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As a U. S. veteran (Vietnam) I consider this to be a welcome change from the typical war movie which presents military life as relatively "normal." (It is not.) Civilians have no idea how nuts things can get in a highly authoritarian organization engaged in difficult and dangerous work. Yes, the various commanders in "The Charge of the Light Brigade," seem unbelievably stupid but I can speak from personal experience that military stupidity is not rare. So this is a far more realistic war movie than most of them. Also, I love the animation.

A total stinker of a movie, but the "Mystery Science Theater" version is hilarious. Did people back in 1957 actually believe that one could communicate with the dead using what looks like a ball of aluminum foil? I should note that the (few) street scenes of 1950s Los Angels are fascinating. That was the era of "Dragnet" and countless private detective or police novels, movies, and TV shows. LA must have been a very cool place back then. Men wore hats, the cars were all 25 feet long and had 200 pounds of chrome, and everybody smoked, everywhere. If the dead did talk back they would probably say. "Don't blame us for this movie."

This film which presents a discussion by experts in a number of fields about whether the human species can survive climate change, and if so, what is our pathway towards doing so? While that may sound like a boring intellectual discussion, the film's use of nature photography to illustrate its points brings both beauty and a sense of imminent tragedy. However, it does end on a hopeful note. The film argues that It may very well be possible for our species to survive, but it will require us to make significant changes in the way we think and live. An essential film for people who have concerns about the future, and are not living in denial about climate change.