Documentaries
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:52 PM
Everyone should watch Planet Earth.
There's just something about documentaries about Earth and nature that has a timeless appeal. It's fascinating to watch time-lapses of the sun rising, setting, then rising again. Or watching a coat of orange give a fiery glaze to emerald deciduous forests in autumn. Or the Southern Lights moving in the sky, flowing as gracefully as the still waters in Bornean caves deep underground.
There is nothing more exciting than watching a deserted winter forest re-grow, flush with spring cheer that comes as the thawing snow leaves. Hibernating critters emerge from their winter siesta, and the forest is teeming with life again. There are dramatic and majestic scenes showing the vast, barren spaces on Earth till today uninhabited by man. Then there are the scenes depicting nature's losing battle against global warming, filled with poignancy and sorrow.
These documentaries show us things that we probably will never get to see outside of our TV boxes. There are things so fascinating that we would never have missed them had they not been hidden miles above the clouds or miles beneath our feet. Everyday people are amazed by things as superficial as the new iMac, or new technologies that reverse the aging process. Yet, we fail to realise the miracles outside of our man-made fortresses.
"The miracle of birth? Psh! Been there, done that."
"Hardships faced by penguins? Have you met my kids?"
"Global warming's all just a stupid phenomenon made up by Bush."
Our world is an interdependent one, and as such we should realise that our fellow Earthlings need their own space too. Homosapiens (haha) aren't the only ones inhabiting Earth. Yeah, we may be the smart ones, but maybe only so that we can be trusted to be stewards of the Earth, not abuse its resources for our own selfish needs.
If you have to watch only one episode of Planet Earth, watch the one entitled Ice Worlds. The feature of the lone polar bear fighting for its survival will send cups of kerosene pouring down your vena cava.
I LOVE PLANET EARTH.
And for the record, NO I'm not showing off my vocabulary!
Well maybe a little.
But seriously, watch Planet Earth.
Now.
Go.
GO I SAID
GET OFF YOUR ARSE
AGH
THE NERVE OF SOME!
*Shakes fist and hollers*
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:52 PM
Everyone should watch Planet Earth.
There's just something about documentaries about Earth and nature that has a timeless appeal. It's fascinating to watch time-lapses of the sun rising, setting, then rising again. Or watching a coat of orange give a fiery glaze to emerald deciduous forests in autumn. Or the Southern Lights moving in the sky, flowing as gracefully as the still waters in Bornean caves deep underground.
There is nothing more exciting than watching a deserted winter forest re-grow, flush with spring cheer that comes as the thawing snow leaves. Hibernating critters emerge from their winter siesta, and the forest is teeming with life again. There are dramatic and majestic scenes showing the vast, barren spaces on Earth till today uninhabited by man. Then there are the scenes depicting nature's losing battle against global warming, filled with poignancy and sorrow.
These documentaries show us things that we probably will never get to see outside of our TV boxes. There are things so fascinating that we would never have missed them had they not been hidden miles above the clouds or miles beneath our feet. Everyday people are amazed by things as superficial as the new iMac, or new technologies that reverse the aging process. Yet, we fail to realise the miracles outside of our man-made fortresses.
"The miracle of birth? Psh! Been there, done that."
"Hardships faced by penguins? Have you met my kids?"
"Global warming's all just a stupid phenomenon made up by Bush."
Our world is an interdependent one, and as such we should realise that our fellow Earthlings need their own space too. Homosapiens (haha) aren't the only ones inhabiting Earth. Yeah, we may be the smart ones, but maybe only so that we can be trusted to be stewards of the Earth, not abuse its resources for our own selfish needs.
If you have to watch only one episode of Planet Earth, watch the one entitled Ice Worlds. The feature of the lone polar bear fighting for its survival will send cups of kerosene pouring down your vena cava.
I LOVE PLANET EARTH.
And for the record, NO I'm not showing off my vocabulary!
Well maybe a little.
But seriously, watch Planet Earth.
Now.
Go.
GO I SAID
GET OFF YOUR ARSE
AGH
THE NERVE OF SOME!
*Shakes fist and hollers*
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