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Before the Flood (2016), PG, ★★★


Leonardo DiCaprio has been stressing about climate change for about most of his life because he has a natural love for the environment. But, as always, life is not always perfect. The environment can be a beautiful realm of God's nature, however, it is interfered with climate change and also humans wasting away terrible resources of carbon dioxide and gas into both the aquatic environment and also airborne. The harm would kill the plants and animals and waste away the planted lands that was suitable for the living.

The documentary focuses on both the impact of how the climate is changing but also the financial issues that is strained that is somewhat helping us but taking away investments to help out the environment. One topic that is brought up is carbon tax which, according to DiCaprio, "sway a capitalist economy to attempt to invest in renewables and bring less money out of subsidiaries and oil companies." It is fine that political leaders are invested into helping people with their laws regarding money and education and other living values. But, according to him, he does not want any political leader that does not care of helping the environment.

We explore alongside with him as he visits various regions around the globe as some of the visual sights and insights incorporates with his childhood when he saw a painting every time he goes to sleep or quotes from Hieronymous Bosch. He does talk about the climate change, without much experience according to scientists and journalists as he is treated like Hollywood royalty according to them, with President Obama, Elon Musk, Pope Francis and John Kerry to name a few.

This is an interesting and entertaining outlook of how the environment is changing with some new knowledge or interest in its figures regarding how it impacts animals and other people around the globe. I wanted to know more regarding its scientific and statistical facts than being stated according to his narration but it moves well in a real good and subtle pace that lets you explore the ups and down of our modern society in the ecological world. The score by Gustavo Santaoalla, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross is awesome. And, most of the scenes are shot with such beautiful and epic scope. I applaud Leo to bring his three-year project and persuade us that climate change should be taken with serious interest.

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