregard for everything - buildings, windows, computer equipment, cars, people, ... alas. perhaps he just didn't know better. perhaps he could do one where he is a green champion and go out and plant some trees. or maybe not.
speaking of 'green champions' - the hulk leaves a huge mess wherever he goes too, i'm just sayin' ...
ok. i'm back. just watched 'the matrix'. not sure if mr. smith or mr. anderson was the most destructive. but, hey, it wasn't real so it doesn't count. right?
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