The Author
Yesterday on television and on screen around the world appeared an excellent movie entitled "HOME". With magestic landscapes filmed from the sky, Yann Arthus bertrand, already known for his photography, particulary in the book:
Earth from Above, Third Edition
The book contains spectacular images of the earth taken from the sky, and is a MUST for all lovers of photography. Yann Arthus Bertrnad now turns his attention to the movie world with "Home".
Commentary
The documentary covers many areas and gives important statistics regarding the state of our planet, for example the disappearing forests, the warming of the climate, the glaciers which are retreating, the polar ice caps which are melting, fishing resources depleted etc. The documentary essentially shows how we have impacted our planet by overusing and exploiting , and abusing resources.
The start of the documentary displays the fragile and complex interaction of man and his environement. Our existence depends on a perfect balance of hundreds of factors. The film highlights in particular the water cylce and in particular how dependent we are on the melting of glaciers ot give is fresh water, specific plants which purify the water, and algae which are pervasive in the oceans and play an important role in generating oxygen from carbon dioxide.
The spectacular images and discussions in the first 15 minutes of the film really point to a divine creation. It is impossible that all of this is the result of chance and billions of years of evolution, while it is extremely important that we act to save the planet, it is equally important for us to understand our origins and the real reasons for saving the planet, which stem for a respect for God's creation and our fellow human beings. The subject of creation and scientific defense of creation is well beyond the scope of this article, however there are many former hard core evolutionists, which have turned to creationism as the only explanation for our existence. An excellent example is
Creation Facts of Life
In the book, former evolutionist Dr. Gary Parker describes the evidences he once used to “preach” evolution in his biology classes.
Trailer from the movie Home
n 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it's too late to be a pessimist: humani...
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