ipl-logo

Blue Gold Water Wars

1021 Words5 Pages

The movie Blue Gold: Water Wars provided an in depth look into how the scarcity and availability of potable water is drastically effecting everyone around the world. The movie attempts to relay the fact that if we don't change our methodology of conserving water then the world is in for a number of problems. The films begins by describing the plight of a Mexican immigrant traveling across the desert to the United States. The narrator says the man neglected the consumption of water for an entire week. It then goes on to describe the horrifying effects the lack of hydration had on the man’s body. This scene could be considered a thesis of the movie as it uses a specific instance to relay the point that without the conservation of water all humans …show more content…

I had no idea before this movie that fresh water could actually run out. This movie had many striking images and clips of the devastating and horrific things that can happen when people don't think about the limited availability of water. I thought it was very smart of the director to interview and film many prominent people on the issue of water availability. This showed that the movie had considerable backing and provided a sort of validation for me that the movie was legitimate. The very first scene of the movie really shows you what can happen when there is no water. The movie was bolstered by many facts and in depth descriptions of the environment. I was able to recognize many vocabulary words I learned in environmental science to the movie. For example, I heard the word aquifer many times. The movie I found the movie very interesting in comparison of other documentaries I have watched. This movie certainly isn't a blockbuster to go see in the movie with your friends, but it is very informative and can change the way you look at the world. I wouldn't actually call this a critique as all written scripts will have some element of bias in them, but this one definitely strongly In favor of a particular point of view. I think some opposing ideas on government intervention could have added another dimension to the

Show More
Related

  • Summary Of Water Controversies Soil Over By Mat Wiser

    489 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the article, “Water Controversies Boil Over”, from Sacramento Bee “Opinion” section, published on APril 26, 2009 by Mat Wiser. He argues the conflict about conserving the water. Mat wiser exclaims that in the next year nations will fight over water, because it’s not being handled in the most efficient way it should be. Water isn’t being handled efficiently, and that kills land, food crops, and animals ecosystems. Mat Wiser says that, “There is probably enough fresh water available to meet humans needs the problem is poor management of water, which results in scarcity and conflicts,” (2009 Wiser).

    Read More

  • California Water Michael Hiltzik Analysis

    328 Words  | 2 Pages

    Article of the Week Response “The Wrong Way to Think about California Water” is an argumentative piece of writing that was written by Michael Hiltzik in the Los Angeles Times. This article stresses mostly about the mere fact of how people waste water; especially in California. The major drought is causing people to use more water than we actually need to use normally. We don’t need to use as much water as we do

    Read More

  • Lack Of Water In Charles Fishman's The Big Thirst

    292 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Charles Fishman’s this chapter of the book, “The Big Thirst,” he says that on average five thousand kids die a day because of the lack of clean water. This means that over five hundred kids in an elementary school in ten elementary schools are dying each day. In Orma, Tennessee the town ran out of water and had to have volunteer fire fighters drive to a nearby city every couple days ten times just so that the town could have water for three hours each day. The forty families that lived in the town ran out of water and was only allowed water for three hours each day. As Fishman says “water can’t be used up”.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Maxed Out Debt

    443 Words  | 2 Pages

    That being said, during that time there was cutbacks in elderly food programs, libraries shut down etc. In my opinion I think this film was worth watching. The industries of credit card companies are deceiving. The companies purposely make it easy for an individual to fall into debt quickly. People who spend more than they can afford is a huge contributor to the problem.

    Read More

  • Deborah Kaufman's Thirst: Fighting The Corporate Theft Of Our Water

    1329 Words  | 6 Pages

    In Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water, Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman shed light on the water crisis that is affecting billions of people across the world, an issue that has been far too common for far too long. “Water scarcity, already a crisis in much of the world, is a coming reality in the United States” (Snitow and Kaufman, pg. 2). Recently studies have shown that this crisis has spread to America at the hands of our government and big corporations, thus becoming a topic worth arguing. Water is not only a necessity for life, but a gift from god and a human

    Read More

  • Income Inequality In The Koch Brother´s The Koch Brothers

    793 Words  | 4 Pages

    The documentary had many strengths from how they adjusted from idea to idea showing all the impact of each belief the Koch brothers have and all the different impact their beliefs have on us due to the amount of money they process. The film overall made me pretty angry that someone with as much money as they have care so little about the rest of the population. Polluting other people’s neighborhoods, killing other people’s families, ruining cities, and numerous other aspects to life that have been destroyed by the Koch brothers. It proved to me how false someone could be about what is being said and exactly what they mean by that. After watching this documentary it forced me to feel like I need to get more involved and speak my beliefs more so the near future is not ran by bias opinions towards a group of people especially the working

    Read More

  • Even The Rain Analysis

    1130 Words  | 5 Pages

    I have never had my electricity shut off or never starved. This is because not only does my father own a pizza shop, it is because I live in the United States of America. The movie, Even the Rain, made me realize, people do not care about others, unless they are being affected by the same problem as the person next to them. I forget how privileged I am a lot, based on where I live.

    Read More

  • Lack Of Water Shortage In California

    222 Words  | 1 Pages

    Has the lack of water supply affected your life in the past three years? California has been in a drought recently, and there has been a great decrease in citizen water possession. The state should regulate water usage because people are using too much water, and it is affecting other people. There have been many cases of water shortages in communities. “For Angelica Gallegos, the worst part has been going without a shower for five months.”

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay: Should States Regulate Groundwater?

    613 Words  | 3 Pages

    One question I have for you guys is do you guys think that the state should regulate groundwater. Well first let me tell you guys what I think I think that we should regulate groundwater.why? You ask I believe we should because of two reasons. Those two reasons are because many people can’t shower and another one is that we would have enough water for everything. I believe if we would regulate groundwater that would help us with the drought that we are in.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Tapped

    964 Words  | 4 Pages

    It brought in great interviews, whether they were that of townspeople or official representatives, the interviews were solid and differed enough to make each one stand on it's own. The filmmakers found a way to follow the narrative with it's statistics and interviews blending in a way to keep my attention without me wanting to shoot myself in the face due to boredom, which is great. The way ethos, pathos, and logos weaved together for the end product was certainly admirable. I wasn't concerned with the issue at all when going into the interview, but if I'm going to be honest, I still don’t really care. I understand the issues and what they're doing to both the world and it's inhabitants, but I think bottled anything has become so integrated into society.

    Read More

  • Unchained Memories Summary

    633 Words  | 3 Pages

    It baffles me to see how these men, women, and children were treated as animals. I ask the question, how could these owner treat the slaves like this and not have any regrets or fears as to what would happen to them when they die. It also made me think on the slaves who were not born slaves that came from Africa who did know the language, customs, and how they were up rooted from their lives. I always thought that slaves were separated from their families because one of the family members did wrong. This film taught me that that was not always the reason some slave owners sold members of the slave families just because they could.

    Read More

  • Into The Wild Book Vs Movie Essay

    571 Words  | 3 Pages

    As far as the movie goes it is very well done by paying homage to Krakauer’s Into the Wild. However because the movie is very linear in story telling as well as watered down characterization of Chris McCandless, the movie a watered down version of a story told with a much more interesting characterization and plot narrative. The novel Into the Wild combines the thrilling

    Read More

  • Wasteland Reaction Paper

    1283 Words  | 6 Pages

    It was captivating how the film has transformed lives and how it imparts a provoking thought to

    Read More

  • Informative Speech On Water

    756 Words  | 4 Pages

    Topic: Water Shortage Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about water shortage and how to cope with water scarcity Thesis Statement: Across the globe, reports reveal huge areas in crisis as reservoirs and aquifers dry up. I. INTRODUCTION A. Turning off the water while brushing their teeth, a family could save about 5 to 10 gallons of water per day. B. Freshwater shortage will cause the next great global crisis.

    Read More

  • The Gladiator Movie Analysis

    793 Words  | 4 Pages

    My overall impressions for Noah were positive except for some minor downsides. Nevertheless it was an ok film. The director of Noah is Darren Aronofsky, who I have never heard of or seen any of his films. He has been acclaimed for his surreal, films, which Noah exactly was. However, I found Aronofsky’s technique rather dull and unengaging.

    Read More

More about Blue Gold Water Wars

Open Document