Documentary

**__ Genre: Educational __**
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"How to Feed the World?" is a documentary directed by Denis van Waerebeke informing the audience on how people from around the world are forced into starvation judged from their birthplace. Denis also states that people across the nation have varying diets and may need food brought to them from the "International Market." Another subject he mentions is the growing food production and what we as the society have to do to maintain our production. The final proposal he discusses is the solution to help keep the crops healthy and to spread food to the poorer countries around the world. Although Denis is informing us about the worlds poverty, one cannot completely solve the problem alone or with just a documentary.

At the beginning of the documentary, Denis tells us that "...eight hundred fifty million people have suffered from under nourishment, which means that more than one human in seven." Another important subject he informs us about is the different dietary habits that different countries have. From here, he introduces two characters named Bob and Seku (1:25-1:58), where he compares the two about their health and diet. The next subject he explains is the "International Market." As an example, he introduces a character name Oosman. Oosman has just moved from the big city and does not consume as much food as he prefers bread and rice, which "...don't hardly grow in this part of the planet. Which means they will have to be bought elsewhere, in the International Market." Peter is another character introduced, and Denis explains that Peter's job is to trade agricultural foods. One of the most important issues he brings up is the growing food consumption, Denis explains that in 2050, the worlds food production will be doubled. His solution to this problem is to expand the cultivated land area, or crops, but he explains that "...earth is a small planet, three quarters of it's surface is ocean. So, space is limited. Hence, the second solution, increasing the yield. In other words, the quantity produced on a given area." His final proposal is to find a solution to help keep the crops clean and to spread the food to poorer countries. To keep the fields healthy, we must help, "...by using organic products, which are not so harmful to the environment, by using crop rotation, by going back to local plants, which are more suited to the soil and climate." He advises that the northern countries should help them develop their own food production instead of just sending masses of food to them. Finally, he states that to help the poorer countries by consuming less food that uses up more materials, people should buy simpler foods. Although this is a decent idea, I think that we still cannot completely solve this problem, but we can still attempt to improve it, even if it's little by little.

Basically, Denis van Waerebeke is sending out a message to the world that we should consume less food that takes more products to produce. I personally agree with that message, but I still stand by my argument that you cannot fix the whole problem of the worlds poverty without a giant change. Even so, what do you think that you could do to help the poorer countries? What are you willing to do help feed the world? Even when Denis states that "Humans have to work together to solve this puzzle, and unless they find a spare planet to rear cows on, the solution also in changing their eating habits," I think that is it going to be a hard hurdle to overcome because many will have to changes their eating habits, which is a hard thing for human beings. Thank you for your detailed response. WEll Done. 24/24 =__ Class Documentary Reviews __=


 * __ Fifty People, One Question: __**


 * Music is a happy beat.
 * "Where would I wish to wake up tomorrow" is the question.
 * Some would like to go to their dream paradise.
 * A couple would like to see people that are not with them anymore, so they would like to go to the graveyard of their dead.
 * Others would like to stay right where they are as they think it is the perfect place.
 * My final though is that everyone has different opinions about their "paradise".

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 * __ Last Minutes With Oden: __**
 * Music is sad and depressing.
 * Oden was the only one there for him when he was down, Oden was also there for his buddies that were also down.
 * Tone of music changing.
 * Singing starts when Oden leaves.
 * Video shows how everyone has a purpose in life, and Oden's time was up.
 * Lastly, Oden showed him that he has to keep going on until his job is finished.


 * __ The Black Hole: __**
 * Mood is depressing, showing that the worker does not like the job.
 * Mood changes when he discovers "The Black Hole".
 * Gives a piece of foreshadowing as he thinks tat he can find a use for it. He starts to steal things and gets too greedy and falls through the black hole.
 * Different P.O.V's. Eg: First person from the black hole's P.O.V.
 * Not exactly a documentary, but sends a message out to the audience.


 * __ The Bully Project: __**


 * Music is odd.
 * Interviews the kids who were bullied.
 * Interviews parents who's child died.
 * In the end, the kids who were bullied made friends with other "outcasts".
 * The parents who wanted to make a change succeeded.
 * Too long and informative to be a trailer.