Orlando Von Einsiedel’s film, Virunga (2014) has been constructed to persuade viewers to challenge the issues in and around the Virunga national park. Positioning the audience was done by showing various issues using different techniques; the techniques used will be explored in this essay. I will also share if and how my values and beliefs were changed from these issues and how they were portrayed. The main issues are based on corruption, poaching and economics, while corruption and economical issues were more severe for everyone, poaching and the rehabilitation of the mountain gorillas was also used as a binding concern.
The first issue presented in the documentary Virunga was the amount of illegal poaching that happens in the National Park; the poachers would kill the parents of, near extinct, baby mountain gorillas and sell them to …show more content…
The park isn’t just protected because the land can’t be ruined but because it sustains life for the locals and wildlife that live there. Viewing Virunga also supported a belief that I have that “Money is the root of all evil”, this statement can be applied to any subject where there is evil acts/events involved. This is represented in the issues of Virunga where SOCO are trying to get the best profit for the company, the M23 rebels are being paid to take control and the poachers are illegally killing to earn a living. The documentary did challenge my belief/view of big companies; Virunga exposes SOCO’s involvement in the illegal acts. My belief/view of larger companies has changed as I don’t see them as being truthful and wanting what best for the consumers as well as preserving what resources they use. My value of life is supported by Virunga from the compassion the rangers, carers and Gouby has to sustain it, but it has shown me that to sustain life we need to preserve the natural land as shown in the
The first issue presented in the documentary Virunga was the amount of illegal poaching that happens in the National Park; the poachers would kill the parents of, near extinct, baby mountain gorillas and sell them to …show more content…
The park isn’t just protected because the land can’t be ruined but because it sustains life for the locals and wildlife that live there. Viewing Virunga also supported a belief that I have that “Money is the root of all evil”, this statement can be applied to any subject where there is evil acts/events involved. This is represented in the issues of Virunga where SOCO are trying to get the best profit for the company, the M23 rebels are being paid to take control and the poachers are illegally killing to earn a living. The documentary did challenge my belief/view of big companies; Virunga exposes SOCO’s involvement in the illegal acts. My belief/view of larger companies has changed as I don’t see them as being truthful and wanting what best for the consumers as well as preserving what resources they use. My value of life is supported by Virunga from the compassion the rangers, carers and Gouby has to sustain it, but it has shown me that to sustain life we need to preserve the natural land as shown in the