The movie Blue Gold: World Water Wars, directed by Sam Bozzo and released in 2009, told of how important water is environmentally, politically and socially. The length of the documentary is 1 hour and 29 minutes. The introduction to the movie told how Pablo Valencia went seven days without water. His nose withered, his eyes glazed over, his throat and tongue swelled. The introduction showed how drastic the effects of not having water for even a week. Throughout the documentary the scientists show the audience how important water is and why we need to do everything to preserve it.
The documentary was about how the constant demand for water is slowly depleting the planet's water resources. Over-pumping groundwater, taking too much water out of bodies of water, adding more impermeable surfaces, and selling water all harm the natural flow of water. This can be seen in the Aral Sea that used to be plentiful but got over pumped and transported to other locations by Soviet Union. The Aral Sea is now mainly dried up. The documentary also told of water wars taking place in control over water sources. Corporations and governments are claiming control over water. In developing countries, most noticeably countries in Africa, it is very expensive to get fresh, healthy water. Coca-Cola sells its soda for less than water. It also stated that in some places planes will go up …show more content…
For example it told of the Rio Grande River, on the border of Mexico and United States, that carries so much pollution and disease it is hazardous and undrinkable. The documentary also make also makes the case that we can eventually run out of water. It is very moving and makes the audience think of the steps they can take to prevent waste of this precious resource. It also shows the audience that no one should take fresh water for granted because in some places people will walk several miles to get a jug of
The documentary was about how the constant demand for water is slowly depleting the planet's water resources. Over-pumping groundwater, taking too much water out of bodies of water, adding more impermeable surfaces, and selling water all harm the natural flow of water. This can be seen in the Aral Sea that used to be plentiful but got over pumped and transported to other locations by Soviet Union. The Aral Sea is now mainly dried up. The documentary also told of water wars taking place in control over water sources. Corporations and governments are claiming control over water. In developing countries, most noticeably countries in Africa, it is very expensive to get fresh, healthy water. Coca-Cola sells its soda for less than water. It also stated that in some places planes will go up …show more content…
For example it told of the Rio Grande River, on the border of Mexico and United States, that carries so much pollution and disease it is hazardous and undrinkable. The documentary also make also makes the case that we can eventually run out of water. It is very moving and makes the audience think of the steps they can take to prevent waste of this precious resource. It also shows the audience that no one should take fresh water for granted because in some places people will walk several miles to get a jug of