But it is 24 that has the most mainstream appeal and which, with its presentation in 'real-time' corresponding minute by minute to the life of Bauer as he strives to beat the clock and avert disaster, provides an opportune metaphor for the race to salvage the planet.Ĭlimate change awareness is the height of Hollywood fashion, earning comparison with past causes that saw stars rally in support of the Second World War, protest against the Vietnam War and draw attention to the plight of HIV/Aids sufferers. This week Leonardo DiCaprio, arguably the most environmentally active star, releases an alarming documentary he has produced and narrated entitled The 11th Hour. The blockbuster that showed New York engulfed by a new ice age was called The Day After Tomorrow. Time, or the lack of it, is a recurring motif in the industry's take on climate change. C an Jack Bauer save the world? News that television's secret agent, played by Kiefer Sutherland in the addictive thriller 24, is to take the war against global warming into millions of homes has been welcomed by environmental campaigners as a seminal moment in the 'greening' of Hollywood.
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