Blog 14: The Movie “Home”

On March 8th I saw the movie Home presented by the Water Watch and Energy Saving group on campus.  The movie was amazing and eye opening.  The movie begins with how the world began.  Then the movie dives into the problems industrialization has caused to our Earth.  The movie hits on a wide variety of issues such as disforestation, soil degradation, and global warming.  It also talks about how we are causing ourselves to run out of fresh water, arable land, and all sorts of energy.  When the movie talks about the living conditions of cows used for meat, it made me consider trying to go vegetarian again.  Even though most of us know a little something about all of these issues, this movie hits you hard because it shows us the severity of the situation with a lot of facts to back it up.  Don’t fret though, because at the end the movie talks about how people are saving our planet right now, from re-planting the forests to using alternative energy.  Throughout the whole movie beautiful overhead views of a variety of landscapes of Earth are shows.  These images have amazing resolution and amazing beauty.  I think everyone should see this movie once Because we don’t have any time to be negative.  It’s up to us to write what happens next, together.