Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Movie Reviews of Guns, Germs, and Steel
Movie Review: Not a substitute for the book but VERY GOOD
Summary: 4 Stars
Growing up in Africa where my parents were missionaries raised a lot of questions in regards to why there existed so much unbalance in today's world. The book this series is based off of did a great job in answering many of those questions For those who know they would never get around to reading the book by the same title this would be a great investment. For those of you who would/have read Diamond's book, it complements it well and serves as an entertaining summary. Still, I would encourage you to read the book regardless as it delves much deeper.Movie Review: Great Documentary Poor Narrator
Summary: 4 Stars
Jared Diamond did an excellent job in his research which clarifies how world is where it is today. The only problem is the narrator, Peter Coyote, uses the word "further" to designate distance, and he does it several times in his narration. "Farther" describes distance, and "further" indicates a continuation or extension. This grammatical error is continually made daily by most TV weather reporters. Peter Coyotes should double check his narrations for grammatical errors before he records his narrations for great documentaries.Movie Review: Guns, Germs, Steel and Memes
Summary: 4 Stars
When I taught English literature I learned that many more people are willing to watch a video than read a book, so I'm glad this has finally come out on DVD. I only wish that Diamond had called more attention to memes as a determinant of human behavior and history. The scene in which Pizarro demands of the Inca a conversion to his own religion and then slaughters them by the thousands when their king refuses is a a too-often-repeated incident in human history.Movie Review: smashing western hubris
Summary: 4 Stars
We european-americans tend to think that we rule the world because we're esprcially smart, innovative, or skilled. This documentary shows that we're nothing of the sort. All the advantages we have had over other populations have just been accidents of geography. Diamond presents the theories very well on these DVD's, and I found all three episodes to be interesting, engaging, and at times even touching.Movie Review: Worth watching
Summary: 4 Stars
I couldn't get myself too far into the book but this was great. I think Jared Diamond's theory makes a lot of sense. About geography being why some people became ahead of the rest of the world in technology. I wasn't bored at all. It's a lively presentation and has great scenery from all over the world. This will be something I'll be thinking about for awhile. It's very intriguing.