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Plastic Planet (2009)
Big disappointment
To be perfectly honest, I went to the movies to watch this because I wanted to support the idea of an Austrian documentary, because I believe they deserve more attention than they are getting nowadays. So basically I was predisposed to like the film. I hated it. The information content could be compared to one of those Galileo-specials: nothing of consistence, the parts with any potential were not explained, zero visual aids to the chemical reactions (except for an incredibly lame cartoon). Werner tried very hard to come off Michael Moore- style(he carried around a backpack the whole time- WTF?!), which sadly did not work at all for him. To "force" an interview, and then leave when politely asked, is not my idea of a committed reporter. Many of the dialogues were irrelevant and void of any consequence. Basically, he took a great topic, had an intriguing poster made, and at this point stopped letting the good ideas in. I felt I did not learn about plastic, and the movie -lacking an offer for any kind of solution- did not have a point.