The Giants

I have never been to the Franklin River, but I am still very happy that it exists and runs to sea. I am also very grateful that we have part of our psyche (thanks to Bob Brown) that we should protect our native forests.

This is a moving documentary that captures everything he has achieved for the environment but also aims to help us understand how the native forests are crucial to our existence and their contribution is destroyed when they are cut down for something as trivial as woodchips.

Regarding the format of the documentary, I have to praise the producers and directors for not giving up a single Talking Head. All narrative contribution is done through an innovative style of just voice overs - with a caption as to who the person was. It is a thoroughly captivating style and does not destroy the experience that normal talking heads do.