This tongue in cheek animated short includes both ridiculous (and viable) causes for global warming. I’ve heard some absurd theories on climate change stating that believers in climate change are part of a liberal cult, that the science regarding climate change is fraudulent and that if there is truly global warming there will at some point be beneficial effects such as reduced deaths due to colder temperatures and lower energy utilization for heating of homes.
What are the most compelling (or absurd) arguments contesting or supporting climate change that you have heard?
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Movie Messages
I may be a little outdated in my cinematic experiences but I recently received the movie Avatar as a gift. With a large pile (or 5) of laundry to fold and three plus hours of time at my disposal, I plugged in the television, switched on the DVD and hit "Play".
Better late than never. My next several hours vanished into thin un-breathable air on a distant planet populated by large blue human like creatures.
I resisted the film at first for several reasons. These included, a lack of free time to watch movies, the price of admission at the theater, and the peer pressure to go see it. In addition, the film seemed to be so grossly over-marketed that I resented the push to view what I perceived to be an animated kids flick.
I couldn’t have been further from being correct. Avatar was not only a delight of visual imagery, but it carried a strong message of humanity, greed, and environmental and social irresponsibility. Aided by technology, we have the power to do right or wrong but as the principal at my child’s school can be constantly heard saying, “we need to make good choices.”
The lack of awareness in our society make it easier for us to ignore making these choices. If you haven’t seen this blue vision of a sister planet, I (like those who suggested it to me) encourage you to set aside the three hours you’ll need to enjoy the message of interconnectedness and environmental and social responsibility that run throughout this film. If you saw the movie, what did you think of its ability to raise our awareness of issues outside the theater (or living room, as was my case)? If not, what are you waiting for???
Note: If you go to the Avatar website, they have a Home Tree Initiative whereby they launched a worldwide effort to plant one million trees. When I checked there were 233,515 of 1,000,000 adopted. You can search the site to see where the most trees have been “adopted” and join the effort by adopting your own home tree.
Better late than never. My next several hours vanished into thin un-breathable air on a distant planet populated by large blue human like creatures.
I resisted the film at first for several reasons. These included, a lack of free time to watch movies, the price of admission at the theater, and the peer pressure to go see it. In addition, the film seemed to be so grossly over-marketed that I resented the push to view what I perceived to be an animated kids flick.
I couldn’t have been further from being correct. Avatar was not only a delight of visual imagery, but it carried a strong message of humanity, greed, and environmental and social irresponsibility. Aided by technology, we have the power to do right or wrong but as the principal at my child’s school can be constantly heard saying, “we need to make good choices.”
The lack of awareness in our society make it easier for us to ignore making these choices. If you haven’t seen this blue vision of a sister planet, I (like those who suggested it to me) encourage you to set aside the three hours you’ll need to enjoy the message of interconnectedness and environmental and social responsibility that run throughout this film. If you saw the movie, what did you think of its ability to raise our awareness of issues outside the theater (or living room, as was my case)? If not, what are you waiting for???
Note: If you go to the Avatar website, they have a Home Tree Initiative whereby they launched a worldwide effort to plant one million trees. When I checked there were 233,515 of 1,000,000 adopted. You can search the site to see where the most trees have been “adopted” and join the effort by adopting your own home tree.
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