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Surviving Progress (2011)
Illustrates modern 3rd world resource raiding
This film clearly offers an education on how colonialism and imperialism is now accomplished in the modern world, often without our even having any idea it is going on. In the bad old days, the resources of the third world were raided with the old tried and true tools of guns and germs. However, this proved too politically inexpedient in a world were such actions could not remain hidden.
Economic policies now bring about the same ends; expanding poverty and environmental degradation in third world countries while continuing to enriching the planets elite. The movie clearly illustrates the systems in play that allow this to be repeated over and over all over the globe.
As the marginal beneficiaries of this system, we have to ask ourselves, can it continue, is it sustainable, will there be a price to pay? Watch the movie! It is definitely food for thought.
Last Chance to See (2009)
Entertaining and educational . . .
While this is not an incredibly serious look at endangered animals, who really deserve a serious look; it is none the less entertaining and educational. I found myself getting curious about Stephen Fry, who I had never previously heard of. Turns out he is a rather famous British comedian, though I didn't find him particularly funny. However; I did become rather fascinated with the classy sort of understated way he accepted and projected his cultural/sexual orientation. He was classy and understated about it, yet at the same time just out and accepting of himself and his orientation as normal. And at the same time he was just a wee bit campy and projected and had fun with stereotypes about classy urban gay men. Roll that all up into an outdoor adventure series about endangered animals, and how could it not be entertaining?