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Life After People (History Channel) 
Actors : Life After People Dv
Director : David de Vries
Studio : A&E HOME VIDEO
by A&E HOME VIDEO
Brand : A&E
Release Date : 2008-03-18
Publisher : A&E HOME VIDEO
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0733961110906
UPC : 733961110906
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 10 reviews)
List Price : $19.95
Our Price : $9.90
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Product Description |
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THE HISTORY CHANNEL and Academy Award-winning special effects studio Industrial Light and Magic (Star Wars Harry Potter) join forces to imagine the state of planet Earth years after humans disappear. Stunning visual effects show how the environment will change as dams overflow buildings crumble and fires engulf once-mighty cities. Domestic animal life will die out and new species will claim their territory. Books and photographs will be reduced to faded scraps while other signs of our existence may remain for eternity standing as the tombstones of human civilization.Through striking movie-quality special effects coupled with interviews with experts in the fields of engineering botany ecology biology geology climatology and archeology LIFE AFTER PEOPLE sheds light on the state of the world days weeks and years after humans cease to exist.System Requirements:Running Time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 733961110906 Manufacturer No: AAAE110900 |
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Americancivilwar.com |
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The very notion is deliciously ghoulish: What happens to earth if--or when--people suddenly vanished? The History Channel presents a dramatic, fascinating what-if scenario, part science fiction and part true natural science. "Welcome to Earth, Population: 0" is the catchy tagline, Life After People's 94 minutes are so gripping you nearly forget while you watch that you, yourself, will be gone too. It turns out that earth can go along very nicely without us. The hardest part of the special is probably in the first 15 minutes, when pet owners confront what likely will happen to their dogs (thankfully, the show follows those dogs who break out of their houses, and the prognosis for them to survive as scavengers is good). As the fictional days and weeks tick by, the process of nature's reclaiming the planet becomes less grim and more fascinating. The impact of the lack of people will be noticed right away, as most power grids shut down around the planet. The one holdout: Hoover Dam, whose hydro power lights up the American Southwest. Scientists say the dam can continue to operate on its own for months, maybe years, keeping the Vegas Strip alight. Only the eventual accumulation of quagga mussels, an invasive species, in the cooling pipes of the power plant--currently being cleaned by humans--will shut down the dam. Elsewhere, critters and plants will have their run of Manhattan and every other previously "civilized" spot. Inventive photography shows bears clambering out of subway stations, and vines pulling down brownstones, then skyscrapers. It may not be a surprise when the Eiffel Tower and Space Needle meet their eventual fates, but the scenes nonetheless provide a pleasant sting of shock. Life After People is humbling, yet exhilarating. -- A.T. Hurley |
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There's an Intriguing Spiritual Side to this Documentary; Could be Great for Small Groups |
I was mesmerized by this speculative look at how all of the works of our hands will begin to vanish -- if humans suddenly are removed from the Earth.
Watch this documentary, read Psalm 90 or Ecclesiastes -- or sections of Jesus' teachings, if you're Christian -- or sections of the Quran or the Vedas about the impermanence of life. There's also a fascinating connection here with Buddhist visions of the world around us. In other words, in addition to the science lessons and suspenseful, sci-fi tone of this documentary -- there's also a haunting and most likely a very healthy moment of spiritual reflection in viewing this film.
Try it with a small discussion group, in fact. There'll be no shortage of discussion after watching this film.
The documentary is produced in a fast-cut, MTV style, but that's the popular look and feel of the hit series on Discovery and other nonfiction cable channels these days.
The idea is quite simple: An array of scientists and engineers lay out how our homes, offices, roads and everything else we've made and built would begin crumbling the moment we leave the scene. It's fascinating to discover how fragile some of these systems really are! |
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Mesmerizing |
This was a fascinating look ahead into a world without folks (us) to mess it up anymore. There were no moralistic lessons to be learned or cautionary advice as in "An Inconvenient Truth" or "11th Hour". The only point is that when people leave the earth and have all returned to their basic chemical elements, the earth itself will start it's transformation to slough off its skin of human construct. A lot of thought went into the chronological layering of how and when this will be accomplished. I'd never given much thought to when steel (if not protected by paint) would morph back to iron. I'd never considered what would happen to the family pet if Purina weren't around. I felt worse about the demise of books - the insight into the soul of man, the diary of our existence - disintegrating to no more than powder.
My only criticism is that the story lasted a little too long and often repeated itself. Overall, though, it's well worth watching.....bg |
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Fascinating documentary |
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This is an imaginative documentary on what might happen to all we have created if people simply disappeared. This is a not an environmentalist video - it doesn't advocate people dying off nor does it explain why we vanish - it is more from the engineering/biological standpoint: what would happen to world famous landmarks if they were abandoned, how would domestic animal adapt (or not), what would happen to animal pests we fight off now? For the armchair engineer/biologist, it is imaginative and fascinating. Combines the talent of leading structural specialists, biologists, and convincing CGI optical effects from Industrial Light and Magic. |
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Great science |
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I saw this on the History Channel, and then bought it for use in my high school science classroom. It has great animations of famous sites altered to show age and their "fall." I think my teenage students will find it both entertaining, educational, and thought provoking. |
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Thought provoking... |
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Wow, really gives one something to think about. Only styrofoam and plastic will be around in 10,000 years...oh my goodness! Something everyone MUST watch! |
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