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Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)
David Attenborough's ecological's phase has ruined the man for me.
Before I start this painful review, I would like to praise David Attenborough. I adore this man. I've seen all of his major documentaries, from Life on Earth (1979), to Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989), to all his documentary series about plants, birds, mammals, aquatic animals, reptiles, amphibious and arthropods. This man has made me love this planet like no one else. He actually convinced me, through his insightful eye, to read Darwin's Origin of Species. A book that made me even more convinced of the perfection and complexity of our natural world. However, since the subject of climate change became a major topic in our daily lives, his programs have slowly but surely become more political, and less biological. Planet Earth (2006) was probably the first major program where his political and environmental agenda became clear. Since then, his focus on the issue has become excessive. I do not deny climate change or refuse to believe its effect on the world, but this late program is not to the benefit of the movement. I'll give one example, referring to episode 3 (South America). In the episode, there is a moment he talks about South America's dependency on hydroelectric power. He talks about a particular species of bir that lives under Iguazu Falls, beneath the water curtain. Than he goes on length about how the dam can actually, potentially kill of the species every time the Parana river overflows and the dam need to open its gates to release the excess of water. According to him, when that happens, the water curtain becomes to strong, and many of those birds who nest beneath the fall die due to the strong currents. He goes too far with his narration, changing the tune of his voice to show his hurtful feelings about the poor birds. However, if you have two brain cells in your head, you can easily understand how stupid that really is. I am a Brazilian and I know a lot about the history of the construction of Itaipu's dam. When the dam was created the water flow downstream was REDUCED. Iguazu falls was far stronger before the dam's construction. So, if those birds were already nesting below Iguazu they would have suffered with strong waves since immemorial times. The dam actually made their lives easier, because of the reduced water flow. Those birds still pay with their lives during the rainy season, however, after that their lives become easier again. This is one example of Attenborough's emotional manipulation in order to push his agenda and increase his worldwide celebrity status. I must remember you that this is a man I love and I will forever be grateful for his contribution to scientifically awareness. But I cannot condone his BS any longer. If you wish to see this man on his prime I would recommend for you to watch the following programs:
Life on Earth (1979)
The Living Planet (1984)
Lost Worlds Vanished Lives (1989)
The Private Life of Plants (1995)
The Life of Birds (1998)
The Blue Planet (2001)
The Life of Mammals (2002)
Life in the Undergrowth (2005)
Life in Cold Blood (2008)
This is the man at his best. He has many other great programs that I could recommend, but these are the very best if you enjoy science, evolution and nature. If you wish to see documentaries with amazing footage, but excessive dramatic ecofriendly stuff, then watch Planet Earth (2006), Planet Earth II (2017) and all his big projects since the 2010's.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Baby boomer trash treated as a classic
By reading some reviews here and some other through google I thought this was going to be an amazing movie. Although I'm a history buff and love realism above all else, I'm not against taking some freedoms with real characters for the sake of drama development. But this movie goes far beyond that. It treats two sociopaths as a happy go lucky couple just making poetry and enforcing anti-establishment justice. It's clearly a move to relate the characters to the young audience watching this movie in the sixties. Most of the positive comments about this movie are related to it's ground breaking cinematography, which does look impressive for the time, and the violence, just because it has some blood spilling. Perhaps it was shocking for the time, but I find the brutality of Once Upon a Time in the West far more appealing and engaging than what this movie offers. I also happened to have watched The Highwaymen before this movie, and it is painful to see that movie suffering so many bad reviews, when it took the subject far more seriously than this hippie adventure comedy. The worst part is people calling the Netflix take as boring and not having enough scenes with Bonnie and Clyde. If you want an awsome brutal story of a deadly couple, just watch Natural Born Killers.