The Day the Earth Stood Still

No, this won’t be another movie review. I won’t say how lousy the plot of the movie was, or how bland and predictable Keanu Reeves’ acting was. Or how annoying that kid was or how nearly extraneous his role was.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a movie whose cause-and-effect proposition is weak — and whose turning point unjustified — but whose message is very current… and very extremely disturbing. So I don’t really care that the film was not good simply because it wasn’t entertaining. I don’t think it was meant to please anybody at all anyway.

The message rings true: humankind is destroying its only habitat. The general population trudges along without a thought to harmful emissions or consumptive activities that aren’t sustainable by available resources. Even though discussions on the environment have been picking up all over the world and they’re all over the news, a vast number of people still live their lives without much regard for the environment.

Our leaders are certainly aware of the impending dangers that lie a decade or so ahead of us, but lack the will or the determination to effect meaningful change — for fear of angering us and thereby losing hold of the political power accorded them.

This political power is supposed to be a responsibility to maintain a society that’s healthy all around, and one that can look forward to bequeathing its blessings (and stewardship) to future generations.

In the 2010 elections, let us be deeply conscientious and aware of the Earth. Let us try to be more foward-thinking than ever before, and look beyond political or economic concerns. In 2010, let us choose leaders who will take care of our environment. For without aggressive programs of action that will address sustainable energy sourcing, food security and large-scale environmental protection, our leaders will not have been effectual at all. Ultimately, the condition of the Earth that our progeny and the generations after them will inherit is our responsibility today.

The environment issue has always been avoided by many politicians, because it’s never been an easy subject matter to tackle, corrupt politician or otherwise. It’s also a very uncomfortable topic for everyone, to say the least. But it is high time we faced it. This is the time that we must see environment protection as a major item in political platforms.

I hope that we will see the environment and Nature being discussed more deeply during the political campaigning ahead of us.

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