Animated Takes on the Debate
Looking for something to do with kids this weekend? The soon-to-premier “Ice Age II: The Meltdown” has allegory potential, and Jon Vitti, the film’s writer, has contributed to The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Saturday Night Live. From IMDB:
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit Ice Age. This time around the Ice Age is over and is starting to melt, which will destroy their valley. So they must unite and warn everyone about the situation.
If you prefer guaranteed satire in a climate cartoon, check out Mark Fiore. You may not know the San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist and animator by name, but you’ve probably received one of his political animations in your in-box. We recently caught “Your Guide to Global Warming.” Your host, Flamey McGassy, is the smiling cartoon embodiment of a heating planet. He thanks climate doubters, Detroit, the fossil fuel industry, and of course, the silencing of climate scientists:
A Good Scientist is a mute scientist, I always say …
You can view the cartoon here (requires Flash player).