Encounter at the end of the world

Athena 2022-04-20 09:02:14

After watching this documentary, my heart is left and my heart is disappointed
. I am satisfied with the madness of the polar sunshine, the seals, the chirping volcanoes, the boiling penguins... I am
even more delighted in every overly friendly face in the shot.
Someone said, "People who are not bound will fall to the bottom of the earth"
I shivered with excitement and resonated with it
, but all this was only temporary consolation when I looked at
the huge McMurdo station
. If I
could enjoy the peace forever in the distance ,
I would hesitate to look at the coast of Tierra del Fuego, but in the
end... The unstoppable footsteps belong
to people and the times,
so I get scared and
afraid of not being able to. Too many people who are bound are
afraid of too many people who know its beauty, too many
people who profit from it, too many
scholars of all kinds.…

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  • Catharine 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    This is really a strange documentary, sending a strange message of despair. The electronic narration almost like a robot, the man who came to Antarctica because of escape, the scientist who has been here for too long and has been autistic and no longer willing to speak, slowed down the rhythm of countless shots, ghostly aquatic creatures, a metaphor of prayer, Theological soundtrack, and the penguin who blindly hunted inland without going back to the garden or going to the beach to hunt; in the end, we will only disappear like dinosaurs

  • Rowan 2022-04-22 07:01:47

    Go off the beaten track to photograph people's stories. Awe of life, nature, and dreams.

Encounters at the End of the World quotes

  • Werner Herzog: For this and many other reasons, our presence on this planet does not seem to be sustainable. Our technical civilization makes us particularly vulnerable. There is talk all over the scientific community about climate change. Many of them agree, the end of human life on this earth is assured. Human life is part of an endless chain of catastrophies, the demise of the dinosaurs being just one of these events. We seem to be next.

  • Werner Herzog: As if we had wanted to leave one remnant of our presence on this planet, they would find a frozen sturgeon mysteriously hidden away beneath the mathematically precise true south pole. They stash it back away into its frozen shrine for another eternity.