The Fire Next Time

The most accurate portrayal of climate change I have ever seen in a fictional movie. Of course, that means that it is not as dramatic as a sensationalized portrayal like "The Day After Tomorrow," but the movie was more about the human cost of climate change and how people respond to it than non-stop excitement. The movie follows a family that must move from Florida after their home, business, and pretty much their town, are destroyed by one of the increasingly strong and frequent hurricanes that result from climate change. The story follows the family members as they travel around North America (Florida, California, New England, and eventually into Canada), looking for a new life. Every area has its climate problems, such as storms, unbearable heat, famine, wildfires, etc. Political issues are explored, like Canada closing its borders to refugees. The characters were good, although the father was not a very sympathetic character, being too prideful and inflexible for his, or his family's, good. Still, I highly recommend this mini-series to anyone who wants to see realistic cli-fi.