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Monthly topic: Environmental issues in a film- THE LORAX |
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by DAVID CHAPOLOKO | 30-01-2020 13:57
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Knowing my love for nature, one day I reached home and found my niece had secured for me from her friends a Cartoon called the Lorax. She told me she watched it and she felt I was going to like it because it was all about the things I like to her talk about. It is true, the moment i opened it, it was exactly as she had put it. Probably the best environmental movie I have ever watched. The Lorax is a movie that depicts a deep imagination of life without trees. A world of plastics. It is a story about how a certain city got rid of all the trees and replaced them with artificial trees. Everything was made out of plastic. And because of that, a man who was behind this idea had personal interests to become rich because he was sure it was the only way he could sell oxygen to people and acquire the riches and firm he ever wanted. It took a young boy who went and found the Lorax, to reverse the situation Funny as this cartoon may sound, it addresses key environmental issues the world is facing today. We are slowly but sure replacing nature with artificial objects. Plastics and the internet is taking over nature. Well it may be nice if the intention is to save trees. But getting rid of trees and replacing nature's beauty with artificial objects makes the future of life more questionable. In most cities today, artificial grass is trending. Most homes would prefer artificial flowers. Meanwhile human settlements continue to expand on the Earth's surface with no hope if replacing the displaced trees. Some industries may even take advantage of the trend of the day because they know for sure that it's a great business venture. Who doesn't want to have their house beautified with those artificial deco? People don't want to water plants anymore but they still need something similar to nature's beauty around them. Today most animals tree species can only be watched on YouTube videos, in films, on social media, on pictures in local museums and art galleries. Most of them are now history while a few remnant pecies are threatened for extinctions. We are confortable to see them there hanging on pictures and videos forgetting that nothing digital is real. In real life, the story may be different. Little by the day they are shrinking in number and a few seem to care. We shall realise when we have run out of the essential benefits that only nature can offer us. Climate change is here because of how mankind has prioritised commerce and trade over nature. We need the Lorax of the day, to speak for the trees. To take the world back into history and correct it from where we got it all wrong. We need to take the world back at the cross roads, where we decided to allow machines to take down the trees and create us what we thought would be a paradise without nature encrypted in it. At the cross roads where we ma're the wrong choice to think of trees as a commodity to make us rich without even without replacement. Before we begin to buy oxygen, before we start teaching our children about animals and trees that once were there and now are No more, only on pictures and films. Can we encourage the love of nature to reign again in the hearts of our people. Can inspire people to live in harmony with nature again. That nature is not primitive but a life style. Let's continue being the Lorax. Speaking for the trees. And the world will smile again. Green Cheers.
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23 Comments
Greeting david
I hope you are doing well!
Thank you so much for this report!
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Hema
Posted 22-03-2020 11:24
Thanks a lot..Green cheers
Posted 14-02-2020 09:21
Greetings!!
Thanks for sharing this report!!
Green cheers
Regards,
Jasmine karki
Posted 13-02-2020 18:33
Thanks a lot. Am so humbled
Posted 10-02-2020 10:11
Hello!! David
The beauty has no boundaries in this picture.
Thank uh for the sweet report.
Posted 09-02-2020 23:19
Anytime. Green cheers
Posted 09-02-2020 14:08
Thanks to new invention.
Posted 09-02-2020 01:59
Indeed. We need to be such creative as environmental advocates if our message should be more appealing . Thanks a lot. Green Cheers.
Posted 08-02-2020 14:58
In a simple way talking about the most sad things, such a wonderful cartoon!
Posted 08-02-2020 14:53
Such a great cartoon, I watched it more than 3 times!!!
Posted 08-02-2020 14:48
Thank you so much Sandhya Adhikari for taking your time and watch the amazing animated movie.. am glad that yoy liked it. you have been an inspiration too. Let's keep painting it green.
Posted 07-02-2020 20:14
Hello David,
Greeting from Nepal!!
Here today I got a time to watch the recommended movie!!
I really loved to watch animated movie!!
This is the great initiation done by Lorax in order to give a beautiful and meaningful message,
Thank you for the report!!
You had always been one of my inspiring fellow ambassador!!!
Looking forward to read much more from you,
Warm Regards,
Sandhya
Posted 07-02-2020 12:30
Hi Basanta Pandey. Please do watch it and have fun
Posted 06-02-2020 14:02
Hello David ,
Green Cheers from India
I will watch Lorax movie for sure . Thanks for suggesting it .
Regards,
Basanta
Posted 06-02-2020 12:34
Kushal Naharki thanks a lot for such encouraging remarks. I will always do my best. Kind regards. Zambia
Posted 03-02-2020 23:04
Hello David
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Environmental issues in a film- THE LORAX
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 03-02-2020 17:37
Thank you so much. I will keep doing my best
Posted 02-02-2020 14:43
Greetings david
I hope you are doing well
Good to know efforts made by lorax. It is of great necessity of people like lorax
It's amazing
Thank you so much for this great report
I hope to read more from you
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 01-02-2020 13:12
Posted 02-02-2020 14:39
Many thanks mentor Lisa. Make some time and watch it. Otherwise thanks for the encouraging comments
Posted 01-02-2020 04:09
Hey David!
It's Lisa your mentor.
Though the movie is made in animation, I think the message it sends is indeed serious and heavy. I would love to watch the movie myself! And also, I thought that the story isn't far from reality. Someone who is trying to take advantage of nature and trying to exploit it and making a profit of the environment. All these are what's happening in the world today. I think if the world continues like this, it is very soon that we will be seeing oxygen in the market for sale.
Thanks for recommending the movie with so many great lessons!
Posted 31-01-2020 21:11
Thank you so much.. am really grateful for your encouraging comments. Green Cheers.
Posted 31-01-2020 04:39
Yes gay's it is one of the most peachful picture avove or after my seen 2000 our environmental situatio.
Posted 30-01-2020 22:06
Hello David
Loving the nature is not an option these days. It's the necessary spirit that can lead to sustainable development. This movie seems to contain good metaphor that some people and industries tend to trade over the future and just focus on the small profits that are at hand. I wouldn't say that it's always bad to make such decision, but one should keep in mind that he/she has to pay for it in the future. People who are not aware of this issue will get a meaningful message watching this film!
Thank you for the great report!
Posted 30-01-2020 22:02