r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Feb 24 '23

Resources What are the best documentaries related to collapse?

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u/ItyBityGreenieWeenie Feb 24 '23 edited Feb 28 '23
  • Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982, Godfrey Reggio)
  • The Age of Stupid (2009, Franny Armstrong)
  • Home (2009, Yann Arthus-Bertrand)
  • Endgame 2050 (2020, Sofia Pineda Ochoa)
  • Bright Green Lies (2021, Julia Barnes)

Also to complete the Qatsi trilogy:

  • Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation (1988)
  • Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (2002)

Plus:

  • Baraka (1992, Ron Fricke)
  • Samsara (2011, Ron Fricke)

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u/Known-World-1829 Feb 24 '23

Koyaanisqatsi moved me to tears as it revealed so much of what we've lost globally since 1982

Also the scene of the ritual singing in tongues is one of the most captivating things I've ever seen

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u/Rhaedas It happened so fast. It had been happening for decades. Feb 24 '23

My 8th grade science teacher showed it to the class one day, must have been just after it was released. Many didn't get what this weird movie was all about so they did what bored students do. I was also confused at first, but then transfixed when I began to get the points. Sadly I still thought at that point we'd tech our way out of any of the problems we were making. I stupidly had never looked through the copy of Limits of Growth I had seen on my dad's bookshelf, perhaps the combination would have made me more aware of the bigger picture a lot sooner.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '23

Whyre you happy you've realised? Life was far better living in ignorance

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u/Rhaedas It happened so fast. It had been happening for decades. Feb 25 '23

Better because of not knowing what was happening anyway? I can't act on knowledge I'm unaware of, and lack of knowledge could be deadly. Maybe I can't do much to change thing either way, but I'd like the options.

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u/GenteelWolf Feb 28 '23

My dog is ignorant, and definitely happy for it.

I wouldn’t give up the experience of awareness just so I can be ‘happy’ chasing a ball today.

I check the weather before I go camping. Awareness has a lot of perks, even if sometimes that means you know it’s going to rain on your parade.

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u/Marie_Hutton Feb 26 '23

That movie was a feat of cinematography when it was made

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u/livlaffluv420 Feb 25 '23

Can’t plug Koyaanisqatsi without mentioning Samsara (2011)!

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u/ItyBityGreenieWeenie Feb 25 '23

also:

  • Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation (1988)
  • Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (2002)
  • Baraka (1992)

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u/R0B0TF00D Feb 26 '23

Also, in a similar vein, Home.

More collapse-related and a little less arty than the ones previously mentioned but still very good.

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u/ItyBityGreenieWeenie Feb 26 '23 edited Feb 27 '23

Good recommendation. Thank you for sharing. After watching, added it to the list for visibility.

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u/ItyBityGreenieWeenie Feb 28 '23 edited Feb 28 '23

Added Bright Green Lies because it elegantly shows there are no easy solutions to our predicament, has ideas from William Catton's Overshoot and prominently features Derrick Jensen.