Captain Planet and the Planeteers: the Movie

Captain Planet: the Movie is a live-action film based on Captain Planet and the Planeteers. It is darker than the 1990-1996 animated TV-series.

Story
Many multinational companies illegally dump waste into the waters, forests die, fish die in poisoned water, rainforest is chopped down illegal in Brazil, elephants in Africa and panda in Asia are hunted down against laws, and global warming increases flooding coastal towns. Most of this this for the sake of economic profit.

Somwhere in the tropics at the Earth's equatorial regions Gaia, the spirit of Earth, awakes on her home on the Hope Island, which is located right in the middle of the ocean. She summons a group teenagers from various countries who care much for the environmkent, and gives them magical rings to control elements. They become the planeteers and when things get to rough they combine their ring powers to summon superhero Captain Planet, ready to fight!