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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Watching the movie brought me in a very peaceful state. A state in which I view every part of earth as a part of myself. The movie starts off with the astronauts talking about their experience in space. This made me realize that this view of the world is needed, especially in contemporary times. A view that Earth is one living organism in this gigantic universe. A view that goes beyond species, race, borders, nationalities and communities. It made me realize that once we eventually do become a species that travels to other planets and maybe even star systems, it will radically change the way we view our existence. As the concept of tribe relates to a kingdom, the concept of kingdom to nationality, so will nationality eventually relate to Planetary.All these ideas and feelings came to me in the first 15 minutes. The rest of the movie was more a filler with commentary by various people from different walks of life, accompanied with beautiful imagery. It is interesting that in a movie that was fairly centered around spiritual ideas no mention was made to theistic religions. Which was fine for me, but I can imagine some of my fellow Earthlings feeling left out.The opening message was very strong, the rest of the movie could have left out some of the commentary so that the viewer has more time to reflect on the core message. A tribesman jumping around in animal skins talking about mother earth, or monks chanting away "mindlessly" in a monastery did not contribute to the message of interconnectedness, mindfulness, caring, appreciation and love.

Unity is a hard-to-grasp concept in this divided world of nations and conflict. For me, this documentary, more experiential than intellectual, conveys its message with a strong clarity and accessibility. Ultimately, we all share the same home. Astronauts are given this broader perspective of our place. They speak about the state of awe it inspires. Now, each individual of our beautiful, diverse species is able to touch this perspective, through the beautiful images that are accessible, in this documentary and many other sources.To have a possibility of global peace and harmony, each individual needs access to a broad perspective with a global awareness. I sincerely hope that we, as a species, will be able to mature in living together on and with this planet. We are planetary after all.I am deeply grateful for what this documentary has given me and hope its message spreads widely.

This beautiful film shows how we have gained self awareness of our planet, especially when first looking at ourselves "in the mirror" from outer space in the 1960s. The film presents a rather Buddhist viewpoint, which is fine by me. However, the talking heads in the film are mainly American, and since this is a film about our planet the cast could have been more international. Perhaps the Haida Gwaii nation in Canada could have been interviewed, as well as a nod to Marshall McLuhan with regard to our self awareness as a species (the "global village").Well worth seeing, over and over again, to remind ourselves of our place in nature.

There is much about this film to like - beautiful images, thought provoking commentary, the intention to provide a visual meditation and context to develop a personal planetary world view. Yet the thoughts moving to my attention while watching the film were "preaching to the choir," "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing," and most of all "please be quiet." The last is especially ironic since I am notoriously "talky," yet I felt this film really needed moments of ZEN quietness. Instead of leaving the film meditating on my connection with our planet, I came away feeling assaulted by words. The opening sequence was powerful and moving with images from space exploration and commentary from astronauts but then the film seemed to bounce around with commentary about the environment, economics, nature, meditation, indigenous cultures, etc. becoming a jumble of images and comments from philosophers who rambled on and on. Yes, there were moments of truly thought provoking statements - our bodies contain a small number of human cells and a larger number of viruses and microbes which help us survive; "we will never reach resolution," "we are all indigenous." But if the message is that "the answer to the world's problems exists inside of each one of us" the message was significantly hampered by too many voices. There were also moments of disconnect - instead of evoking respect for indigenous peoples, a lovely image of a Hopi shaman made both my husband and I think "how many dead animal parts is he wearing?" (neither of us is a vegetarian). As someone who identifies as Buddhist and appreciates the diversity of images, I couldn't help but notice the exclusion of Jewish, Christian and Moslem imagery and scripture supporting environmental stewardship. There are people of these faiths who believe they must live in harmony with God's creation. We are trying to find balance, but if everyone is talking, no one is listening. In their next film, I hope the filmmakers will recognize the power of silence.