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Essay / Analysis of the documentary film "Flow - For the Love of...
“How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the earth? The idea is strange to us. Yet the freshness does not belong to us not of the air or the sparkle of the water How can you buy them from us? We will decide in our time” (Chief Seattle: 1855) regarding the diminution of fresh water. The documentary shows, with the help of experts, that this global crisis affects each of us in today's society, including animals. The film shows us that water is constantly wasted. polluted and privatized by large cooperative companies Examples of these greedy companies were mentioned in the film, such as Nestlé, Thames, Suez, Vivendi, Coca Cola and Pepsi. , so how can humanity waste this precious source that God has given us? A great example was mentioned in the film about India's new green agricultural system, where 30 times more water is used than. the actual quantity needed. It's really hard to imagine how these farmers are maliciously wasting water when neighboring communities actually need it. This shows that people only do things for their own benefit, without considering the needs of others. Not only is water wasted in developing countries, but there is also water wastage in developed countries. We often take our water sources for granted here in the United States, such as not turning off the pipes when we brush our teeth or wash our hands, and the list goes on. . Water conservation is the key to saving our planet, as it will soon disappear for us human beings. Whether we want to believe it or not, water pollution is one of the world's problems..... It will not be as prevalent in the United States as it is in other developing countries like Bolivia, the Lesotho, China and India. The cinema expert explains that “water is a transient element, which is recycled throughout the world thanks to the natural system of redistribution of precipitation, accumulation and evaporation”. Even though we are on the other side of the world, pollution and water affect us. The film relates to human growth and development in the sense that water is essential to us and therefore we cannot live without it. It provides us with energy and its most important function is to help remove toxins from the body. The film was very informative and allows you to gain a new perspective on what is happening in other countries with their daily challenges. A very sad story was told about what these people are going through, in the words of Iran Salinas: “Many have lived without love but not without water.”