I’m really craving some non-fiction. Our shoot for our film was postponed until next week, so the Assistant Directors (and Hannah and I) have been laying low for the past couple days. We decided to watch The Eleventh Hour. The film is very much so an alarmist (rightfully so) global warming documentary about the destruction done to the earth in such a small fragment of history. If the life of the earth was compared to that of 1 calendar year, humans arrived on December 31st at 11:59PM. The film does a great job depicting the carelessness that humans have for the planet. I highly recommend this film to anyone… although I will add to that and say that you must brace yourself for some depressing footage and insurmountable problems poured down your throat that are very hard to digest. Hang in there though! After all of those, “so… what can I personally do to help this cause?” and “this is depressing….” remarks… the movie arcs and gives some pretty cool solutions to fixing some majorly serious issues that my generation will have to develop to survive.
In the film, they addressed that the main reason for American wastefulness stems from societal pressures to spend … channeled by the communications industry. This was a profound moment for me. Tuesday I had a relatively negative day at work and the day after, when we watched the movie, I really figured out that non-fiction is the only way I can go in this industry. I think that any filmmaker or mass communicator really needs to hold the weight of the impact that their work can have for the better or worse of society. I am so sick of people doing projects blindly just because it’s a sure-fire moneymaker. First of all, get a mind of your own, and second, stand for something that matters. I am a fan of those who move against the grain… people in any profession.
Hannah was telling me about her boyfriend’s interests in sustainable architectural forms. I cannot wait to see what our generation comes up with. I think a lot of people fear that reducing their carbon footprint means completely losing their personal identity, so people start to say that they don’t believe in global warming. Well open your damn eyes… and watch this movie for pete’s effing sake! It is just about being innovative again! Instead of being in the industrial period… we need to think like how our forefathers thought 150 years ago during the Industrial Revolution… it is just a matter of SIMPLY ADJUSTING! Instead of making things out of particular materials, just play with organic fibers. Buy things that LAST instead of claiming “oh, I totally wore that to my last house party… so I can’t wear it this weekend!” Like, come on people. Let’s consume sustainable products, recyclable products, and let’s get creative! And don’t tell me that sustainable items are unaffordable, because that’s just ridiculous. Your great great grandmother … or most likely just your great grandmother used reusable household items when she was dirt poor, so I’m pretty sure you can manage. No more excuses! Make hard decisions and live a little! That’s definitely something I’ve learned slightly in India. People live in crowded spaces and live incredibly compact, unobtrusive lifestyles so it is do-able. Just love your mother [earth]! Everybody should take all this hippy advice. For reals. ☺
I love when movies make you think! I’ll be the first one to admit that fiction can definitely make you think as much as documentary does! I have nothing against blockbusters! So maybe it isn’t something where I HAVE to go into non-fiction… but whatever I do, you best believe I will be making my audience think hard. What’s life without a little struggle? That’s kind of become my mantra here.
By the way, Hannah and I want to write a screenplay for our senior thesis about this experience. Hopefully we can do a joint post sometime and tell you all some ideas.
Also, if people have questions about anything, please ask. This would give us specific things to write about in our posts that maybe you are wondering or are curious about.
By the way, at no point in this post should any reader assume that I am dissatisfied with my experience at Tips Entertainment. These thoughts were provoked by the documentary alone. I have nothing against blockbusters, as long as they do not damage the mindsets of their viewers.
Well,well. We seem very pationate today :-)))) I believe we all have to work harder to live better. Just came back from the farmer’s market with fresh organice stawberries & they are Divine–Thank you Creator. The joy these little fruits bring; everyone was simply eating them right there. My great-great grandfather grew strawberries; I know because I lived on that farm & picked them every year. Simple, non-fiction pleasures.
Maybe film on watching people eating the vegetables grown at these incredible farms where wonderful people plant, weed, harvest, clean, market these wonderful jewels that mother (earth) gives us if we only care for the land properly 😮 Have you visited any farms? Where does the food come from; or I should say what part of the country do they grow?
Yes, people enjoying good, healthy food!! What an inspiration for those eating processed, bagged food! The look on someone’s face simply eating these strawberries is worth writing/filming–and yes Andrea, it is non-fiction.
There where two women at the market today; Vadallia & Jeanine maybe? They both smiled when I mentioned your name–reading on this blog too!
We love the posts; keep them coming.
Sorry, misspelled passionate–my my we cannot have that.