What an inspiring film, great to see such a positive perspective on our future for once :) Amazing work Damon!
Plot summary
A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”
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June 15, 2020 at 07:43 PM
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Four stars for good intentions, but I hated the tone and presentation
I guess good intentions will only get you so far, because this ended up being pretty painful to sit through in the end. Some ideas presented were neat, but the presentation is distractingly glossy, and all the green screen stuff used during the interviews was distracting.
Something about the director rubs me the wrong way too- I just don't like listening to him or watching him. Maybe he comes across a bit condescending, or naive, or both?
Just about everything that was wrong with his movie about sugar is as bad or worse here, and I was hoping this would be an improvement.
Also: not the movie's fault, but 2020 went ahead and made the future even more complicated, so good luck getting those apathetic about climate change in 2019 to care nowadays, just two years later...
Interesting ideas
The enjoyable idea of this film and the hope it inspires, should maintain interest. They don't tend to explain the various levels of corruption that we face before true change can be reflected. Fossil fuels is only one major obstacle we face in this modern society. The problem is the ignorance of the truth and the capitalism manipulating from the shadows. This documentary is more about the changes and doesn't wallow in the ugly truth. The key is the youth, and as one person who once saw the world heading in a terrible direction, I'm now quietly optimistic. Great research and unique doco filmmaking.