PG-13, 75 min.
Director: Jeff Orlowski
Writer: Mark Monroe
Featuring: James Balog,
Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter, Jeff Orlowski, Tad Pfeffer
So, in the middle of summer
melting ice might seem like a given, but in the grand scheme of things the
amount of ice that is melting on this planet is very bad. “Chasing Ice” is a
documentary made about James Balog, a photographer with some science background
who decided to see if he could produce some photographic evidence of the global
warming phenomenon that some would like to dispute.
Here’s the thing. Global
warming is not political. Global warming is not political. Global warming is
not political. Let me say that again, global warming is not political. How,
how, how did the public at large get it in their heads that it is? Why, why,
why would a politician think this would be an issue ripe for division of
parties? My best guess is that the oil companies feel threatened by it, when in
truth it threatens us all. Climate change is undeniable, and you don’t have to
be a scientist or a mathematician to see it.
“Chasing Ice” is at once a
work of beauty and a work of horror. Balog set up time-lapse cameras at several
glaciers throughout the world. What he records is nothing short of heart
stopping. The images he captures are works of art and irrefutable proof that
global warming is no mere theory. These glaciers are natural monuments that
have stood for centuries, and they are dying fast. I watched my dad whisked
away by cancer in a matter of weeks. When taken in perspective, his sudden
death might seem slow compared to how quickly these glaciers are disappearing.
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