HOME: a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

I would have to admit I am a crazed fan of this documentary, HOME. Being a person with interest in photography, abstract art and the environment, I found this DVD purchase in the video store worth my time and Indonesian rupiahs. I popped this DVD on at the end of the day and was blown away. I would say it is an emotionally thought provoking documentary on our planet Earth, primarily our home.

Just a thought before I begin praising Yann Arthus- Bertrand, a French born into a renowned jeweller's family in Paris, 1946. Would you conciously dirty or mess up your own home? So why are we CONCIOUSLY doing so with our ONLY home, Earth?

A little something on Yann Arthus- Bertrand:

By 17, he was a director assistant in 1963. He also acted in numerous french movies. After a few years, he gave up his actor's lifestyle to run a wildlife park in Central France. In 1976, he lived amongst the Massai tribe to study the behavior of lions and this was when he discovered a new passion for photography and landscapes from an aerial view. He was captivated by the power and message carried in a single photograph. He found his way to communicate to masses of people. Simple language understood by the mass of society. In 1983, he published his photograph book on lions and then after became an international journalist, reporter and photographer specialised in documentaries on sports, wildlife and aerial photography. But personally, it has been cemented in my head when it comes to aerial photography only one name comes up, and that is Yann Arthus- Bertrand!

Back to my fascination with HOME, a non-profit endeavor was released on June 5th, 2009 and by June 7th, 2009 the number of views hit 1.4million worldwide, in 2days!

The documentary is 93minutes long and every moment is filled with photography. In the beginning I was skeptical to wether they were Graphically created (think Avatar!). With a little online research and sorts, I was a believer that those images potraying the Earth is very much the Earth, just from another angle. After all, he is the master of angles and getting the best shot!

I would also say that the narrator, Glenn Close, did an amazing job with voice control, punctuation and firm confidence, captures and has you under this amazing spell and focus on her words.

She captivates me at this.

'We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate.

The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.'

and

"if the permafrost melts, the methane released would cause the greenhouse effect to race out of control with consequences no one can predict.”

PLEASE view the video. It is available on YOUTUBE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

I would love that everyone takes some time and view this documentary. It would change the manner you see the Earth and manner you treat your home, our home and our future generation's home. We have to wake up and realise we do not have another planet that we can just uproot ourselves and plant. This is our only HOME. Enjoy!