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Left Behind, is another masterwork from my former colleague at the Mercury News, Dai Sugano. The tempo, pace, music and visuals all work well together, creating a very Baraka-esqe, piece.
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Wow…very cool…enjoyed it a lot…the only point I would make is the use of slow-motion through the middle made some of the images drag a little…almost made me feel like I was watching a movie trailer for a horror film…I understand the impact that is meant, and it made that with no problem, but clothes flowing very slowly in the wind, and two men talking to each other VERY slowly…seemed to be too much. On the other hand, I was captivated and watched it twice, well done!
Thought that was very moving. I liked the slowness and dragged-outedness. The visuals really sink in. Also the music was a perfect complement.
Watching this makes me outraged. 600,000 people in a slum. 35,000 on the pavement. Something is wrong. Why does commercialism not help these people or invest? I mean in Mumbai there must be construction happening at an insane rate. Clear up a section in the slum and build a new building or some structure that will enable these people to live normal lives or in other words to achieve some goal. There has to be some leaders in the community, like in every community that know what the community needs. It seems like a good investment. If their livelyhood is recycling, well there is a good market for that and there are many companies that profit in waste management. I don’t understand how 600,000 competent laborers are left to fend for themselves in a place like Mumbai.
First of all we shouldn’t have this waste, it’s just ridiculous. All product after consumption should go back to the manufacturer for de-manufacturing. Yes — those who produce have the responsibility to also deal with those products at end of life. But since we are stuck in producing immense amount of waste then at least deal with the issue then best we can.
Can’t ignore this, what organizations deal with this type of epidemic? Peace corp?
Milan – This kind of large scale poverty is the symptom not so much of poor urban planning but an entire system that has turned a blind eye to the poor in the slums. While poverty is not unique to India, Indias slums are a uniquely Indian problem.
Peace corp can do little for 545 million living in abject poverty. That would require an enormous effort, a restructuring of the Indian economy to invest in its poor, a huge diversion of the wealth flowing into the country. Something that due to India’s bureaucracy, politics, and perhaps most of all historic caste system… has little chance of happening.