Entertainment, Environment/Wildlife

Greenpeace USA’s anti-Shell effort (in pictures)

Posted by Bobby James on

On July 8, conservation group Greenpeace USA released a video titled Everything is NOT Awesome.

Partnered with a creative agency Don’t Panic, Greenpeace used a slowed, melodic version of “Everything is Awesome” to score a host of artistically beautiful, yet harrowing images.  Together, they created a world overrun by corporate greed while promoting a strong conservation effort.  The video shows oil company Shell drilling in the arctic, which results in an oil spill that consumes everything in its path – from indigenous wildlife to the imaginations of children – and even our beloved Santa Claus and two LEGO Movie heroes Emmett and Wyldstyle.

Upon first seeing the video I was moved beyond words – such power in under two minutes.  That is amazing.  Then, I read that a previous version of the video had been flagged and removed by YouTube.  In an effort to make sure the powerful images survive, I’ve compiled a collection of twenty one screen caps.  They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words are there before you now?

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Everything is NOT Awesome 

(screen caps)

From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014
From Greenpeace USA’s “Everything is NOT Awesome,” 2014

Published by Bobby James

I'm Bobby. I'm a writer and an artist based in St. Louis. Presently, I'm revising my debut novel, "Boug & S'More: A Swamp Tale." In 2018, I created 200+ works (written, drawn, painted). Follow me @thebobbyjames on twitter and instagram.