This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Load of rubbish!!

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

I was originally pleased to read that Earthlings was part of a planned trilogy. Dismay, however, set in - tremendously judgmental as I am being, having only watched the two-minute trailer for Unity (2015) - that the latter film appeared to be a celeb bandwagon of diluted, optimistic mush which, for me, only served to highlight the gaping power and impact of Earthlings still further.Perhaps Shaun and Joaquin knew that if they could just dish up that high-calibre cast of one-line droppers over ever-present soft warm chords and reams of global footage, then they would ultimately broaden the audience of the first installment: yes, a wider audience to watch Earthlings. Watching Earthlings is a gnawing necessity. You and I know this. As one film quote notes, 'Everyone who sees Earthlings tells three people'...And, of course, every being wants 'unity' (or at least survival, food and shelter). A bit of harmony along the way would be nice too. Can't argue with that. And so, if 99 minutes of warm chords, tears, smiles, bombs and prayers (which repeatedly left me wondering 'When is this extended airline advertisement's signature slogan coming?', or, 'This is one drawn-out UN charity disaster appeal!'), if it results in more people watching Earthlings, WELL BLOODY DONE to the filmmakers.

Early on, Earthlings, a documentary film by Shaun Monson, presents striking images of Nazi genocidal atrocities towards Jews, which elicit a curious cognitive dissonance in the viewer's mind - certainly the Jews were cruelly "treated like animals", but on this occasion we are moved to ask a different question: should even animals be treated this way? Or did the Nazi treatment of Jews stem in fact from the socially accepted reduction of animals to mere objects? From there on, it goes on to discuss the extent of modern society's pervasive speciesism, successively covering five expanses: Pets, Food, Clothes, Entertainment and Science. The ordering of this sequence is cunning and effective, and it helps Monson make his case about the endemic nature of speciesism in our society.Earthlings speaks to our innate sense of compassion. Something that is there inside all of us, but needs a reawakening. It is a movie that examines our spiritual conscience, personal evolution and so much more. I did have to prepare myself before I watched it mentally not to cry through the entire movie. I managed to get by with tears welling up in my eyes, and some trickling down my face, but that was unavoidable. If you have at least a bit of a heart within you, this movie is going to make you cringe at times and evoke some serious emotion, but that is not a good enough reason not to see it. I'm not going to attempt to describe the ghastly scenes in Earthlings. There were parts I missed because I had to turn away. At other times I acted like a little kid watching a horror film, covering my face with my hands, only watching what could slip through the cracks between my fingers. But this is no horror movie. Earthlings is real. Yes, it is inconvenient to find this out. Yes, it is going to make you rethink your ways, and yes, it may lead you to make some major changes in your life, but that is what evolution of the human being and spirit is all about.As a production, Monson's Earthlings is a meticulously crafted work, featuring narration by Joaquin Phoenix, a moodily effective musical score by Moby, and rare footage from inside the animal factory farming industry that must have been difficult to acquire, giving it the right atmosphere and the right facts to really drive the message home.Earthlings forcefully, sometimes disturbingly, reminds us of an essential character of our consciousness, something about ourselves that our culture often dismisses: compassion and empathy. Along the way it shows and tells some inconvenient truths that most of us would probably prefer to avoid, laying bare a mass hypocrisy that we mindlessly accept. Earthlings shows us what is right there to see, if we would only look directly and honestly.

Considering the popularity of humane animal farming. And the fact that it looks like he chose the worst of the bad venues. This film doesn't seem that relevant any longer. And there isn't much the USA can do about countries that don't follow the same laws as we do. I just can't see how people handle things in 3rd world countries is our fault. It is a given that anyone that owns animals should treat them humanely. I grew up going to my Grandparents farm in California and they always treated their animals fairly. Even when it cam to slaughtering them. So in my opinion this is just a shock film that doesn't really pertain to anyone but poverty stricken countries for the most part or bad slaughter houses that should be controlled by the FDA. They should never have been allowed to develop that way. Albeit that there were some pertinent moments about circus animals, but I don't go to circuses or zoos for that matter. And I have always thought Bull fighting was barbaric. Attention would be better focused on the people of these countries. some of them were in worse situations than the animals.

I used to eat meat. I still do, but I used to too.Okay, I can sum up this film up as such: shocking vegan propaganda.Yeah, it shows a lot of awful true events that happen to animals in this world. Unfortunately when talking about this it withholds all logic and reason, instead relying on pure emotion.It makes it seem like the only way to help the animals is to go vegan. Unfortunately, we have evolved in such a way that our diet really does require meat. There are other issues with global veganism as well, but let's stick with that one. We need meat. We won't stop eating meat. Do we have any other solutions? According to the video, no.According to facts, yes! Many people would rather know where their meat comes from. For example, I buy my meat from a few local farms where one can plainly see how humanely the animals are treated. Why not support places like that? Because it won't shock. We'd rather show you these horrors that happen in Turkey. Great.Oh, and we get no benefit from animal research? Yeah, scientists are surely just a bunch of sadists. I do agree though that we would learn more about a substance's effects on humans if it were tested on humans, so! Here's the sign-up list, which chemical would you like to test, sir?Animal testing is necessary, but it CAN be done humanely. We have people come into the lab on occasion to make sure the mice are in the proper cages with proper comfort and everything. But that won't shock either.As the top species, humans require far more resources, and we should be allowed to sacrifice other creatures for the sake of our advancement. However, as the top species, I think we also have a moral duty to make those animals' stay on this planet as pleasant as possible. But that might be too logical for some people.If you're an emotional thinker and want to be shocked and disturbed, watch this. If you'd like to see sound arguments and logical solutions, don't bother.