Disneynature's "Earth" - A Brief Review

"How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'." - Martin Luther

Happy Belated Earth Day! I am suffering hugely this morning after eating way too much oh so healthy movie theatre food last night, which included my first movie theatre hot dog and of course that nacho cheese that I am pretty sure comes from another planet. In retrospect that was not the best way to celebrate Earth Day since the food is loaded with additives and had way too much packaging, but I did get to watch the Disneynature film called 'Earth' that I was super excited about. I have to admit that I was worried it would only be myself and the friend I dragged with me, so I was pleasantly surprised to find the theatre absolutely packed (except that it meant I had to sit in the front row).

I am sad to report I was a little disappointed by the movie. Visually the movie was stunning - the planet has some truly remarkable beauty. I was mainly disappointed because I didn't feel the movie made the connection between our daily actions and what we can do to protect these beautiful places.

My biggest pet peeve about nature films is that they always show some baby animal getting attacked and killed by some larger predator. I realize that this is a part of life, but I find it more depressing than motivating. I think what we really need is motivation. I think most people are aware of the environmental issues, but they get overwhelmed by them - I know I do. I probably had too high of expectations for the film, but I guess I just wanted something that would break the mould for this genre of film. I will let you know when I find it!