HOME - amazing movie on World Environment Day

[Bob Harris]

Happy World Environment Day everybody!

I just watched the first 15 minutes of that movie and I am deeply impressed by those pictures!

(Nope, that aren't CGIs )

Here's the link to watch it for free on youtube (legally!) even in HD if you like.

That's the official press announcment:

A hymn for the planet

HOME is an ode to the planet's beauty and its delicate harmony. Through the landscapes of 54 countries captured from above, Yann Arthus-Bertrand takes us on an unique journey all around the planet, to contemplate it and to understand it. But HOME is more than a documentary with a message, it is a magnificent movie in its own right. Every breathtaking shot shows the Earth - our Earth - as we have never seen it before. Every image shows the Earth's treasures we are destroying and all the wonders we can still preserve. "From the sky, there's less need for explanations". Our vision becomes more immediate, intuitive and emotional. HOME has an impact on anyone who sees it. It awakens in us the awareness that is needed to change the way we see the world. (HOME embraces the major ecological issues that confront us and shows how everything on our planet is interconnected.)

Synopsis

In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it is too late to be a pessimist: humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoliation of the Earth's riches and change its patterns of consumption.

Edited June 5, 2009 by Bob Harris

[Bob Harris]

Whenever a thread gets a bit stale:

:tongue:

[karamazov80]

Y'know, that makes me see your video in a whole new light, Bob. Whenever you consider driving an SUV for instance, ask yourself--what would Optimus do? Well, he doesn't need an SUV, because he can turn himself into a huge 18-wheeler.

Edited June 6, 2009 by karamazov80