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Drink Up!
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
We all know there’s an oil crisis, but a water crisis? According to documentarian Irena Salina, that’s exactly our next problem. Salina crafts a documentary scanning the globe getting down to the core of this crisis. She enlists scientists and experts as well as everyday people already affected by the impending dilemma.
It’s quite hard to watch entire villages in South Africa survive off of one small tap that can go dry for weeks, forcing them to drink from a contaminated river. However, this is just where it begins. Soon familiar companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle come into the picture as they single handedly destroy entire towns and villages for their bottled water (which isn’t any better than tap water, by the way, it can be much worse).
And it’s not just the small villages in India being destroyed, but the small towns in Michigan that are being tapped dry of their natural resource! Yup, that’s right, your bottled water isn’t coming from a magnificent glacier in Alaska or the Arctic -- it’s coming from your own backyard. We’re basically paying for what’s free in millions of kitchens.
While the film does expertly lay out its argument, and you’ll immediately buy it, it lacks an originality that will set it apart from other documentaries. It’s something high school teachers will show to their students as they fight the urge to doze off. Salina could add some creativity to her filmmaking, but the substance she has is excellent and it’s a message that everyone should hear.
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