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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By ChloeWolsey
Format:DVD
Dirt is a fantastic film. Narrated by Jamie-Lee Curtis and featuring gorgeous, humerous cartoon illustrations, it takes you on a journey deep into the soils of the planet.
The film covers the consequences of treating our precious farmland, cityscapes and wildernesses'like dirt'. The scary depressing section of the movie is only a short segment in the middle: the film carries a profoundly hopeful message - that it is possible to heal the dirt, the soil, the earth. First, is possible in a very short time to create soil. Second, that if you allow and help the soil biology to heal, keeping all the organic 'waste' on the land, nature's abundance will take over and you will be astonished at how things will grow. In short if we allow the soil microorganisms to thrive, we will thrive. If we all grow at least some of our own food, we have a hugely increased chance of surviving.
As always, it is the use of pesticides and herbicides that have been used as the tools of a genocide against soil biology, our food and wildlife. Pesticides and herbicides kill the earth and decrease our ability to feed our populations. The practice of tilling the soil destroys it, via erosion; because of the loss of hydration and hummus.
The experts interviewed give many tiny snippets of wisdom: it is highly informative and the stories they tell are fascinating. The earth-restoration toolbox takes an action list from permaculture, no-till, and natural farming and a hefty dose of common sense based on observation: keep your land-care organic & chemical free, stop using monoculture (an 'all you can eat' to plagues of pests), most importantly, RESPECT THE EARTH.
Simply, we will perish if we do not start thinking and behaving in a completely different way... 'Dirt' shows us that that different way of living is joyfull, bountiful and allows us to live with integrity.
A great movie - every single TV station worldwide should run it primetime, three times a week, until we all start to open our eyes and see that the dirt under our feet is a million times more precious than gold - it is our lifeforce.
The film covers the consequences of treating our precious farmland, cityscapes and wildernesses'like dirt'. The scary depressing section of the movie is only a short segment in the middle: the film carries a profoundly hopeful message - that it is possible to heal the dirt, the soil, the earth. First, is possible in a very short time to create soil. Second, that if you allow and help the soil biology to heal, keeping all the organic 'waste' on the land, nature's abundance will take over and you will be astonished at how things will grow. In short if we allow the soil microorganisms to thrive, we will thrive. If we all grow at least some of our own food, we have a hugely increased chance of surviving.
As always, it is the use of pesticides and herbicides that have been used as the tools of a genocide against soil biology, our food and wildlife. Pesticides and herbicides kill the earth and decrease our ability to feed our populations. The practice of tilling the soil destroys it, via erosion; because of the loss of hydration and hummus.
The experts interviewed give many tiny snippets of wisdom: it is highly informative and the stories they tell are fascinating. The earth-restoration toolbox takes an action list from permaculture, no-till, and natural farming and a hefty dose of common sense based on observation: keep your land-care organic & chemical free, stop using monoculture (an 'all you can eat' to plagues of pests), most importantly, RESPECT THE EARTH.
Simply, we will perish if we do not start thinking and behaving in a completely different way... 'Dirt' shows us that that different way of living is joyfull, bountiful and allows us to live with integrity.
A great movie - every single TV station worldwide should run it primetime, three times a week, until we all start to open our eyes and see that the dirt under our feet is a million times more precious than gold - it is our lifeforce.
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring!
5 April 2010
By betty black
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
I saw this film during Docuweeks in Los Angeles about a year ago. It inspired me beyond words, into action.
I found this film to have a broad range of views on varying topics having to do with dirt: natural building, tree planting, edible schoolyards (and after watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, I am convinced that EVERY school needs a garden program!), mountaintop removal, mycology, energy, food, water, farming, composting, gardening....
I have since seen this film NUMEROUS times and I highly recommend it. While it does touch on some serious topics, it is not a heavy documentary that requires a barf bag (thanks, Cove) or a prescription for Lexapro. It is informative, general, entertaining and inspiring. AND it has a great soundtrack from KCRW's highly acclaimed Tom Schnabel.
I found this film to have a broad range of views on varying topics having to do with dirt: natural building, tree planting, edible schoolyards (and after watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, I am convinced that EVERY school needs a garden program!), mountaintop removal, mycology, energy, food, water, farming, composting, gardening....
I have since seen this film NUMEROUS times and I highly recommend it. While it does touch on some serious topics, it is not a heavy documentary that requires a barf bag (thanks, Cove) or a prescription for Lexapro. It is informative, general, entertaining and inspiring. AND it has a great soundtrack from KCRW's highly acclaimed Tom Schnabel.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not just playing in the dirt
4 Jun 2010
By Stuart B. Rich
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
The movie is adapted from Bill Logan's essays collected under the title "Dirt: the Ecstatic Skin of the Earth." In three parts, it explains the miraculous nature of soil, illustrates humanity's mismanagement of soil, and shows some hopeful approaches to better management. The talking heads are varied and interesting, and the photography wonderful. I found the coverage of soil mismanagement a little difficult to follow, even though it's not new to me. I'm planning to show my copy to a youth group at our church and will have to pause it there and explain things. By the end the movie gets a little redundant but the cumulative impact is very good.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dirt! Review
18 May 2010
By R. Daye
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Dirt! The movie takes a look at the importance of dirt in sustaining human life. In this era where we think a lot about water, it is good to also be looking at our impact on dirt.
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