The fact that the notorious jet-setter Leonardo DiCaprio uses his enormous riches and cultural capital to produce films in which he teaches us about the need of preserving the environment is hypocrisy manifest. It is not appropriate for him to give you or your children a lecture about the planet.
DiCaprio’s environmental credentials are restricted to a handful of green prizes that have been presented at costly galas for things like “raising awareness.” This is as if we aren’t already more than aware enough about the views that the cultural elite have on climate change.
In the environmental messaging of Ozi: Voice of the Forest, Leonardo DiCaprio and his co-stars manage to get their facts completely wrong. It is the central message of the video that palm oil corporations are responsible for the destruction of rainforests. That is not the case.
One of the most effective products of its kind is palm oil, which is used in a wide variety of products, including food, shampoo, and many others. Compared to other oils, such as soybean and rapeseed, it results in a significantly lower amount of deforestation.
Ozi provides a distorted story in which palm oil firms are given carte blanche to destroy vast swaths of forest land and do so with a sense of delight. Despite the fact that market innovators are discovering new ways to produce palm oil in a sustainable manner, the amount of deforestation caused by palm oil is reaching historic lows.
Despite the fact that it is never addressed, Malaysia, which is one of the leading palm oil-producing nations in the world (and looks to be the setting of Ozi), has seen a significant reduction in the amount of palm oil deforestation.
According to Global Forest Watch, it has decreased by seventy percent since it reached its highest point in 2014. There is currently a certification scheme that states that 93% of the palm oil that is imported into Europe is sustainable.
Thankfully, Ozi: Voice of the Forest will not have a significant and long-lasting impact on the discourse of the general public. This movie is not very well known. It received two stars from the Guardian as well.
To put it mildly, its revenues at the box office are not particularly impressive. At its height, it pulled in fewer than three hundred euros each theatre, which suggests that it is not succeeding in attracting young people.
Perhaps a glimpse of optimism, but it’s unlikely that Leonardo DiCaprio will notice it. He could very well be a few thousand feet above you at this very moment, enjoying a glass of champagne while flying in a private aircraft.
Left-leaning environmentalists are the ones responsible for manufacturing propaganda. To the fullest extent possible, Hollywood elites such as Leonardo DiCaprio make the most of their roles as cultural agenda-setters. They are under the impression that riches and celebrity are synonymous with moral superiority.
Sadly, it appears that they may be making it through. It would appear that the young people of today are environmentally conscious in all the wrong ways, as seen by their embrace of eco-socialism and the de-growth mindset.