Water Usage in Movies: Wake up Call from Media?

I just finished watching the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace and I noticed that one of the antagonists were keeping water from the poor citizens in Colombia that was kept underwater in a cave and leaving the residents struggling on barely a teaspoon of water a day to drink and provide for their families. It shocks me in some ways because even beyond the commercials we see struggles for water in those places who need them the most.

One reason that I have really noticed it is because many people are struggling and they should we be motivated to make a difference even in the end that the poor citizens get the water, it should send a message to those who watch that water usage in the US and abroad. As discussed in our last post, we need to take care of our water before we end up like those portrayed. WE live in a world that is easily influenced by the media. So it would be right to see the media doing things such as portraying water usage in movies, especially James Bond. This should be a wake up call for us around the world to take action and give back to those in need of water and also conserve water for ourselves. If this isn't going to wake people up, then what will? I feel that we don't even need to start large. We need to start small in communities, churches, neighborhoods and work our way from there. Major movies have come out and have also been big promotors for advocating for water usage and helping the environment. Our video was a perfect example and seeing that James Bond has been popular over the ages has really caught the attention of not only myself, but the water conservation organizations, as well.

There must be better action taken so that we can prevent those from unnecessarily using water. We have learned from this week that we must be proactive and take a stand against those who overuse water. We have also learned that Americans and those globally waste water every single day and there needs to be a change or else we are going to be in enormous trouble. We have also learned that through this project that we can be more creative and develop new ideas to make this world a better place. We have made choices to step out of the box and do different things to help the environment go green. Let's keep that going and get everyone on track. One community at a time. Enjoy the acronym. Let us know what you think.

G- Green
R- Revolution
E- Every
E- Earthling
N- Needs


B. L. J. = Captain Planet, defender of water conservation