"Space Junk 3D" is a 37-minute (including credits) documentary movie from 2012, so this one has its 5th anniversary already this year. it is among the more known works by director and co-writer Melissa R. Butts. The narration in the English version is by Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson. The title already describes fairly well what this one is about. Or does it really? Yes there are sequences where the focus is on junk that humans put into space and that has not been used by anybody in decades and it is just there doing nothing and will stay there for a long time too in the future. But then the focus is missing entirely. It talks about how we humans have to act reasonably, but that's it. Depth and further explanations are missing entirely. Is it not enough that we pollute the Earth that much, but really necessary to extend our reckless behavior into the orbit. Also completely aside from situations, the film occasionally feels like a generic space documentary that has very little to offer in terms of informative value. This is quite a negatively impressive achievement for a runtime of under 40 minutes. Here and there is a slid moment and the film is definitely not junk, but it offers far from enough compared to what it could have been looking at the subject. I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of Space Junk 3D
