Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts

Friday, December 31, 2010

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)





When the truth behind the lie emerges,
The whole wide world gasps and watches,
The inhumanity of humanity,
The untimely death of serenity





‎Fahrenheit 9/11 , was listed as the best film of the decade in some list i read some time ago.. And i thought,, how can this be, it's just a documentary! Shortly afterwards i got hooked on to documentaries, but didn't see this 1 till today.... And now i see the justification.. It is truly an indicator of how easily we can be succumbed into believing something when fear is used as a weapon..


The documentary by Michael Moore mainly centers around George Bush's term as the president of united states, the unjustified and utterly selfish decisions he made just for the benefit of a handful people and in a very subtle way indicates that democracy in a real sense is non-prevalent in the modern world. Starting with the "who won Florida" controversy right till the aftermath of Iraq war, Moore follows Bush and points out the gaping flaws within the political system.

Some of the most disturbing images of war, the grief of the mothers who lost their sons, the crying shrieks of relatives have been used frame after frame along with false promises and assurances of American politicians and congressmen and the hypocrisy of the leaders is highlighted diligently..  

This film received a 20 minutes standing ovation at Cannes(longest for any film), and it is also the longest selling documentary of all times. Without revealing any plot details, i would say it is a must watch film which will drastically improve your understanding of the world.

Cinematic equivalents may be drawn with zeitgeist and the 11th hour.. 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Earthlings--It's time to wake up



Of all the creatures ever,man is the most detestable,
He's the only creature that inflicts pain for sport;
Knowing it to be pain...............................


Earthling, this word stands for one who inhabits the world..


And many a times we tend to forget that we share this world with millions of other species and that we are not the ultimate masters who can do any damn thing to these non-human species without any consideration about their welfare.....


Animals have long been considered our companions,source of our food,clothing,entertainment etc.. But very few of us know or care to know the conditions under which all these is done..

"If all slaughterhouses had transparent walls,most probably all of us would turn vegetarians"... The way pigs,cattle,chicken etc are hoarded in together,given artificial diets which  would contribute to their unnatural fattening which is virtually impossible in the incredibly congested and filthy atmosphere and most importantly the way in which they are slaughtered, still shaking and writhing in pain as blood drains out from their bodies with their offspring watching over is simply disgusting to say the least...

There are several laws which prohibit mistreatment of animals,but do the biggest industries of the world which make sky-rocketing profits from these animals who don't know how to speak in our tongue to make us understand the pain we're inflicting on them; care about the laws?? No, they don't... It's upto us to make them understand, upto us to take a step...


Wild animals are being captivated and tortured to entertain us, in circuses,zoo's and several other violent games like bull fighting... some say zoos are for educational purposes,but what education can we possibly get by watching wild animals being held captive in a small cage? Zoos will exist as long as our interest for exotic things will exist,and animals will be treated just like that---things....

It's time we stop making the sea red with whale blood,it's time we stop killing animals in the name of scientific experiments, it's time to take steps in order to preserve the balance of nature,it's time to think about the other earthlings..

Here are things u can do--

1.adopt from shelters.spray and neuter your pets.Never buy from pet stores or breeders.

2.stop wearing leather,fur,down and wool

3.refuse to support animals in entertainment including circuses,zoos,rodeos etc

4.never buy products tested on animals.only support research where animals are not used.



Change doesn't come in a day, but change does come from YOU..

Pioneer the change and see the world change around you...