(2010)
written by Michelle Curry Wright
directed by Suzan Beraza
Something to make you really think when you hear, “paper or
plastic?”
The premise is simple. A regular Joe, Jeb Berrier, decides to track
the life of a plastic bag. Along the way he begins to find out all sorts of
interesting things about the life of plastic and what all is made of plastic.
He runs an experiment on himself to see what happens when you eat out of cans
and plastic and what types of toxins it introduces into your body. There is a
break down of the types of recyclable plastics and what really happens to them,
which is discouraging to say the least. It’s not all bad though. Near the end
he goes over various ways to prevent using plastics so much and ways to
introduce legislature that either prohibits, taxes, or eliminates the usage of
so much ‘disposable’ plastic.
I really enjoyed this. It was done in an entertaining
fashion. There are enough quirky takes on things to keep you watching about
something that is strangely frightening and doesn’t sound very interesting to
watch. I can’t recommend this film enough. It is currently streaming on Netflix
(as of the date of this post). I am attempting to get it screened for free at
my local library. If you get a change to see it try to get as many other people
you can to see it. Write your local library if they have a film night and recommend
it.
5 out of 5
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