The 2016 documentary is now in 2020. I calmly see that the cruel reality in the film is still rampant, the meeting policy with high hopes is just a feather in the ground, and the future of worry and fear is gradually realized.
At the beginning and end of the documentary, religious images are used to echo, how should we deal with ourselves before the great flood? As a socially influential star, Xiao Lizi has called attention to global climate change issues, but it is not easy, almost impossible, to reach an unanimous goal due to the chaotic interest groups on the planet. Just like the "banal evil" mentioned in the book "Eichmann in Jerusalem", each of us is not guilty.
Lizi asked Obama: If the next person in office doesn't believe the scientific theories about climate change, can they undo everything you've worked hard to achieve? I find it bitter and absurd that Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord in 2019 is a step back.
Where will humanity go from here? I admire the optimism of the cancer-stricken scientist: there is still a chance for humanity to act now. But it is frustrating and hopeless to see that #globalwarming is no longer under human control.
I'm 23, and I joked with a friend before: The goal is to be someone who has lived past three centuries. So what is the human condition in 30, 50, 100 years from now? What is the state of the earth? I'm also a born optimist, whatever happens, "Those who do their best but fail to reach can have no regrets."
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