
It is the largest movement the world has ever seen, it may also be the most important - in terms of what's at stake. Yet it's not east being green. Environmentalists have been reviled as much as revered, for being killjoys and Cassandras. Every battle begins as a lost cause and even the victories have to be fought for again and again. Still, environmentalism is one of the great social innovations of the twentieth century, and one of the keys to the twenty-first. It has arisen... (Full plot summary below)
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It is the largest movement the world has ever seen, it may also be the most important - in terms of what's at stake. Yet it's not east being green. Environmentalists have been reviled as much as revered, for being killjoys and Cassandras. Every battle begins as a lost cause and even the victories have to be fought for again and again. Still, environmentalism is one of the great social innovations of the twentieth century, and one of the keys to the twenty-first. It has arisen at a key juncture in history, when humans have come to rival nature as a power determining the fate of the earth.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA lucid and prophetic documentary that will rekindle your passion for making your small contribution to saving the planet. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)There's certainly plenty of material there, but the movie mostly tells us about them rather than showing us. |
| Boston GlobeLoren KingMelding history, science, and up-to-the-minute urgency, A Fierce Green Fire is a clarion call that’s passionate and provocative. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussNot another documentary exposé of a particular disaster or eco-crime but a history of the environmental movement itself, motivated by the idea that 'our industrial civilization has grown so powerful that it threatens the natural world...' |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIf the point of A Fierce Green Fire is to dissipate conflict and join all viewers together under one big cause, then it finally succeeds. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittThere's certainly plenty of material there, but the movie mostly tells us about them rather than showing us. |
| Arts FuseGerald PearyI agree totally with its politics while abhorring its unimaginative political correctness. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinA Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet, adapted from the book by Philip Shabecoff, proves a worthy reminder of how much has been done to help heal our planet's ecological woes as well as how much remains to be achieved. |
| OregonianJamie S. RichManages to make the larger cause relatable by focusing on the individual stories of conservationist leaders and radical activists |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectFunny to see the rotten reviews of this film as if it were supposed to be entertaining as a romantic comedy. We are in deep shit, brothers and sisters, and this movie gives you and idea of how good people are trying to pull us out of it. |