Medicine Man:
Staring Sean Connery, as a eccentric scientist working in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a new research assistant because he is close to finding the cure for cancer. When the research assistant turns out to be a woman, Connery wants nothing to do with her. The bulldozers are tearing down more and more of the jungle and Connery and his assistant are running out of time.
The movie really pushes the fact that the trees on our planet are important, and such an untapped resource. Who knows what problems could be answered studying the trees instead of cutting them down.
FernGully:With a fantastic cast of voice actors including Tim Curry and Robin Williams, FernGully is about a rainforest in Australia, filled with fairies. The fairies think that the humans have long since died out, driven away by Hexxus an evil spirit. When Hexxus us set free again by the humans, one fairy and her companions must stop his evil from destroying the forest and their home.
FernGully is held an important message for the children of the 90's about saving the rainforest against deforestation. It's a simple message with a strong environmental theme.
Wall-E:
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. We start the movie with Wall-E, a robot alone on a long since abandoned Earth. We can see how the people and major corporations have destroyed it, stripping it of all its resources. When another robot shows up to do a routine check for plant life and discover a tiny plant in Wall-E's possession, Wall-E is whisked away on a journey to see what humans have become.
A movie that has no speaking for over half, relies on sounds and imagery to convey it's message. An unbelievably powerful movie and arguably one of Pixar's finest it will send an important message for all ages for years to come. Hopefully it will make people think twice about the ever expanding corporations that threaten to take over the earth.
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