The film Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a documentary directed by Angela Sun and was released on April 22, 2014. This film dives into the desolate "island" known as the great pacific garbage patch which is actually not an island despite what people think. This "island" actually lies underneath the water's surface, which leads to it being unnoticed by the public. Plastic is the main cause of this issue and not only litters the oceans, but it is also harming the marine life. Unfortunately, there is nothing people can do to prevent this issue, except wait for the oceans to spit out all the plastic itself. What people can do though is stop the excessive use of plastic and dispose of it in a better way.
This documentary has moments when it seems as though it is just trying to shove facts in your face. As they are giving you facts and numbers one after one, it makes it hard to argue against what they are saying and disagree that the oceans have become riddled with plastic at a rapid pace. In the film, director Angela Sun states that the amount of plastic in the oceans has gone from 20 million lbs. …show more content…
In the film, it is stated that the amount of plastic in the oceans can fill up somewhere in between twice the size of Texas to the whole surface of the United States, and that there is nothing that can be done about it except stop feeding the oceans plastic and wait for it to rid of the plastic itself. Knowing that there is that much plastic in the oceans is enough to scare people into being more cautious with their use of plastic. People continue to believe that the issue can be solved by making sure that you recycle all used plastics. According to the director of the documentary, plastic can only be downgraded when its recycled, so it is only recycled so many times until it is rejected and no longer goes into the recycling
This documentary has moments when it seems as though it is just trying to shove facts in your face. As they are giving you facts and numbers one after one, it makes it hard to argue against what they are saying and disagree that the oceans have become riddled with plastic at a rapid pace. In the film, director Angela Sun states that the amount of plastic in the oceans has gone from 20 million lbs. …show more content…
In the film, it is stated that the amount of plastic in the oceans can fill up somewhere in between twice the size of Texas to the whole surface of the United States, and that there is nothing that can be done about it except stop feeding the oceans plastic and wait for it to rid of the plastic itself. Knowing that there is that much plastic in the oceans is enough to scare people into being more cautious with their use of plastic. People continue to believe that the issue can be solved by making sure that you recycle all used plastics. According to the director of the documentary, plastic can only be downgraded when its recycled, so it is only recycled so many times until it is rejected and no longer goes into the recycling