Water and Man

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Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="549" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="545"><div> Without Water, we would not be here</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Director: Pierre Willemin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="304" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>30 Second Bottom Line</B>: Travel the world and see the relationship between man and water from the perspective of the large format of IMAX.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> We learn some interesting facts about water such as 2/3 of the earth is H2O; that Niagara Falls is slowly eroding and one day will be gone; rivers and lakes only provide 1% of the fresh water on earth and that in the last two decades, our consumption of water has doubled.</div> <bR> <div> It's truly fascinating to look at how Venice, which is comprised of 117 islands, is sinking and what is being done about it. Even more astounding is to see an African village of 10,000 inhabitants that have an entire city built above the water on innumerable little islands of homes, schools, stores, etc. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: As is the norm for many IMAX films, we are given a mix of facts with dramatic perspectives around the globe. That makes the films entertaining for both children and adults. Most IMAX films focus in depth on a limited number of subjects but <I>Water and Man</I> crammed so much information in short snippets, that at times you found yourself on a different subject in a different part of the world while your brain was still absorbing what had just been shown or said. For example, the explanation of how the water locks work in what I think was the Great Lakes was so quick that without some prior knowledge, one not might understand at all what was said and shown. </div> <bR> <div> Certainly the message that we must respect and protect water is an important one. Although the film was made over 15 years ago, it does not feel dated except for one major thing and that is the World Trade Towers. Even though it was on the film but for a short time, a young girl in the audience said "those buildings are not there anymore". When I saw the skyline, my mind went to the events of September 11, 2001. Water is important, but so are a lot of other things. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> Not Rated</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. Singleton © 2001</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> <A HREF="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com"><U><U>George@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>