The Grandchild Paradox Analysis
Film References
Gore, A. (2017). An inconvenient sequel: truth to power. New York: Rodale.
Guggenheim, D. (Director). (2006). An Inconvenient truth[Video file]. United States: Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 2015.
Emmerich, R. (Director). (2004). The Day After Tomorrow[Motion picture on DVD]. Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox.
Stanton, A. (Director), Stanton, A., Reardon, J., Burtt, B., Knight, E., & Garlin, J. (Writers), & Morris, J. (Producer). (2008). WALL-E[Video file]. Retrieved January 19, 2018 1
The Grandchild Paradox The Grandchild Paradox, is a fictional story that takes place in a time where people have begun to see the effects of climate change more often in their daily lives. The story details a day in the life a 19 year-old boy …show more content…
This movie aims to inspire hope that in the future no matter how far we allow the issue to go we will be able to recover and return home eventually. The protagonist Wall-e is a trash robot who has worked for 7 million years to clean a planet left in ruins by people, who didn’t care about the environment. This movie shows a future in which the people have been forced not to resolve the issue of climate change and pollution, but rather to leave all together to find a new place to live. The protagonists aim to show the people living on the spaceship outside the planet that the planet can sustain life and that were they to return they could enact survive. He along with his friend Eve are forced to fight the robots aboard the ship to deliver a plant to the capitan. This movie is significant because it shows a future where the people were cornered, not because it gives …show more content…
It has opened my eyes a lot to the significance of my actions and how cognizant I should be of the environment as I live my life. I found the articles I read to be very enlightening. I feel more responsible now for the future environment because I understand that my actions will have a direct impact on the quality of life that people have in the future. I personally feel that being considerate of one’s actions is of the utmost importance, if you are impacting the quality of life of someone else just because it is is convenient you are entirely in the wrong and that is what is happening in this scenario. I learned a lot about the topic factually as well, I learned a lot about combating the issue. Like that reducing meat consumption reduces emissions because of how much goes into packaging and producing the product. Additionally, I learned more about the impacts Climate Change will have long term including, Hurricanes will become stronger and more intense. This personally frightens me, there are already people still recovering from the Hurricane Harvey last year. It concerns me to even think that things could worsen. These are the things that inspire me and I feel satisfied having researched this topic. Based on my research I feel me biggest aspiration is to encourage and coerce people to be more cognizant of their actions and their impact on the
Gore, A. (2017). An inconvenient sequel: truth to power. New York: Rodale.
Guggenheim, D. (Director). (2006). An Inconvenient truth[Video file]. United States: Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 2015.
Emmerich, R. (Director). (2004). The Day After Tomorrow[Motion picture on DVD]. Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox.
Stanton, A. (Director), Stanton, A., Reardon, J., Burtt, B., Knight, E., & Garlin, J. (Writers), & Morris, J. (Producer). (2008). WALL-E[Video file]. Retrieved January 19, 2018 1
The Grandchild Paradox The Grandchild Paradox, is a fictional story that takes place in a time where people have begun to see the effects of climate change more often in their daily lives. The story details a day in the life a 19 year-old boy …show more content…
This movie aims to inspire hope that in the future no matter how far we allow the issue to go we will be able to recover and return home eventually. The protagonist Wall-e is a trash robot who has worked for 7 million years to clean a planet left in ruins by people, who didn’t care about the environment. This movie shows a future in which the people have been forced not to resolve the issue of climate change and pollution, but rather to leave all together to find a new place to live. The protagonists aim to show the people living on the spaceship outside the planet that the planet can sustain life and that were they to return they could enact survive. He along with his friend Eve are forced to fight the robots aboard the ship to deliver a plant to the capitan. This movie is significant because it shows a future where the people were cornered, not because it gives …show more content…
It has opened my eyes a lot to the significance of my actions and how cognizant I should be of the environment as I live my life. I found the articles I read to be very enlightening. I feel more responsible now for the future environment because I understand that my actions will have a direct impact on the quality of life that people have in the future. I personally feel that being considerate of one’s actions is of the utmost importance, if you are impacting the quality of life of someone else just because it is is convenient you are entirely in the wrong and that is what is happening in this scenario. I learned a lot about the topic factually as well, I learned a lot about combating the issue. Like that reducing meat consumption reduces emissions because of how much goes into packaging and producing the product. Additionally, I learned more about the impacts Climate Change will have long term including, Hurricanes will become stronger and more intense. This personally frightens me, there are already people still recovering from the Hurricane Harvey last year. It concerns me to even think that things could worsen. These are the things that inspire me and I feel satisfied having researched this topic. Based on my research I feel me biggest aspiration is to encourage and coerce people to be more cognizant of their actions and their impact on the