Net flicks has some great documentaries that focus on world issues and the environment. It can sometimes be more effective seeing something visually than reading about it in a book or the news. I finally got around to watching "The Age of Stupid" it really touched me as it featured the struggles of people living in countries that get a lot of negative press but we rarely see their side of the story.
This is something I feel I can better relate to after living in Rwanda, you would hear news reports about the country but often it didn't fully match what was really happening. It seems that the media and politicians feel that it is so far away, their captured audience will never figure out the real story. That being said while most of you probably heard about this movie back in 2009 I didn't as films like this rarely reach most of Africa.
Although I found the movie profound and moving I did feel like something was missing. When I googled some reviews on the movie to see what others thought I came across an article written Steven G. Brant for the Huff Post, he helped me realize what it was about the documentary that felt a little off. The movie makers focused on all the bad things we do instead of looking at the ways in which we can fix our situation "they made this error because they don't see that world peace and global warming are connected. Like most people, I suspect they see the world as having many, separate problems, each one having its own, separate answer". I couldn't agree more especially since this philosophy is what Cause and Effect is based on, we want to help the environment but just as importantly give those who do not have access to fair wage employment an opportunity to better their lives and find their way out of poverty. The answer cannot be to stop using everything and go back to how we lived a hundred years ago, if that is our strategy it will never happen, it is in our nature to develop. Instead lets find new ways of doing things, purchasing products that you know and trust where they came from, by switching your purchases to more environmental and ethical products you are driving this market forward and more and more businesses will start to think about how and where their products are manufactured, driving innovations of new environmental materials and technologies.
Although I found the movie profound and moving I did feel like something was missing. When I googled some reviews on the movie to see what others thought I came across an article written Steven G. Brant for the Huff Post, he helped me realize what it was about the documentary that felt a little off. The movie makers focused on all the bad things we do instead of looking at the ways in which we can fix our situation "they made this error because they don't see that world peace and global warming are connected. Like most people, I suspect they see the world as having many, separate problems, each one having its own, separate answer". I couldn't agree more especially since this philosophy is what Cause and Effect is based on, we want to help the environment but just as importantly give those who do not have access to fair wage employment an opportunity to better their lives and find their way out of poverty. The answer cannot be to stop using everything and go back to how we lived a hundred years ago, if that is our strategy it will never happen, it is in our nature to develop. Instead lets find new ways of doing things, purchasing products that you know and trust where they came from, by switching your purchases to more environmental and ethical products you are driving this market forward and more and more businesses will start to think about how and where their products are manufactured, driving innovations of new environmental materials and technologies.
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