No Impact Man

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Mar 25, 2014 Ughh, talk about bourgeois guilt. This guy is a writer trying to find an "issue" to give purpose to his writing, and as he proclaims, try to save the planet. But the conspicuous lack of authenticity behind his endeavor makes this documentary really unpalatable. It's disheartening how he lectures and controls his wife through his eco-rants; at the end, this does not feel like a family project, but one rooted in purely narcissistic reasons. Yes, it's good to eat organic and in season, cut down our compulsive consumption, and reduce our carbon footprint, but we can get all the facts from Google without having to endure this guy self-promoting as the poster child of sustainable living. See more Sep 12, 2013 Very much like a home-video and had a little too much of the personal stuff between this man and his wife... It wasnt very professional as it showed the extreme lack of communication/preparation between them before this whole documentary began. See more Aug 18, 2013 I learned a new phrase from watching this movie: bourgeois primitivism. Truly ironic they are fighing over whether to bring another kid onto this planet during this film. Perfect, although unintentional, encapsulation of the huge blindspot these types have to the actual nature of the problem. Best scene, and probably the only reason to suffer through this entire film, when the hippie community gardener puts Beavan in his place and a state of speechlessness by simply pointing out the obvious. See more Jul 28, 2013 This is a really interesting documentary about one man (Colin) and his family's experiment living impact free for a year with his family. The film is fraught with conflict with his wife (Michelle) who is a self proclaimed "reality tv addict" and caffeine junkie. The film follows their family journey discovering how hard and how easy it can be to change to lessen our impact on the environment in our day to day lives. This film is idealistic and I agree with Colin in his endeavour, we need a little more idealism in this world and less realism. This film has inspired me to believe in individual change, but also some of the drastic changes the family make are more for the purposes of the experiment and demonstration, rather than realistic in the long term (e.g. no electricity). Overall a really interesting, informative film, that is enjoyable to watch. A great film for those interested in the environment and activism. See more Jun 6, 2013 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] An interesting documentary. See more Gina W @RT47387387 Apr 9, 2013 Very interesting. He took his year of living without leaving ANY carbon footprint to the extreme, so he could learn how to live responsibly in the future. See more Read all reviews

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