How to write a documentary about home?

The earth failed to catch up with human desires.

-Comment on the French environmental documentary "Home"

Gu xunzhong

June 5, 2009, another Earth Environment Day. The large-scale environmental protection documentary "Home-A Shocking Visual Portrait of the Earth" was released simultaneously around the world. Its release is not only in traditional cinemas and theaters, but also on the Internet. This made this "home" spread all over the world in an instant.

Thanks to the help of my friends, I was able to see this "home" for the first time. The feeling may only be described in two words: shock!

The uncontrolled expansion of human desires and the destruction of our home, the earth's ecology, is no longer a new topic. All kinds of materials, pictures, books, TV movies are also emerging one after another. However, why do you still feel deeply shocked after reading Home? That's because the aerial photography in the film has an unprecedented overlooking effect on the scarred earth, the unique female voice directly points to the inner revelation with a straightforward explanation, and the shock caused by chanting music. ...

Home is a famous French ecologist and photographer Jane? Altis Bertrand's masterpiece is the crystallization of his great sympathy for mankind and the earth. It is said that Bertrand has been photographing the changes of the earth's ecology in the air for 20 years. And "Home" was born after 15 years of preparation, 18 months ***2 17 days, 54 countries and 120 shooting spots. It is conceivable that the exquisite shots and meaningful explanations in the film are the crystallization of his and his team's painstaking efforts. He said frankly, "The biggest feature of this documentary is that it is not new, and there is nothing that human beings don't know or understand." The only problem is that "we know everything, but we don't face everything and don't believe everything." The problem facing all mankind now is action. We only have 65,438+00 years to change our way of life, which is fleeting, and we don't know whether it will succeed in the end, but the core idea established by Bertrand and his collaborators for this film is: "What must we face when we run out of natural heritage? "Of course, Home shows much more than Bertrand's passion for France. For the sake of credibility, all the comments written for Homeland were written by Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and Lester, a famous American environmentalist. Lester Brown read and agreed. Environmental experts provided Bertrand with detailed latest data. Therefore, some critics say that Home shows American rationality and French sensibility perfectly.

Of course, the world is no different. Even in the face of such a grim reality, there are still different voices. Some people say that the temperature of the earth is caused by the size and shape of its orbit around the sun, the angle of the earth's axis deviating from the orbit, radioactive decay and gravity heat buried deep under the earth's crust (very profound! ), human beings are not one of the factors; It is also said that few people will sacrifice their present quality of life because of a possible disaster in the future, because it is against human nature; Of course, some people argue that it is human desire that drives social progress, and giving up is tantamount to quenching thirst by drinking poison, or even controlling desire.

It is true that among many factors that cause the "greenhouse effect" of the earth today, human beings may not be the only reason, or even the main reason. As far as human cognition of the world is concerned, the exploration of this phenomenon has just begun, and the conclusion can't be accurate. However, the obvious fact is that the earth is getting warmer and warmer, and various influences are emerging. Faced with this change, as the most responsible citizens of the global village, human beings should do something, not stand by and watch, let alone continue to commit crimes. This has become the knowledge of more and more people, and it is also the core view of home again.

Similarly, desire is indeed the driving force for human and social progress. Many scientific and technological inventions are promoted and realized by satisfying human desires. However, today, more and more people have realized that "everything is interrelated". Everything in nature is interdependent and interrelated. The derivation and development of anything can't ignore other things, which is balance. Once this balance is broken, unexpected changes will take place, which will eventually bring disaster to mankind itself. This is one of the core ideas advocated by Home. In fact, this is also the truth implied by the concept of the unity of man and nature in China traditional culture.

The view that the pursuit of quality of life is human nature is absurd, but it is insisted by many people because of its powerful practical value. In fact, even now, people's quality of life has been affected by environmental pollution. People are suffering from all kinds of strange diseases, which are rich and poor. Besides, anyone with a little sense will admit that one can't live only for oneself. Even if we only think about our future generations, we should not make them suffer from polluted water and air because of our so-called quality of life and have to become "climate migrants" because of rising sea levels. It's time for people to come to their senses and think with their heads instead of their senses!

The "shared, intelligent and temperate life" advocated by Home is particularly touching. Bertrand believes that pessimism and criticism often do not help. He said: "I tried to show Home the earth, hoping it would be a warning film. Not to scare people how terrible it is to lose that 50% forest, but to let people know how we should treat the remaining half. At the same time, I hope that Home can arouse the love in our hearts and build a shared, intelligent and moderate life. " Home depicts Israelis planting high-quality food crops in the desert with warm feelings, praises the Costa Rican government for becoming the first country to give up its army and spend all its military funds on national education and green tourism, and shows that South Korea has rebuilt the forests ruthlessly destroyed in the war through nationwide afforestation, making the national forest coverage rate reach 65% ... More and more countries and people are beginning to cut trees and fish through alternative and green tourism in a controllable, sustainable and renewable way. Home tries to tell people that hope exists and that hope lies in our actions.

Yes, action is more important than anything else. Especially when the earth has long failed to catch up with human desires, we should act early and act more!

July 7, 2009 (another anniversary of human disaster)

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