No Impact Man
Directed by: Justin Schein
Reviewed by: Jerry, 17
Rating: Really liked it
A very enlightening and inspiring film. A man and his family took it to the extreme in reducing their carbon wastes so people would take notice and be aware of the problem. In 2006, Colin Beavan came up with a project to go as environmentally friendly as one possibly can. That means zero to no carbon footprint. With that said, it means that they can only eat locally grown food, no meats(cows are accountable for a large of amount of the methane in the atmosphere), no retail shopping, no gasoline-propelled transportation(they can only bike with the exception of using train to meet the farmers that produced their food), and little to no electricity usage(for example, they can't use refrigerator). As Colin had said in the beginning of the film, he is going to the extreme to see how far one can go in creating little or no negative impact to our environment. What he is doing actually have a very important underling purpose. With our population exponentially growing, our resources are being greatly strained. And if many of us continued to be wasteful and environmentally-unsympathetic, eventually earth will not be able to sustain us. What Colin is doing helps us realize this problem. It also gives us idea of the things we can give up or easily do to be environmentally friendlier.
Many may feel that the plot is contrived or that Colin is doing this mainly for the purpose of money. Even if so, no one can argue the importance of his message and the effectiveness of the way he spreads it.
Recommeded to : Everyone who likes to be aware of current issues
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