The Chances of the World Changing
by Eric Daniel Metzgar
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Actor: n/aDirector: Eric Daniel Metzgar
Brand: New Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: NEW VIDEO GROUP
Movie Reviews of The Chances of the World Changing
Movie Review: The extermination of ancient life.
Summary: 5 Stars
It was sad to learn about how turtle populations are being decimated around the world. Although, there are things we can do with our grief. Depressed moods can be used as fuel for progressive action. The film itself offered a list of organizations that are doing important work on the issue. There is an infinite variety of things we can choose to do for this or any other cause. Simply sharing this film with others, or writing letters to editors raises awareness. Progressive talk shows enable us to reach many where a lot of people, like that of author and activist Thom Hartmann The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late.
Yes, there are a lot of people on the planet, some who want turtle soup. But there are organizations that have reduced birthrates in many countries, even in the face of right-wing efforts to obstruct sex ed and access to contraception The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back. There is also a growing awareness of animal rights and healthy vegetarian alternatives VegNews.
Another issue is that of turtles being swept up by giant factory trawlers. That is an industry that needs to be pressured and shamed. Groups like the Sea Shepard are doing a lot to accomplish that.
There are many examples of people successfully defending species and ecosystems Heal the Ocean: Solutions for Saving Our Seas. I think one of the major problems halting more progressive change is the hopeless attitudes that neutralize people. There are thinkers like Frances Moore Lappe who can help us out of thought traps of despair and demoralization Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad.
And some people may want to turn to higher powers or analyze our psyches and the stars for some spiritual and psychological healing Making the Gods Work for You: The Astrological Language of the Psyche.
I don't know if we can change the whole world, but we can change the parts of the world we reside in. We can also change where we put our time, attention and resources. That itself would be a helpful revolution.
The Ecological Revolution: Making Peace with the Planet
For some other eco-related material:
E - The Environmental Magazine If as many people subscribed to this magazine as subscribe to the heavily promoted "Sports Illustrated," the world would change. We need to stop "amusing ourselves to death."
Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World
Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
Summary of The Chances of the World Changing
Fueled by an abiding passion for saving endangered animals, Richard Ogust abandons his life as a writer to build a fragile ark that is constantly on the brink of capsizing. CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING is the poetic, lyrical tale of a saintly, but all-too-human artist who sacrifices nearly everything in his quest to preserve the world s disappearing turtles and tortoises.Pressed into bankruptcy, living out of a tent, and nearly driven mad by bureaucracy and the needs of his 1000-plus turtles, Ogust is in a furious race against time to keep his turtles and his well-being intact. Through depressing setbacks and moments of triumph, Ogust maintains his vision of a future where his turtles, and he, can return home.
Award-winning CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING, directed by Eric Daniel Metzgar, features stunning photography of some of the planet's
nearly-extinct turtle species and pays tribute to their tortoise-pace lifestyle in a rabbit s world. An honest and patient study in the joys and sorrows of survival, CHANCES OF THE WORLD CHANGING is cinema verité on every scale, an epic nestled in the eternal moment. (Macleans)
DVD Features: Interview with Director Eric Daniel Metzgar; Music Video: Faun Fables; Filmmaker Biographies
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