Those who are fighting for a living with their lives

Abbey 2022-01-28 08:26:12

Human Planet uses the camera to tell the stories of people all over the world who are seeking life. A large part of them are seeking life with their lives. I divide them into two categories: one is not much related to the outside world, and they do not have the concept of wealth and are single-minded. Those who seek life; the other is people who have connections with the outside world, have the concept of money, need money to buy daily necessities, and have social life.
Although the difference does not seem to be big, when you think about it, those people who have no connection with the outside world and live their own tribal life, every time they hunt is for the next meal or to prepare for the winter or to spend the night. Through a certain period of food shortage, they followed the way of life of their ancestors, and despite the dangers, they enjoyed themselves, without the concept of rich and poor, without any idea of ​​injustice, and they did not feel how unequal human beings were .
Other people who use their lives to make a living are people in our society. They need labor, money, and transactions to maintain their lives. They have the concept of money and the consciousness of rich and poor. They risk their lives in exchange for meager rewards. , it's heartbreaking to have a hard life, and it also makes people think about how unfair the world is... The


planet of humanity mentions money in four places, that is, the reward for those who use their lives to get a living
Javier and Angle risk their lives Collecting a creature called goose barnacles on the cliffs by the sea, its value is 200 euros per kilogram, which is the highest reward mentioned in the entire human planet.

Fishermen in the Philippines need to dive for 40 meters, breathe with the most rudimentary hoses, and risk dying from diving diseases at any time, earning $25 a week. And it is true that his companions often get sick and die. One of the fishermen, Joesph, who looks like an underage, is looking for a safe job that won't hurt his body.

Hartomo and Sulaiman in Indonesia lived on the sulfur gas that exceeded the safety limit forty times of the safety limit less than 200 meters away from the crater. Because there was no way, this was the highest salary, and it was impossible to support their wife and children. Can get $5.

Vaana from Cambodia makes a living by catching snakes in the Tonle Sap Lake during the rainy season. The snakes caught at the risk of their lives are sold for 5,000 riel per kilogram (equivalent to RMB 8 per kilogram). Riel, which is more than six yuan. Vaana's battle with the snake for a week ended up earning 60 pence, or 6 yuan.

There will definitely be people who think that the standard of living varies from place to place, and maybe that's enough, but if they had a choice, if they had the right and leeway to choose, would they still do it.

Of course, there are all kinds of people who use their lives to make a living, but most of them belong to the first type. They live in danger, but most of them have no complaints and even enjoy their own lives. We have no reason to pity them, because they are very happy. The fourth episode of Human Planet, photographer Gavin said at the end of that episode that the mortality rate of life like the Korowai will be high, but they are more free, and he prefers to live like them, although not long, but more fulfilling.

What makes Human Planet more moving than the previous nature documentaries is its theme, Human Planet, unlike the previous documentaries that inserted an environmental theme after a large number of natural shots and finished it. From the perspective of human beings, Planet of Humanity tells about the existence of human beings in nature, and their attitude is pertinent, without deliberately vilifying human activities. What the audience sees is that human beings love life, and most of them are in harmony with nature. It is a really sincere work, and it is a work to experience the beauty of human beings with heart.

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  • Victoria 2022-03-26 09:01:13

    Slightly slower pace.

  • Jaqueline 2022-03-24 09:03:42

    Incredibly amazing projects of awesome ambition, yet from a humble HUMAN perspective.The producers of it are worthy of great respect.