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It is now an undeniable fact that global warming is happening and the situation is getting worse every day. The movie, 11th hour, did well because it gave us a moral lesson, that is, to give value and importance to every gift from God. At the same time, it is a wake-up call for all of us. The title, 11th Hour, suggests that our planet is already in the last hour. This is alarming. Global warming is not just a concern of the few, but all of us should get involved and be part of this advocacy to diminish, or if not eliminate, carbon footprints. Let us remember that we are part of nature. Then, let nature also become a part of us. The movie had shown us that the root cause of all these troubles in the environment is our greed and our excessive responsiveness to wealth and money. We have been so focused on industrialization, growth in business, or economic globalization, but we forgot the most important source of all the things that we have been preoccupied with, that is, nature. According to the movie, nature has no rights because it is property (11th Hour). Just like any other property, it can be bought, it can be traded, it can be sold and it can be destroyed (11th Hour). We have been so dependent on fossil fuel, when there are also alternative sources of energy, like the solar energy. Now, we are reaping the harvest of our own irresponsible actions. Indeed, there are solutions. One suggestion is “to put in place a sustainable economy that respects the planet” (11th Hour). Another one is to “change production method” of the industries (11th Hour). These are all good solutions; but speaking of change, the best one is to change our attitudes. If only all men could change their ways, to substitute greed with kindness for others and for the environment, there would no other better place to live in than in our planet.
Works Cited
The 11th Hour. Dir. Leila Conners and Nadia Conners. Perf. Leonardo de Caprio, Kenny Ausubel, Thom Hartman, Wangari Maathai, Sandra Postel, Paul Stamets, David Orr, Stephen Hawking, Oren Lyons, Andrew C. Revkin, Sylvia Earle, Paul Hawken, et al. Warner Brothers, 2007. Film.
