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Quick Review

posted 17 years ago by kerecsen
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I've seen Everything's Cool at the Salt Lake Sundance screening.

This documentary introduces the viewer to some of the already visible effects of global warming, as well as some of the people who are fighting the lobbying efforts of the multi-billion dollar oil industry and trying to get the word out about these adverse effects. It is fascinating to see how dedicated these people are, and to glimpse into their backgrounds and motivations. At the same time it is frightening to observe how convinced they are that disaster will strike within the lifetimes of their children and that it will have profound effects on humanity as a whole. One of them even expresses his love/hate relationship with speaking in front of young crowds. On one hand he finds opening these young minds and initiating a conversation very rewarding, and on the other hand he feels he is delivering horrific news to them.

The filmmakers chose to lighten the subject matter with the occasional joke or funny moment, which doesn't quite feel appropriate in some cases, but provides a welcome escape from the onslaught of gloom-and-doom predictions.

I recommend seeing the movie even if you are not particularly passionate about the topic of global warming. Just seeing a group of people who harbor such a dedication for a cause is worth seeing regardless of the cause itself.

Almost everyone who was involved in the making of this movie both on and off camera came for the Q&A after the movie, to underline the message in person and to provide guidance to the audience on how to fight global warming, and how to influence their political representatives. Even Salt Lake's mayor, Rocky Anderson showed up to chime in on the subject.

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[–] ichocolat 15 years ago

Thanks for the elaborate explanation. I got curious about the film, and even more curious about the global warming. I need to know what they have to say and why is it an issue in this era.

Whether one believes in global warming or not, what important is to know about the issue and what the damage of global warming could be upon Earth in general and us in specific. I do not think the cynics will change their mind by watching this film, but it will certainly make them ponder about the situation, and perhaps take actions to deal with it.

I think global warming is an issue that affects all of us, so there is no reason why some choose to turn a blind eye and shut ears when they hear about global warming.

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[–] gringott 15 years ago

I have to wonder why:

People who think that "global warming" could be a horrific thing very, very soon, drive around in cars, live in houses heated by electricity, fly in planes, eat in resturants etc.

Shouldn't they be living in a hut made of mud in the woods somewhere living off of berries and roots? Wouldn't that be a great contributiion to lessening the "carbon footprint"? Why are they wearing factory made clothes and living and working in buildings that have an giant carbon footprint?

Or even better, if they feel that strongly about it, why don't they just "off" themselves? Then they would have a zero carbon footprint.

[–] CommieTT 15 years ago

Because it's hard to make film out of berries and roots.

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