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From the producers of An Inconvenient Truth, Climate Of Change is a rich and inspiring documentary that takes us around the world to find the ordinary people taking action in the fight to save our environment. With beautiful narration written by British poet Simon Armitage and mellifluously voiced by Tilda Swinton (Chronicles of Narnia, Adaptation), the film seamlessly explores how teenagers in India, villagers in Papua New Guinea and Africa, self-described hillbillies in Appalachia and a PR expert in London are harnessing their global thinking to act locally within their respective communities.
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A New Environmental Documentary With An Important Message, But A Lack Of Narrative Focus
February 20, 2011
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Sometimes it is difficult to separate the message from the movie. Brian Hill's new eco-documentary "Climate of Change" certainly comes from a worthwhile place and great intentions--and, in truth, that's probably enough. Set around the world, the film presents fascinating individual stories in an effort to raise awareness of global environmental issues. The hook seems to be that even individuals can make a difference--and that's a great concept, a universal truth, and hopefully something we can all embrace! However, the narrative theme sometimes goes a bit off course and the film approaches an "everything but the kitchen sink" type of storytelling that spreads itself a little too thin. When the film loses track of its individual stories, it is still insightful and informative. But the scatter shot approach tends to lessen the potential impact and, as a call to arms, the film falls a little short in creating the dramatic imperative of some higher profile environmental documentaries. "Climate of Change" introduces so many different issues, in fact, a friend that screened the film with me actually said "It makes it seem so futile." This is, undoubtedly, the opposite of the affect the film makers wanted to create!
The documentary, however, is certainly beautifully shot. Actress Tilda Swinton provides a poetic narration (courtesy of Simon Armitage), that links the disparate scenes together. Haunting and evocative, the voice-over is one of the strongest elements in the film. During this 90 minute sojourn across the globe, we visit India where school children are trying to raise awareness on a myriad of issues, New Guinea where the rainforest is being obliterated, Togo where locals are lessening pollution and replanting vegetation, London where a green business woman talks of recycling and education, West Virginia where the Appalachians have been devastated by the coal mining industry (this segment also includes a trip to Washington), and a strange interlude in Norway. That's a lot of topics introduced--but, by necessity of time alone, nothing is developed too deeply.
Ironically, the Norway segment involving the Global Seed Vault (quite brief and shot with zero human interaction) was absolutely fascinating to me. I was also intrigued in Togo where they introduced a solar cooker hand fashioned from cardboard boxes and tin foil. The sequences in India presented some bright kids who want to change the world--but they continually jumped from one area of concern to another from discontinuing plastic usage, to cleaning up factories, to planting trees. Don't get me wrong--the solution to any problem (and certainly to many environmental concerns) comes from education and commitment from everyday people. We don't have to wait for legislation or government directives to begin, it is in our power. "Climate of Change," ultimately, seemed a bit too broad and all-encompassing in the long run. While definitely recommended, it lacks the emotional impact of some comparable recent documentaries that defined their subject matter a bit more succinctly. KGHarris, 2/11.
The documentary, however, is certainly beautifully shot. Actress Tilda Swinton provides a poetic narration (courtesy of Simon Armitage), that links the disparate scenes together. Haunting and evocative, the voice-over is one of the strongest elements in the film. During this 90 minute sojourn across the globe, we visit India where school children are trying to raise awareness on a myriad of issues, New Guinea where the rainforest is being obliterated, Togo where locals are lessening pollution and replanting vegetation, London where a green business woman talks of recycling and education, West Virginia where the Appalachians have been devastated by the coal mining industry (this segment also includes a trip to Washington), and a strange interlude in Norway. That's a lot of topics introduced--but, by necessity of time alone, nothing is developed too deeply.
Ironically, the Norway segment involving the Global Seed Vault (quite brief and shot with zero human interaction) was absolutely fascinating to me. I was also intrigued in Togo where they introduced a solar cooker hand fashioned from cardboard boxes and tin foil. The sequences in India presented some bright kids who want to change the world--but they continually jumped from one area of concern to another from discontinuing plastic usage, to cleaning up factories, to planting trees. Don't get me wrong--the solution to any problem (and certainly to many environmental concerns) comes from education and commitment from everyday people. We don't have to wait for legislation or government directives to begin, it is in our power. "Climate of Change," ultimately, seemed a bit too broad and all-encompassing in the long run. While definitely recommended, it lacks the emotional impact of some comparable recent documentaries that defined their subject matter a bit more succinctly. KGHarris, 2/11.
