Chasing Ice

When we're in a new city, Joey and I love to try to experience it as if we lived there, so, walking around and becoming familiar with streets and driving through neighborhoods is usually pretty routine for us when we're on a trip.  One of our favorite habits when in a new place is going to see a movie in a local, usually art house or independent, theater.  In Asheville, we enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Tupelo Honey Cafe and then strolled on over to the Fine Arts Theater where we were excited to find a showing of "Chasing Ice".  We had both heard of this movie and were interested in seeing it, but weren't expecting to run into an opportunity to see it in a theater, which was an amazing and perfect way to experience the film's breathtaking imagery.

I can't express HOW amazing this movie was... equal parts mesmerizing in it's meditation in the mysterious beauty of the natural world and intensely terrifying in the window in which we're allowed to observe, first-hand, the rapid deterioration of Earth's glaciers at the irresponsible hands of mankind.   It's baffling to me the overwhelming resistance that many people share in the "idea" of global warming.  I've never understood the concept that, even if you're still unaware that the environment is sick (which.IT.IS), why.... why, why, why, would you simply not be at least open and willing to participate in the preservation and health care of the ONE planet that we share with so many other living lifeforms... plants, animals, people... all earthlings.

 I love "list" posts, and would love to at some point create a list of "important movies".  Without a doubt, this movie would indeed make that list.

Go see it!