as beautiful as it is cruel

Tyrel 2022-11-27 00:21:29

Five stars recommend this Netflix original documentary, stunningly beautiful and brutally heartbreaking.

The film recorded a group of coral lovers who noticed the phenomenon of coral bleaching caused by global warming. They unremittingly explored and used cameras to record the current status of large-scale bleaching and even destruction of corals, showing all this to us.

In the process of watching the movie, you will be unconsciously amazed by the beauty of corals, which are colorful and varied in structure. However, the beauty of coral makes the destruction even more cruel. Under the lens of the photographer, we can see that in just two months, affected by the rising temperature of the sea, the corals have turned white in large areas, and finally died, once full of vitality. The coral colony, where the little fish swim around, becomes lifeless.

Australia's most famous Great Barrier Reef, 29% of the coral has died.

If the current trend continues, all corals on earth will die in 30 years.

The significance of this film lies not only in its beauty, but also in its persuasive awakening by example.

Many people in the film have joined the ranks of protecting corals, they have great respect for the ocean and are worried about the status quo.

Maybe it's too late, but the remedy requires everyone's efforts, starting with me.

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Chasing Coral quotes

  • Andrew Ackerman: They say it's one of the rarest events in nature happening and everyone's just oblivious to it. And you can't blame them for it, it's just almost typical of all of humanity. - Andrew Ackerman, Chasing Coral