Terra shows us -with beautiful images- what the world looks like outside of our little bubbles. Over the history of time, humanity has created a world that is completely different from the one we found. Where trees, plants, moss and animals first covered the surface of our planet, now human cities, farms and industries thrive.
Terra holds a mirror in our faces to open our eyes to the consequences of our society. It makes us realize, hopefully, that what we have made into a world that we see as 'normal' is actually a world filled with destruction.
Shockingly confrontational, terra clearly hoped to motivate the viewers into changing their lifestyle for the better, or at least changing our perspective to the world.
Plot summary
A visually stunning documentary that reflects human's relationship to other species on Earth as humanity becomes more and more isolated from Nature.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
January 21, 2023 at 09:31 PM
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Beauty that hits you in the face like a baseball bat
Breathtaking, heartwrenching, beautiful
An ode to the beauty of life, and our mysteriously unique role as homo sapiens in the web of life. it touched me deeply. both the beauty and the gruesomeness of reality (even though I've seen quite a bit on both ends), the scale of our transformation of this planet
"Life to me seems an unending resource"
'Terra' is both beautiful and haunting. It begins with the image of colobus monkeys enjoying their rainforest home. This is soon contrasted with some confused, displaced ones in a tea field.
The first half of the film is largely about our animal neighbours and distant relatives. The second half takes more aim at humans, identifying ways we impact upon our environment and harm it.
The goal of the movie is clear – to make you think about your own ethics, behaviour and sometimes hypocrisy. It certainly ticks this box and contrasts some amazing scenery and spectacular wildlife shots with ones of suffering. You are made to feel a lot of empathy for all of the animals included.
The narration works, the soundtrack is complimentary rather than intrusive, and you will probably learn something. My only minor gripes are that it perhaps gets a little too preachy, and could have highlighted some exploited but often ignored species (eg pangolins).
Altogether, if you enjoy nature, wildlife and/or movies which makes you think, this is certainly worth 97 minutes of your time.