Home is a film that you will want to see over and over again. In stunning visuals, narrated by Glenn Close, the story of Earth, our home, is told in terms of man’s connection with his environment. It is beautiful, glorious, sad, exciting, wistful, triumphant and terrifying, all at the same time.
Aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a film showing places on Earth many of us will never see for ourselves, but yet are an important part of our existence. We are all connected, and this film with its narrative so touchingly delivered by actress Glenn Close makes the viewer understand the relationships among all living things on this miraculous blue planet.
Beginning with early man as hunter/gatherer and his respect for Earth as giver of his sustenance, we move through the generations, seeing where man has become convinced he must subjugate and tame the Earth. We have moved even beyond that to where everything is in a mess, and either people don’t care or haven’t a clue how they can help solve the problems.
There are many doomsday films out now, that foster the idea that nothing will be enough. It is refreshing in Home to have the film end with the positives that are taking place.
Home is presented on single disc with a running time of 118 minutes. It has both English and French audio and has closed captioned subtitles for the hearing impaired. Presented in widescreen format it is a film of stunning beauty. We see places that are part of our home that are spectacular in their remoteness, amazingly stark, and yet grander than man’s imagination.
There are wetlands, and deserts, seas and tiny springs, waterfalls of enormous proportions and flat dry lands that seem to stretch on forever. We see the wonders that man has tried to create in imitation of Nature, and we see where man has totally disregarded Nature for his own gain.
Energy and its importance to life is defined and explored. Man has tapped into the “liquid sunlight” the fossil fuel that lies within the Earth, but that is a non-renewable source.
Home shows us wind farms off the coast of Denmark, and solar panels in arid southern lands that are just two ways of harnessing a source that is more reliable, our Sun. Sea snakes ride the waves to collect the power of ocean water movement and translate that into usable energy.
With imagination and courage, we can face the problems and find the solutions. Watch Home, learn more about our world, and become inspired to help!
Home is now available at Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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