"Salt of the Earth"

Dee 2022-01-17 08:01:28

Wim Wenders, another successful documentary selection after "Pina", is also about the artist.

The whole film revolves around the life trajectory of Sebastião Salgado's family. Through the close photography of the protagonist and son (the same director), the subtle black and white color switching, Sebastião works with himself in front of the camera The ingenious combination of overlapping images not only reveals their photographic art career, but also illuminates the screen with their glorious and compassionate humanity. From beginning to end, it was like listening to a wise and still energetic old man telling his story.

In the end, it rises to the natural and appropriate nature of environmental protection and humanistic care. There is no preaching or sensationalism, because example is always the most important.

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Extended Reading
  • Dana 2022-03-27 09:01:18

    It is so good that it should be read at least three times. The first time, I was convinced by the photography of this master of light and shadow; the second time, I felt the impact of humanism; the third time, I calmed down and asked myself, as an ordinary human being, what can I do for the earth and the life on the earth? what effort. When desolation can be transformed, we all have decades, and we can always do something.

  • Abagail 2022-03-22 09:02:38

    I was fortunate to have watched this documentary in front of the big screen. The photographer's lens is too real. In this era, some cruelties you can't imagine, and some people are so great. Human beings, the salt of the earth, for most mediocre beings, cannot rebuild a forest, can they give back a little bit to the earth?

The Salt of the Earth quotes

  • Sebastião Salgado - Photographer: We are a ferocious animal. We humans are terrible animals. Our history is a history of wars. It's an endless story, a tale of madness.

  • Sebastião Salgado - Photographer: To think that these three-month-old trees will reach their apex in 400 years. Perhaps from there we could try to grasp the concept of eternity. Maybe eternity is measurable.