Manufactured Landscapes
It will change the way you see the world.
Edward Burtynsky is internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry. Manufactured Landscapes—a stunning documentary by award winning director Jennifer Baichwal—follows Burtynsky to China, as he captures the effects of the country’s massive industrial revolution. This remarkable film leads us to meditate on human endeavour and its impact on the planet.
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Nice documentary - Mano
Good topic. Excellent photographs. Unbiased reporting. Terrific extra features on the DVD. Instead of becoming a China bashing movie, this takes the discussion to a new level.
I couldn't help thinking, what is my role in all this.
If I don't buy the junk, what will 2 billion people do in China/India?
A movie that makes you reflect.
Could have done with better editing. certainly during the first half of the movie.Interesting, though not quite what we expected - BarbinBC
Slow moving & thoughtful film...and yes, as others have mentioned, more about the photographer and his thought process than the actual landscapes we are viewing. The larger the screen the better - much detail that was lost on a TV size screen. Would love to see these photos in a gallery...
There was some attempt at contiuity of thought...video of ship builders in China was followed by ship breaking in Bangladesh. The Three Gorges dam was briefly visited...would like to have seen and heard more about ALL the landscapes...
The striking visual of the red river (see dvd case) is not explained at all. Was curious about that.
All in all, well worth the time to watch. Made one want to find out more, both about the photographer and his subjects. A point off for not enough narration/detail. The music choices were perfect.Revelation -- of a sort. - eleanorm
Much as I understand some of the criticism about the quality of narration, I found this film completely engrossing because it gave me a totally different understanding of what "Made in China" on a label means. When I go to any of the large box stores such as Ikea, I have stood there totally amazed to look up at untold stacks of stuff, all stamped "China." The almost painful 8-minute opening shot, and the subsequent shot of the workers assembling in lines that were lost in the distance, said it all for me. So did the three gorges dam construction, and people painfully grubbing around in heaps of discarded materials -- discards from half a world away, from our world. There is such an enormity and anonomity in this that the little narration that was present was almost superfluouis. I look at labels and our discards quite differently now,
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Nice documentary - Mano
Good topic. Excellent photographs. Unbiased reporting. Terrific extra features on the DVD. Instead of becoming a China bashing movie, this takes the discussion to a new level.
I couldn't help thinking, what is my role in all this.
If I don't buy the ...Interesting, though not quite what we expected - BarbinBC
Slow moving & thoughtful film...and yes, as others have mentioned, more about the photographer and his thought process than the actual landscapes we are viewing. The larger the screen the better - much detail that was lost on a TV size screen. Would love to ...Revelation -- of a sort. - eleanorm
Much as I understand some of the criticism about the quality of narration, I found this film completely engrossing because it gave me a totally different understanding of what "Made in China" on a label means. When I go to any of the large box stores such ...