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Saturday evening I was captured by a movie one of my children had recommended to me. Its title is HOME. The netflix wrapper summarizes the film with these words -
Award-winning photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand directs this breathtaking ode to planet Earth, an aerial voyage that captures the interdependence of the world's ecosystems....and the bruises left behind by human indifference. From the agricultural revolution to our ever-increasing reliance on oil, narrator Glenn Close examines the changes that have wreaked havoc on our home, urging viewers to preserve the Earth's remaining natural treasures.
The photography - brilliant, the narrative chilling at times, in fact chilling most of the time -
"All living matter is linked, water, air, soil, trees, the world's magic is right in front of our eyes." (Disappearing in front of our eyes.)
"One-half of the world's poor live in resource rich countries."
"One-half of the world's wealth is in the hands of 2% of the world's weatlthiest individuals."
"Hunger affects nearly 1,000,000,000 (one billion) people."
This movie is not an Al Gore powerpoint but I expect Mr. Gore's quotes are similar if not the same as the ones in this movie. As one person it feels even ridiculous to write this post as though sounding an alarm to my few readers can make a change, a difference in this world. We'll be gone when our excessive greed for wealth and comfort kills our planet but our great grandchildren will not be gone. Will they be living or will they just be surviving?
Having been remembering my ancestors in the last few days, I shudder to think of how my future generations will view the excess of my generation and our lifetimes on this planet. Do you think that WE can make a difference in this downward spiral? Do you think we will?
Award-winning photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand directs this breathtaking ode to planet Earth, an aerial voyage that captures the interdependence of the world's ecosystems....and the bruises left behind by human indifference. From the agricultural revolution to our ever-increasing reliance on oil, narrator Glenn Close examines the changes that have wreaked havoc on our home, urging viewers to preserve the Earth's remaining natural treasures.
The photography - brilliant, the narrative chilling at times, in fact chilling most of the time -
"All living matter is linked, water, air, soil, trees, the world's magic is right in front of our eyes." (Disappearing in front of our eyes.)
"One-half of the world's poor live in resource rich countries."
"One-half of the world's wealth is in the hands of 2% of the world's weatlthiest individuals."
"Hunger affects nearly 1,000,000,000 (one billion) people."
This movie is not an Al Gore powerpoint but I expect Mr. Gore's quotes are similar if not the same as the ones in this movie. As one person it feels even ridiculous to write this post as though sounding an alarm to my few readers can make a change, a difference in this world. We'll be gone when our excessive greed for wealth and comfort kills our planet but our great grandchildren will not be gone. Will they be living or will they just be surviving?
Having been remembering my ancestors in the last few days, I shudder to think of how my future generations will view the excess of my generation and our lifetimes on this planet. Do you think that WE can make a difference in this downward spiral? Do you think we will?
Photo of melting glaciers of Greenland
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