Surviving Progress (1:26) 2011

Surviving Progress was the first feature of the Environmental Film Festival at Yale. Usually, I will post my thoughts about a movie after the ride home. Couldn't do that last night as this is a documentary which makes the viewer think, think and think some more. But at the same time, there is a lot of eye candy with close ups of nature. The cinematography was enthralling, there is a short scene of a city at night, with the cars speeding by and the airplanes frequently landing in the background. The main messages of the film that I took away were one, planet Earth is in trouble. Progress have been a double edge sword. It has allowed for some people to live very nicely but others have been passed over. There is a very clear message that we need to plan and conserve our natural resources. People have been acting as though our resources are an limitless bank where we can continue to borrow and borrow. Oops, we have used up our credit limit and then some. While we have made such technological progress in the last five thousand years, our brains are still hard wired as hunters and gathers from long ago. Is there hope for us on this planet?