Film Journal: Don’t be a self-torturing Don Quixote
The film No Impact Man reminds me of what Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Collin Beavan’s one year experiment of zero-impact lifestyle, however, has gone far beyond his own house in mid-Manhattan. But how far can he go? After checking his blog and the No Impact Man campaign … Continue reading
Film Journal: The danger of living the world’s savior fantasy
(Photo Courtesy of ABC) We all want to give our children the best we can offer. This is a shared dream and responsibility. No single country can act as the world’s savior. But the narrative angles of this documentary, Earth 2100, reminds me of some Hollywood movies in which Americans are always the heroes who … Continue reading
Film Journal: The End of the Line
A good film, but far from greatness The documentary, The End of the Line, reveals one of the saddest stories about our uncontrolled desires and exploitations of the nature, overfishing, in particular. I appreciate the efforts of the film crew and the devoted scientists who work against many adverts to stop the crisis from getting … Continue reading
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