The Age of Stupid (2009)
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A spectacular and informative documentary, this movie leaves you pondering on life's purpose and gives you a whole new perspective on the decisions we make each and every day.
The movie shows how one small group of activists will not be able to change the poor decisions that our society is making to hurt our environment. Our problems have become to severe and we are now in the danger zone. My interpretation was that the director was hinting at the government and oil companies being the only ones ultimately that could, if anyone, help to stop the destruction of our earth. To do this, I believe, the government must make laws to limit our uses on natural resources, change our transportation, slow down the consumerism, and focus less on businesses and greed. I think Bolivia's idea of giving Mother Nature rights is a great start.
This documentary makes me wonder, "What if..."
What if planes were never invented?
What if consumerism never became such a trend or need?
What if the government had started a limit on natural resources from the beginning?
What if....
Please take some time from your busy schedule to watch this necessary and eye-opening documentary. Then post some questions, comments or advice you have on how we can save our planet before it's too late.
Unforgettable quotes in the movie:
Archivist of the future: Strange, watching these film-fragments. It's like looking through binoculars, observing people on a far-off beach running around in circles, fixated on the small area of sand under their feet - as a tsunami races towards the shore.
Archivist of the future: We wouldn't be the first life-form to wipe itself out. But what would be unique about us is that we did it knowingly.
Archivist of the future: Why didn't we save ourselves when we had the chance? Is the answer: because, on some level, we weren't sure if we'd be worth saving?
Narratress of archived footage: Lots of ideas have tried to take over the world. But there's only one winner:
Archived footage: [in BIG sparkling letters] *CONSUMERISM*
Narratress of archived footage: 3,000 adverts bombard us every day, telling us we'd be happier and more attractive if only we'd buy their product. Together they create within us an insatiable desire to buy more and more stuff. Americans have been advertized at longest, and they now each consume twice as much energy as a European, nine times more than a Chinese person, and 50 times as much as someone from Kenya.
Narrator of archived footage: Why are American cities designed so it's almost impossible not to have a car? Why were 100 railways in cities like New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles bought up and then deliberately destroyed? Why did the electric car get scrapped? Why were we, along with Australia, the only two countries not to sign the original Kyoto climate treaty? Why was an oil company lobbyist allowed to change official government reports on global warming? Why was the same PR firm employed by the tobacco industry to persuade the public that smoking is healthy then employed by the oil industry to convince us there was still doubt about climate change? Alternative energy has been available for 50 years. Why have we barely used it? Why were solar panels taken off the White House? Because, right from the early days of the industry, the oil men and their obscene profits have had an unhealthy influence on the people running our country. And now they are the people running our country. And they're providing the cash too. Oil business isn't just in bed with the government; it is the government.
Lisa Guy: The big problem is flying. Just one return flight, say London to New York, would blow our entire carbon-budget for about three and a half years.
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One Earth To Live
>Watch Trailer
A spectacular and informative documentary, this movie leaves you pondering on life's purpose and gives you a whole new perspective on the decisions we make each and every day.
The movie shows how one small group of activists will not be able to change the poor decisions that our society is making to hurt our environment. Our problems have become to severe and we are now in the danger zone. My interpretation was that the director was hinting at the government and oil companies being the only ones ultimately that could, if anyone, help to stop the destruction of our earth. To do this, I believe, the government must make laws to limit our uses on natural resources, change our transportation, slow down the consumerism, and focus less on businesses and greed. I think Bolivia's idea of giving Mother Nature rights is a great start.
This documentary makes me wonder, "What if..."
What if planes were never invented?
What if consumerism never became such a trend or need?
What if the government had started a limit on natural resources from the beginning?
What if....
Please take some time from your busy schedule to watch this necessary and eye-opening documentary. Then post some questions, comments or advice you have on how we can save our planet before it's too late.
Unforgettable quotes in the movie:
Archivist of the future: Strange, watching these film-fragments. It's like looking through binoculars, observing people on a far-off beach running around in circles, fixated on the small area of sand under their feet - as a tsunami races towards the shore.
Archivist of the future: We wouldn't be the first life-form to wipe itself out. But what would be unique about us is that we did it knowingly.
Archivist of the future: Why didn't we save ourselves when we had the chance? Is the answer: because, on some level, we weren't sure if we'd be worth saving?
Narratress of archived footage: Lots of ideas have tried to take over the world. But there's only one winner:
Archived footage: [in BIG sparkling letters] *CONSUMERISM*
Narratress of archived footage: 3,000 adverts bombard us every day, telling us we'd be happier and more attractive if only we'd buy their product. Together they create within us an insatiable desire to buy more and more stuff. Americans have been advertized at longest, and they now each consume twice as much energy as a European, nine times more than a Chinese person, and 50 times as much as someone from Kenya.
Narrator of archived footage: Why are American cities designed so it's almost impossible not to have a car? Why were 100 railways in cities like New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles bought up and then deliberately destroyed? Why did the electric car get scrapped? Why were we, along with Australia, the only two countries not to sign the original Kyoto climate treaty? Why was an oil company lobbyist allowed to change official government reports on global warming? Why was the same PR firm employed by the tobacco industry to persuade the public that smoking is healthy then employed by the oil industry to convince us there was still doubt about climate change? Alternative energy has been available for 50 years. Why have we barely used it? Why were solar panels taken off the White House? Because, right from the early days of the industry, the oil men and their obscene profits have had an unhealthy influence on the people running our country. And now they are the people running our country. And they're providing the cash too. Oil business isn't just in bed with the government; it is the government.
Lisa Guy: The big problem is flying. Just one return flight, say London to New York, would blow our entire carbon-budget for about three and a half years.
Resources
IMDB
One Earth To Live