Before the Flood

Leo's deeply personal essay on his long-term struggle with windmills, certainly not a document in the true sense of the word. It’s impressive solely because of its urgent immediacy and visible effort to draw attention to something and to make a difference. It can be urgent and persuasive without slipping into the mode of a Jehovist on your doorstep "who has come to talk to you about global warming for your personal good". It's just a little ridiculous (if not hypocritical) that the whole world travels by plane and helicopter and at the same time it is talking about importance to avoid it. However, I assume that it's all about causing small evil for a sake of achieving higher good, and without this there would not have been the best scenes, such as a disputation with an Indian woman. Although it is not an investigative document, you will also be pleased about the fact that there is an effort to look at the topic from several perspectives (scenes focused on the beef, etc.). (11/03/2016)

This is more a personal view of the issue than a documentary. DiCaprio doesn’t forget a plot line and Bosch’s painting is a solid location for it. What the future years have in store for us isn’t very positive. China is trying, America has Musk. Let’s hope that’ll be enough. By the way, the soundtrack is top notch. Leo knows how to get your attention. (11/02/2016)

I appreciate that while the documentary is obviously a very personal affair for Leonardo DiCaprio and he says what he says, it is not one-sided and tries to show the viewer the flip side of the whole planetary travesty. The Paris Climate Agreement comes into force today. I'm so curious about all of us. (11/04/2016)

Whether some of the things said here are true or slightly exaggerated to make the documentary's statement even more oppressive and intense, this is a film that resonates with me and expresses what I believe. People are screwing up this Earth, and it's going to come back to haunt us if we don't change ourselves. (11/24/2016)