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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2015
  • Turn on the Closed Captions (CC) to know the countries where the images were filmed and the first name of the interviewees.
    What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight ? That we laugh ? Cry ? Our curiosity ? The quest for discovery ?
    Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Working with a dedicated team of translators, journalists and cameramen, Yann captures deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.
    The VOL.1 deals with the themes of love, women, work and poverty.
    In order to share this unique image bank everywhere and for everyone,
    HUMAN exist in several versions :
    A theatre version (3h11) , a tv version (2h11) and a 3 volumes version for the web
    CONTACTS
    Office Yann Arthus-Bertrand : Yann2@yab.fr
    French events and non-commercial distribution : jacqueline@goodplanet.org
    Official website HUMAN : www.human-themovie.org
    For further contents, visit g.co/humanthemovie
    Enjoy and share #WhatMakesUsHUMAN
    Watch the full film from September 12 at / @humanthemovie2015
    All these shoots were carbon-offset through the GoodPlanet Foundation’s United Carbone Action program: www.goodplanet.org/en/united-c...
    HUMAN Exhibition !
    Come and discover an exclusive 8 hours film exhibition at the GoodPlanet Foundation - Domaine de Longchamp, Paris.
    Unprecedented installations offering unique testimonies of love, happiness, but also hatred and violence, which confront us with the Other and bring us back to our own lives.
    More information on www.goodplanet.org
    CZcams : • Video

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  • @nvnramdat8440
    @nvnramdat8440 Před 8 lety +247

    When I buy something or when you buy it, were not paying with money. We're paying with the time from our lives we had to spend to earn that money. The difference is that you can't buy life. Life just goes by. And it's terrible to waste your life, losing your freedom.- President of Uruguay.

  • @archananeupane3226
    @archananeupane3226 Před 8 lety +1468

    "When I buy something, or when you buy it, we're not paying with money. We're paying with the time from our lives we had to spend to earn that money. The difference is you can't buy life." - Jose 1:16:35
    My favorite part.

    • @jonapal9841
      @jonapal9841 Před 5 lety +3

      jose didnt invent that but he surely say it

    • @naveenmasih768
      @naveenmasih768 Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah ........ we are just passing the time/ life as much we got.

    • @hans2695
      @hans2695 Před 5 lety +8

      We aren't paying with the time, we are paying with the WORK that we put in to make the money.
      Time will pass anyway.

    • @naveenmasih768
      @naveenmasih768 Před 5 lety +3

      Do not you think we are slave loosing all the time in working for money or earning money for living? Do we have choice?

    • @hans2695
      @hans2695 Před 5 lety +2

      @@naveenmasih768
      You have to give to a society in order to get something from it.

  • @Snacks079
    @Snacks079 Před rokem +71

    The first man speaking, is one of the most powerful messages a person from the street can learn. The way he stares into the camera with tears running down his face, is one of the most striking visuals I have ever seen. Truly, truly powerful and extremely vulnerable at the same time.

    • @scktdg
      @scktdg Před 8 dny

      I am also very curious about his story. He doesn’t look as a guy who has done what he has really committed. Or maybe he has changed 100% after I don’t know why.
      But for the grandmother of his wife!! To have taught him love!!!! The person who should have not only hated him for her whole life but who knows what!!
      Mind blowing.

  • @mattdub9524
    @mattdub9524 Před 4 lety +29

    I watch this at least once a year.
    I think this should be shown in schools.
    Hell, this should be shown on big screens all across the world.
    People need this in their lives.

    • @louise.insights
      @louise.insights Před 7 měsíci +2

      I don't understand how this cannot have 1 billion views.

  • @bubblenugget4376
    @bubblenugget4376 Před 5 lety +81

    Remember everyone you meet, is fighting their own war...respect everybody...❤

  • @GayMormonGuy
    @GayMormonGuy Před 8 lety +438

    I'm so grateful for this project. We are facing our own extinction as a human race if we don't create a significant shift in how we view ourselves and others. Our values systems must change from one based on money, to one based on the well-being of this planet and all life on it. The only thing that is truly belongs to us is our minds. We need to create a world in which our minds can be free- a world in which we all want to be. We are all connected, and though we spend our days looking toward the stars for answers- we will find that the answers have been within us the whole time. Empathy is the highest form of human knowledge. When we can see ourselves in the eyes of another, the world changes.

    • @siravan5800
      @siravan5800 Před 8 lety +4

      +Jonathan Wow you are amazing. Really amazing words. Go on like this.

    • @arandomhandsomeman7725
      @arandomhandsomeman7725 Před 8 lety +3

      the word 'extinct is a bkt far fetched'.
      how u gonna kill of all of 7 billion people?

    • @sallybrite1530
      @sallybrite1530 Před 8 lety +4

      +Jonathan No, we are not facing extinction. We are facing a Brave New World situation.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety +2

      Jonathan, are you a "social justice warrior" with a decidedly leftist political leaning?

    • @juliagool
      @juliagool Před 6 lety +1

      Beautifully said

  • @_the.world.of.dreams
    @_the.world.of.dreams Před rokem +49

    If I were to describe this movie I would use three words: a stinging caress. I never felt so close to humanity, and seeing all the facets in our world, has really warmed and deeply touched my heart. Thank you.

  • @thomasdewever
    @thomasdewever Před 5 lety +736

    3:57 Love
    28:08 Womanhood
    48:30 Work
    1:00:26 Poverty
    1:15:05 Superfluous Consumption vs. Sobriety
    1:20:42 Rich vs. Poor

  • @zLeeeO
    @zLeeeO Před 8 lety +571

    This will be the most inspirational documentary I will witness this year. Wait. No. This is, the most inspirational insight I have ever witnessed in the entirety of my 19 years of being. The production quality is so amazing. Amazing seems like an understatement. The truth, the stories, the struggle and the separation between the rich and people in the state of poverty is almost impossible to really comprehend. Only recently have I had a new outlook on life, a respect for all beings, an ear for all that is spoken and a somewhat understanding. I say somewhat because I know that I have so much to learn and it is impossible for me to truly think that I can truly understand. I think, given long enough, humanity will reach it's true state. Time is the only decider of whether we shall witness a day of complete love.
    I look forward very much to watching Volume 2 and I know that it will only let me see more and more. This is exactly what I need. All I long for is insight into what is. I hope that one day I can truly be in a place of pure bliss. And I hope that the world will also follow suit.
    Yann Arthus-Bertrand and to everyone who took part in this art, along with every being and everything that exists, I say thank you. I thank you so much that I could never put it into words. This production is beautiful. It is so sad to see what has become of us but at the moment I must focus on myself and becoming the best I can possibly be.

    • @zLeeeO
      @zLeeeO Před 8 lety +1

      +Varietygirl1 I will watch it tomorrow. Thanks for the reccomendation

    • @heliocardoso3884
      @heliocardoso3884 Před 8 lety +1

      +zLeeeO you might also like a documentary called Paradise or Oblivion and another called Future by Design :) It can be the solution to many human-related problems

    • @cosmosangel2576
      @cosmosangel2576 Před 8 lety +3

      +zLeeeO I agree with you whole heartedly, we share the same goals. I too look forward to that day. Peace ~

    • @thehound7162
      @thehound7162 Před 8 lety +3

      +zLeeeO youre only 19... doesnt surprise me

    • @SpeakerWiggin49
      @SpeakerWiggin49 Před 8 lety +5

      +zLeeeO Your comment is better than what I could have written. Thank you for seeing the beauty in this, and I hope that more people of our age also see that and have a hopeful and neighborly view of the world for that.
      (This is why I scroll through comments before making my own x-D .)

  • @TheEvolvedprimate
    @TheEvolvedprimate Před 8 lety +100

    Stumbled across this..
    Just amazing.
    We are all connected, once we realize that, we are awakened..

  • @lorimangold2890
    @lorimangold2890 Před 4 lety +70

    The first person to speak, the man in prison, what an incredible story, I just wanted to say, Agnes showed this man, his true essence, the light of love he was born with, the love that unites all of us, this story made me cry, I was raised by parents like him, who said those same words, How many generations?

  • @KaineFPieri
    @KaineFPieri Před 8 měsíci +8

    This made me apply for a masters in journalism, I've now been a journalist and documentary maker for 6 years and I'm forever being inspired by this masterpiece. Merci monsieur Bertrand. ♥

  • @ramiramitto7033
    @ramiramitto7033 Před 8 lety +198

    I came from Google !
    Was surprised that Google advertised this film on the main page !! They don't usually advertise on the main page!

    • @masud7104
      @masud7104 Před 8 lety +3

      Same!

    • @KrishnaHarish
      @KrishnaHarish Před 8 lety +3

      +Rami Ramitto true!!

    • @planktonfun1
      @planktonfun1 Před 8 lety +7

      +Rami Ramitto they are an advertising company

    • @PrakashPotharaju
      @PrakashPotharaju Před 8 lety +3

      +Rami Ramitto
      Google is also a part of it and thus, advertised

    • @tis8411
      @tis8411 Před 8 lety +3

      Google's dirty.
      This is one of those PC things corporations & politicians do to improve their image and slyly shape the mentality of the public.
      If you want to know what Google's really all about, check out some of the crazy shit Eric Schmidt has said, and check out who he's been paling around with & who he admires.
      Also, the company's connections to the CIA and other corrupt government organizations are undeniable. They've become virtually entirely in league with the CIA. Perhaps they always were and are just recently having greater difficulty hiding the truth.

  • @feel-adocumentarybyrickbol6278

    The Media wants you to be fearful. It wants you to be scared and anxious about the people around you. It wants you to be hateful of your neighbours and fellow humans.
    But in amongst all the fear and hate we are all still one. And the beauty and love far outshines the darkness and sorrow. You just have to turn your TV off and look around, talk to people, start a spark. You are love. Be a soldier of peace in the army of love. Love to all my brothers and sisters.

    • @BubblegumFlameD
      @BubblegumFlameD Před 7 lety +7

      This is so powerful, thank you for the reminder

    • @Gothgirlbear777
      @Gothgirlbear777 Před 4 lety +3

      @@brindlekintales The richest people in our world actually don't think this way at all. Throughout history. Plus now science is showing us quite how depressed and depraved the rich are. Money isn't evil but it isn't why we are here

    • @ayodeler39
      @ayodeler39 Před 4 lety +3

      FEEL - A Documentary by Rick Boland in my opinion the media wants us to to be informed , to be knowledgable - unfortunately some of this knowledge may make is fearful. However, many of us already live a fearful existence, many of us witness for ourselves painful, fearful acts and often feel helpless. I believe ‘media’ has more scope to help us be brave in the midst of a frightening world.

    • @mannyakomeah
      @mannyakomeah Před 4 lety +1

      While I think we live in a very polarized world by many account. I do think or come from the understanding that the media has no control of oneself and therefore shouldn’t be given much attention as to haven the power to make one fearful. We chose to listen to a particular media that we are inclined to. So the authority is from the one giving ear to a particular media. If you chose a particular media, you authorize that media to feed your brain with information you want to hear.

    • @alisaalisa2060
      @alisaalisa2060 Před 4 lety

      The media can not transform.you into a bad person , people are bad anyway, people are inherently bad, good people are a kind of "anomaly", that's why they are so rare. Is all abt the brain, unfortunately, if you lack mirror neurons you won't have any empathy, is very hard to educate people to act against their mind, if a person doesn't feel any empathy is hard to educate that person to act in an empathic way, they can do it only mechanically.

  • @user-tm4or1bd9p
    @user-tm4or1bd9p Před 7 lety +257

    this reminded me to appreciate every little blessing in my life.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety

      This reminded me that I should NEVER again watch such leftist-feminist drivel.

    • @Beautifulcoil
      @Beautifulcoil Před 4 lety +6

      @@TheWorldTeacher I'm glad you're here to give everyone an example of what we shouldn't become.

    • @galuxius1861
      @galuxius1861 Před 2 lety

      @@TheWorldTeacher Being a decent human being = leftist
      It's not that hard to not stab someone for being different.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 2 lety

      @@Beautifulcoil
      The Sanskrit word "KARMA" originates from the verbal root "kri", meaning work, action or deed.
      Every thought or ACTION produces an equal and opposite REACTION.
      When junk 'foods' are consumed, one's health is damaged to the degree that we eat such things.
      When we deliberately hurt another living creature, we are burdened with feelings of guilt, etcetera.
      Based this logic, what do you think would be the penalty for disrespecting a member of the Holy Priesthood, SLAVE?
      MUCH greater than you may realize, I'd posit.
      "Instant Karma's gonna get you,
      Gonna knock you right on the head.
      You better get yourself together,
      Pretty soon you're gonna be dead."
      😈
      John Ono Lennon

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 2 lety

      @@galuxius1861, respected British anthropology professor, Dr. Edward Dutton, has demonstrated that “LEFTISM” is due to genetic mutations caused by poor breeding strategies.
      To put it simply, in recent decades, those persons who have leftist traits such as egalitarianism, feminism, socialism, multiculturalism, homosexuality, perverse morality, and laziness, have been reproducing at rates far exceeding the previous norm, leading to an explosion of insane, narcissistic SOCIOPATHS in (mostly) Western societies.

  • @tiinaelder8841
    @tiinaelder8841 Před rokem +19

    Everybody needs to see this. This needs to be put on tv stations across the globe.

  • @TheShyMusician
    @TheShyMusician Před 8 lety +597

    A video that toured me around the world. Thank you google for advertising this and thanks also to the people who are involved in the success of the video.

  • @julianaisufaj1401
    @julianaisufaj1401 Před 8 lety +319

    This might just be the best thing on the Internet.

    • @flodusite
      @flodusite Před 5 lety +3

      @ParthianShot53BC i'm sorry i can answer to you. if you can't understand why she told this i'm really sad for you.

    • @adamrudnicki5523
      @adamrudnicki5523 Před 3 lety

      I think you are right Juliana

    • @TheBlueskyson
      @TheBlueskyson Před 3 lety +1

      Agreed Juliana. This and David Icke. ty

  • @paemanarianfar6420
    @paemanarianfar6420 Před 7 lety +184

    i am honored to be part of this great documentary , ( ass a assistant director , Kabul Afghanistan and a little actor.

    • @yongzhenfu1055
      @yongzhenfu1055 Před 4 lety +1

      paeman arianfar you do great job

    • @KatieKamala
      @KatieKamala Před 4 lety +5

      I just saw the short film, Learning to skateboard in a war zone, if you're a girl. The people in Afghanistan are so beautiful, it's the terrible leaders and rebels who made a disaster of a magnificent country. Hope you are well and still making movies.

    • @voyance4elle
      @voyance4elle Před 4 lety +1

      @@KatieKamala oh I had seen that one too! I loved it so much 💖

    • @JoButterwick
      @JoButterwick Před 4 lety +1

      In the film you look so intriguing with tears in your eyes. I was disappointed that your story wasn't included. Please tell it.

    • @paemanarianfar6420
      @paemanarianfar6420 Před 4 lety

      Katie Kamala Haley 🙏❤️ I am a boy 😊

  • @hunkagirl1
    @hunkagirl1 Před 7 lety +14

    One of the most important things on the internet. Everyone... every human being... should watch this.

  • @adrianarubi9017
    @adrianarubi9017 Před 8 lety +347

    This movie just changed my life. My heart hurts. Everything hurts. My soul hurts. So many pain in the world. And I don't have the power to change that. I don't have the power of taking this people pain off their hearts. It hurt me a lot and it also make me question myself.. What am I doing for my people? In general.. It doesn't matter from where you are, your religion, your gender... Im so sorry.. Especially to those people suffering a lot... Im sorry for not being available to take the pain out of your hearts. ❤️

    • @stephenpeyton30
      @stephenpeyton30 Před 5 lety +5

      You alone no but if we were to all unite this world would turn upside down tomorrow

    • @marklewis4793
      @marklewis4793 Před 5 lety +12

      celebrate your empathy,but do'nt hurt yrself trying to fix the pollution,..just do what you can-think global,..act local.

    • @KayTea4tea
      @KayTea4tea Před 5 lety +6

      Don't worry, sweet Adriana.
      Be kind to the people next to you, I'm sure you do so, and they will be nice to their next ones and this is contagious.
      🧡

    • @classicwhitebread
      @classicwhitebread Před 5 lety +2

      Life is a beautiful thing yall.
      Savor every moment

    • @jackfrost3363
      @jackfrost3363 Před 5 lety +9

      It is not your job to take the pain away from people. That is their journey they have agreed to. All u have to do is show them that you are love just like the are too. We are all on journeys to gain wisdom and Ascension.

  • @CarolanneIAMTHEQUANTUM
    @CarolanneIAMTHEQUANTUM Před 8 lety +230

    "Love. Love is the beginning and the end. Love is where we come from, where we are going and what we live between the two. Love is everything." ❤

  • @louise.insights
    @louise.insights Před 7 měsíci +4

    The first clip with the man talking about the unconditional love - the only love - acceptance - is probably the most overwhelming and inspiring I have ever seen on social media so far.

  • @danilopfvr
    @danilopfvr Před 4 lety +38

    Everybody needs to see this doc. I'm crying like a baby!
    This is so beautiful, happy, sad and pure in the same time. This is so HUMAN!

  • @ajblade0751
    @ajblade0751 Před 8 lety +47

    its first time i have seen something advertised on google search page related to humans. deeply moved by the meaning of love actually potrayed here

  • @Belakor.m
    @Belakor.m Před 8 lety +176

    translation for the first song: ("Poem Of The Atoms" by Persian poet "Rumi")
    O' day, arise!
    shine your light , the atoms are dancing
    Thanks to Him the universe is dancing,
    overcome with ecstasy , free from body and mind
    I'll whisper in your ear where their dance is leading them.
    All the atoms in the air and in the desert are dancing ,
    puzzled and drunken to the ray of light,
    they seem insane.
    All these atoms are not so different than we are,
    happy or miserable,
    perplexed and bewildered

  • @timhallas4275
    @timhallas4275 Před 5 lety +43

    The black man who thought love was supposed to hurt, never knew love. Then when he talked about receiving love for the first time, he felt that pain. I saw it in his eyes. Love is painful to an imperfect soul. Love gave him access to his guilt.

    • @spiritwalker9903
      @spiritwalker9903 Před 5 lety +2

      Aren't we all imperfect. Even Carl Jung new he had the same collective unconscious as his patients. Maybe your meaning can be elaborated. It's an interesting concept about feeling his guilt. I do get that. Evil arises in separation and is healed in unity.

    • @timhallas4275
      @timhallas4275 Před 5 lety +3

      @@spiritwalker9903: Thought is electrical. Emotions are chemical. Love is derived from compassion, which is a concept in the mind that can invoke a chemical response to the suffering of another or the self. The main aspect of the human mind that is different from the simple primate mind is emotion. Next to fear, guilt is the strongest stimulus of emotion. When this human gained a sense of compassion, his guilt caused him physical pain because of the chemistry of emotion. You must understand the brain first, then the mind will become clear.

    • @spiritwalker9903
      @spiritwalker9903 Před 5 lety

      @@timhallas4275 never heard it explained as a chemical response. Fascinating...but also aren't emotions measured magnetically.

    • @timhallas4275
      @timhallas4275 Před 5 lety

      @@spiritwalker9903 We measure the electrical activity of the brain, but it is chemical reaction that controls that activity. It's complicated. Here is a good place to start understanding it. czcams.com/video/uhmpi3yLeGg/video.html

  • @barbmoody4892
    @barbmoody4892 Před 3 lety +24

    I watched all the volumes a few years ago on New Years Eve and New Years Day. The cinematography is so stunning and the interviews so incredibly touching. What a gift to the world. A million “thank yous”

  • @crazy03hyper
    @crazy03hyper Před 8 lety +249

    "The greatness of humanity is not being human, but in being humane." - Mahatma Gandhi

    • @mashimoto8594
      @mashimoto8594 Před 8 lety +9

      +Joan Asuncion " I do not consider Hitler to be as bad as he is depicted. He is showing an ability that is amazing and seems to be gaining his victories without much bloodshed." -Mahatma Gandhi

    • @sergiyavorski9977
      @sergiyavorski9977 Před 8 lety

      +TheRisingMyth I yet have to hear something more ridiculous and bizarre than this assertion

    • @JugnuNagarRJ
      @JugnuNagarRJ Před 8 lety +1

      +Joan Asuncion mgandhi really a great man

    • @mashimoto8594
      @mashimoto8594 Před 8 lety +1

      +TheRisingMyth Thoughts don't assert anything. That's why we have arguments. I wasn't trying to say Gandhi was pro-nazi, (I don't believe he was) I was just fucking around because I get irked by what I perceive as hero-worship.

    • @tis8411
      @tis8411 Před 8 lety +6

      That's a good one. Here's another from Gandhi:
      _“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."_

  • @velvetstorm4563
    @velvetstorm4563 Před 8 lety +92

    I wish more people would take the time to look up and watch these videos instead of watching non-relevant videos that kill your brain cells

  • @GoddessRubyJade
    @GoddessRubyJade Před 7 lety +10

    When a documentary makes you cry 6 minutes in, you know, that you're in for a ride

  • @raghdqamhiyeh1510
    @raghdqamhiyeh1510 Před 3 lety +6

    I watched this documentary one night about 5 years ago. I still remember it till this day. It is the realest most well put together documentary I’ve ever seen. I really hope that one day I can make an impact on the world as this did on me.

  • @ccirish4519
    @ccirish4519 Před 8 lety +264

    The first one... it tore me apart

    • @Nowhy
      @Nowhy Před 5 lety +16

      It's all about the first one... The rest is nothing in comparison.

    • @Ahiless
      @Ahiless Před 5 lety +1

      Me too..

    • @oim477
      @oim477 Před 4 lety +1

      Forgivness ❤️

    • @S7ilgar
      @S7ilgar Před 4 lety +5

      @@Nowhy Maybe because you just focus on emotions: I see this documentary as a spiritual insight on human nature, in this regard, many characters are inspiring :)

    • @jenniestadnichuk2853
      @jenniestadnichuk2853 Před 4 lety +2

      me too! I've watched this film 2-3 times. I never tire from seeing and hearing the Human connection that comes with LOVE its meaning to each of the very different HUMANS in the film! Amazing documentary - I agree it should be required viewing in all classrooms world wide! For starters it should be shown to all Politicians who either are or think they are leaders. Without love for the people they lead / govern they cannot lead!

  • @joejoezidane
    @joejoezidane Před 8 lety +265

    This is by far, the most powerful and overwhelming documentary that I have ever seen in my entire life... Congratulations on doing an amazing piece of art, greetings from El Salvador...

  • @terfaniabdou5908
    @terfaniabdou5908 Před 4 lety +3

    The first desire that comes to mind after hearing everyone's story is to hug them very profoundly and tell them that I care, yet when you think about it everyone that we meet in real life have his own story, i just turn to be selfish that I'm unable to listen.. this documentary is a meditation on how to love deeply and authenticly and without doubt.. Much Love from ALGERIA ❤

  • @bluepoirotcake6593
    @bluepoirotcake6593 Před rokem +3

    As a teenager who, for the most part, despises documentaries, I gotta say: this is probably the most beautiful, moving, hard-hitting and life-changing piece of media that I have ever, and will ever, consume. Ever. ❤️

  • @Martxi1
    @Martxi1 Před 8 lety +235

    i'm so happy i found this, it's a great film, everyone should take one day to watch all 3 parts. belive me , it's worth it because you'll be a new person at the end of this

    • @The_Accuser
      @The_Accuser Před 7 lety +8

      We all have to stop listening to the stupidity of the "Rich" and "Powerful." We all have to admit that we don't really know that much, and should try to learn more about ourselves, others, life, nature and everything we see. Question more.

    • @GorgonsEye
      @GorgonsEye Před 6 lety +3

      Thank you for the suggestion! I didn't know there a was more! :D

    • @saaya_alla27
      @saaya_alla27 Před 6 lety +1

      Marta123 me too

    • @assakey4672
      @assakey4672 Před 2 lety +2

      If only every single person on this planet watched it... I come here every once a year or so to watch it again when I feel that I need some kind of motivation to keep going..

  • @axelhoebeke
    @axelhoebeke Před 8 lety +11

    I was the movie "HUMAN" here in Bamako at the French Cultural Centre. They projected the 3 hour version. Very powerful. I came out very touched but also strengthened to continue trying to be a good human!

  • @grayfairweatherart8341
    @grayfairweatherart8341 Před 2 lety +9

    Lost count of how many times I have watched this amazing and beautiful documentary.

  • @familyguyfanch1066
    @familyguyfanch1066 Před 7 lety +4

    I....have seen so many movies and documentaries in my life. But this one hour and half has thought me soooo many things and one of these things is to be THANKFUL. I just want to tell you from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU SO MUCH for this amazing documentary.

  • @jtad121
    @jtad121 Před 8 lety +44

    I teach a course called AP Human Geography. Thank you for creating such a dynamic series that I can share with my kids. This will be immensely helpful when we move into our unit on culture. :)

  • @asha7028
    @asha7028 Před 8 lety +8

    Only comment if you've watched the entire movie through. As I watched this incredible movie, my body went through a wheel of emotion, such as guilt, sympathy, joy, inspiration, more guilt, anger, and ignorance. This made me think of how I actually view life, my life, or just life in general.
    In my country, you're "suppose" to go to school, graduate school, go to college to earn a degree, start a job, start a family, and enjoy "the life". Unfortunately, this society will critically judge you in your choice of those so called "Steps to success" If you don't go through those ideas, than you're usually thought of as a failure. Though, not everyone thinks like that, too many of us do. This made me think of how much I take for granted, I'm spoiled, and not stopping to think "I'm blessed". I should never complain again and thank everyone who brought me up to my well being.
    I think the so called human race must tear down the walls of greed, idea that you're a failure, judgement, false lies, money, corruption, and constant ignorance that keep us apart. Also, for a while I had stopped believing what the media or news tells us about a country or society. This country for some reason thinks it has the audacity to only view another country by it's negatives, NEVER focusing on the positives. Making us citizens believe that's how an ENTIRE country or continent is like, making us believe racist stereotypes as usual.
    My point is be grateful for what you're blessed with, thank those important figures in your life who have sacrificed more than you'll ever know for you, own up to your actions as you know you deserve a punishment, be honest, take pride in who you are and not let society be-little you for your race, ethnicity, income, social status, love, gender, and religion. Thanks for reading and hope you'll continue to have a nice day. This is coming from a 9th grade freshie. ;-)

    • @LiaHartman
      @LiaHartman Před 8 měsíci

      Reading your comment 8 years later and wondering if you still feel touched by the documentary and its message. As a mother of an 18yrs old who's still struggling to find her path, and a high school teacher, I am hopeful when I come across thoughts such as yours. Wishing you have a great life!

  • @tanvirapu885
    @tanvirapu885 Před 3 lety +54

    Who's After Radja recommended???

  • @CaCHaFep
    @CaCHaFep Před 7 lety +48

    The lesson we take with this is that life is pure pain and suffering for most humans.

    • @ownageDan
      @ownageDan Před 7 lety +8

      "For the curse of life, is the curse of want"
      yes, i just quoted Dark Souls :p

    • @Nowhy
      @Nowhy Před 5 lety

      @@ownageDan that game is genius... Most just have the wrong attitude towards it or games (virtualty) in general.

    • @Nowhy
      @Nowhy Před 5 lety

      @@ownageDan maybe you "like" the album Want by Wreck & Reference

  • @JoJoTheOtter
    @JoJoTheOtter Před 8 lety +99

    Watching this has literally been one of the greatest expiences of my life. I imagine the other volumes will have me feel the same way.

  • @davidbridenthal
    @davidbridenthal Před 8 lety +13

    I am at lost for words. This film has opened my eyes... It makes me feel selfish that I get so upset with my first-world problems. Simply beautiful

  • @joeyc666
    @joeyc666 Před 4 lety +14

    Found and watched this only recently, it is beautiful. I watch a little bit every day to remind myself how diverse humanity is because it is easy to forget otherwise

  • @maryrabelo.s.wagner8346
    @maryrabelo.s.wagner8346 Před 7 lety +33

    Emotional, disturber, relevant. It shows us how we are equal in our sorrows, doubts, anger, hopelessness, intransigence, judgments, weaknesses and hopes. In the end, our desires are the same: peace of mind, acceptance, understanding, tolerance, justice, equality and love.

  • @vinceturner9149
    @vinceturner9149 Před 8 lety +32

    the song at the beginning is perfect

  • @samfarrasfilmmaker1139
    @samfarrasfilmmaker1139 Před 7 lety +71

    Thank you so much. Is a pleasure to feel human looking and listening other humans.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety

      Do you also produce such leftist-feminist claptrap, Sam?

    • @saaya_alla27
      @saaya_alla27 Před 6 lety

      SAM FARRAS Filmmaker thank you

  • @redsuncreative
    @redsuncreative Před rokem +8

    I am stunned with the beauty, grace, and tragedy of this film, the human condition, the stories and lives of each human portrayed, and the question of where I belong in this new world I now cannot un-see. Deepest gratitude, new humility, and love.

    • @tparbs
      @tparbs Před 7 měsíci

      What a beautiful summary! Perfectly said! ❤

  • @luhanlu7437
    @luhanlu7437 Před 7 lety +13

    I watched this in class and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the guy in 35:00. He basically said he loves the girl because she says "yes" to everything she says, not because of who she is as a person.

    • @ViktorDavare157
      @ViktorDavare157 Před rokem

      crazy she should say no to him not the right Man for her

  • @KahloCopan
    @KahloCopan Před 8 lety +696

    We're really not that different. We're all full of life and strength and just want peace and love.

    • @PiseyHean
      @PiseyHean Před 8 lety +4

      +Kahlo Copan We're the same :)

    • @masterchiefer123
      @masterchiefer123 Před 8 lety +17

      Unfortunately for us peaceful and loving people there will always be those others who are willing to subjugate, attack, murder, demonize, influence for personal emotional, physical, societal gain.

    • @alexc5243
      @alexc5243 Před 8 lety +9

      +masterchiefer123 it's funny to think how evolution could have come to this point. What used to be humans forming colonies together and societies to survive in this world has become who believes in the "correct" thing and who needs to die for believing the "incorrect" thing. With great intelligence came great stupidity.

    • @alexlowe8829
      @alexlowe8829 Před 8 lety +13

      Our generation has the possibility to ally the voice of freedom from all over the world and give real power to this voice - power to change our world - to remove things wich we 100% know they are not right - together we can - the seed has been set... One World one Future - Love human - love life - Grateful.
      "from Germany with love"

    • @coco1301
      @coco1301 Před 7 lety +2

      youre very optimistic

  • @xenowhore
    @xenowhore Před 8 lety +43

    This film humbled me greatly. I don't want to sound cliche but it made me want to change my life and the way I see things. So many of us have no idea how truly privileged we are to have the lives we have! I have free health care, healthy food whenever I want it, money in my bank account, a big house. I have nice clothing and the luxury to call in sick to work when I simply "don't feel like going in". I have absolutely zero idea what true hunger feels like.
    This isn't to say that my life has been without hardship, and we should never downplay our legitimate struggles simply because someone has it worse. But too often we allow ourselves to have a pity party over extremely inconsequential things - I got stuck in traffic, my phone died, McDonald's got my order wrong - and we forget to be thankful.
    I don't want to just pay bills until I die. None of us want to, but damn if money doesn't take hold of you. Why does buying silly things make me so happy, but leave me only wanting more shortly afterwards? Why do we feel like we need to compete with our neighbor to have the nicer car, the bigger house? What is that one true secret to being truly happy with very little? How do we escape this consumer driven life?

    • @eddyjan5179
      @eddyjan5179 Před 5 lety +3

      You have expressed yourself so honestly that it resonate with a particular time in life when I thought I had it all. I just found this documentary a few days after I have been watching Freud Sigmund and how his research of psychoanalyses has been used in consumption. Documented in ""The Century of the Self"" currently am going through a difficult time in my life mentally and all I desire is comfort with the little that I have and ability to overcome the unseen tomorrow.

    • @zelenplav1701
      @zelenplav1701 Před 4 lety +1

      "Things" do not give us lasting happiness. We are sold a bill of goods and lied to all the time. Buy this and buy that, it will make you young, beautiful, healthy, wanted etc.

    • @miajean352
      @miajean352 Před rokem

      Hi, I know I’m years late but Jesus Christ is the answer!
      That was an awesome question!

    • @ruveydazehra5173
      @ruveydazehra5173 Před 7 měsíci

      The answer is anti-capitalism my darling. But it's impossible to think ,even for one minute, this solution in capitalist countries. Everybody is suffering from capitalism but they are enemy of communism. İt's very ironic for me.

    • @ruveydazehra5173
      @ruveydazehra5173 Před 7 měsíci

      And yeah, you are gonna spend your 90% of your life to work in a job and pay your bills. This is the system we are live in it.

  • @gregrhodes2171
    @gregrhodes2171 Před 4 lety +4

    Man at 1:04 struggling with a depressed son. I'm so sorry. It's such a horrible feeling when you can't treat a loved ones disease no matter how hard you work at it. I don't know if you'll ever see this but I hope that you'll take care of yourself too and find some peace.

  • @AbhilashNoxBaruahnx1ee7
    @AbhilashNoxBaruahnx1ee7 Před 5 lety +6

    Easily, One of the best Documentaries that pierces through to the edges of the world; portraying a side of us, the humankind, nuances of the World we live in, that ever so rarely has been brought to this kind of subtle spotlight.

  • @Panaoil1
    @Panaoil1 Před 8 lety +101

    Different colors, different languages, different races and different religions but same name "HUMAN"

  • @jonathasaraujo5623
    @jonathasaraujo5623 Před 8 lety +84

    I WOULD LIKE TO LIKE THIS VIDEO 1.000.000 TIMES IF I COULD. I JUST LOVED IT! One of the bests I've ever seen!

  • @adaskiba9153
    @adaskiba9153 Před 7 lety +24

    Im speechless, amazing movie!!! Pictures, music and those stories.I love it.

  • @Ishana_Intuitive
    @Ishana_Intuitive Před 7 lety +11

    What a blessing this production is for me. I can't thank you enough! What wonderful spirits have accomplished this movie picture. We are so seperated, that this is a real medicine for our dried out souls and hearts, our blind eyes and deaf ears. God bless! Namaste!

  • @santiagoverdugo318
    @santiagoverdugo318 Před 8 lety +8

    I would like to THANK all the people participating in the movie, both filmakers and people interviewed, I do belive you are helping to change/improve this world.
    I wish everybody could wacht it!!!!!!

  • @Rengoku-ge5wy
    @Rengoku-ge5wy Před 8 lety +13

    Thank the people created this movie. I love seeing people around the world telling their stories when i'm down, in a pretty bad mood now.

  • @This-Is-My-Little-Corner
    @This-Is-My-Little-Corner Před 7 lety +56

    I had never heard of this movie before I stumbled upon it tonight and I am so grateful for such beautiful moving connective work. We need more of this in our world to fix what is so broken. This is touching and reaches into your human soul inspiring such empathy and graciousness, as it should. Thank you for this inspiring, difficult, and stunning reality of the world we share with other humankind. May we all find a way to make this world better for others, not just our own selves.

  • @HewanYitagesu
    @HewanYitagesu Před 7 lety +198

    Some of them are saying what I feel word to word. The only thing separating us is location.

  • @ErichHaubrich
    @ErichHaubrich Před 8 lety +15

    There are some truly amazing filmmakers at work here. Wow, guys. Brilliant.

  • @IsysKopfparty
    @IsysKopfparty Před 8 lety +11

    the interviewers must be amazing! it's genius to ask questions where the answers get so emotional and we truly see humans open up. thanks so much for all of this!

  • @PhoenixSB5
    @PhoenixSB5 Před 7 lety +4

    I cried, I laughed, I smiled, I listened to the music. I am completely melted after watching this.
    This is one of the best things I have ever watched in my life!

  • @alicanyilmaz7042
    @alicanyilmaz7042 Před 4 lety +11

    I love how the director use pure black for the background. These faces explain a lot, my friends... Faces explain a lot...

    • @mega4908
      @mega4908 Před 4 lety

      Actually appreciate the 24k worth camera lol

  • @ibinku
    @ibinku Před 8 lety +23

    Its a realisation........that what we are supposed to do as humanity is perhaps not what humanity is doing.......all the possible expressions of a human mind brilliantly exposed......as a photographer, I can't just say enough of the visuals in this film....cinematography and photography combined with equally binding music composition........

    • @MyJunior09
      @MyJunior09 Před 8 lety

      +Travelingzulu | Google Trusted Photographer Supposed to do?we are not supposed to do nothing... only survive and wel evolution...

    • @siravan5800
      @siravan5800 Před 8 lety

      +Junior It's not the question of to be supposed to something. The imporant thing is to act voluntarily, following ethnic and moral rules to contribute to a better life together.

    • @MyJunior09
      @MyJunior09 Před 8 lety

      Sir Avan why?

    • @siravan5800
      @siravan5800 Před 8 lety

      Junior Because if everybody just would do what he'd be supposed to do, then no one would help any one who's getting bullied, no one would pay for a fundraiser or for poor people, no one would help other countries during disasters like in Haiti, you're parents would've got you, they weren't supposed to have a child and raise it. You know what I mean? Sometimes we have to do more than we are supposed to.

    • @MyJunior09
      @MyJunior09 Před 8 lety

      Sir Avan But if I don´t need hellp why I should help ?

  • @persiangulfcat
    @persiangulfcat Před 8 lety +92

    For those who didn't know. That song at the start is Persian (Iranian).

    • @brandnewnew9905
      @brandnewnew9905 Před 7 lety

      Arman Ashourlou what is the song about?

    • @meitalperger79
      @meitalperger79 Před 7 lety +1

      Do you know who is the singer and whats the name of the song?

    • @davouddavoud8445
      @davouddavoud8445 Před 7 lety +7

      brandnew new,
      Come forth, O day!
      The motes are dancing gay;
      The spirits in delight
      Dance wildly through the night.
      Each atom, whether glad it be
      Or sorrowful,
      Circleth the sun in ecstasy
      Ineffable.

    • @davouddavoud8445
      @davouddavoud8445 Před 7 lety +11

      ...and poem is from Rumi (Mowlana as we say in Persian)

    • @hamedmahdavi5785
      @hamedmahdavi5785 Před 7 lety +3

      Meital Perger The singer is Salar Aghili.

  • @bastianalbinus9449
    @bastianalbinus9449 Před rokem +21

    I would love to hear more from the guy opening the story...it's so intense.
    And you have respect him a lot for telling this story in the way that he does. I'dl ove to hear his story of development in more detail...

    • @cynthiam2073
      @cynthiam2073 Před rokem

      I agree

    • @tparbs
      @tparbs Před 7 měsíci

      Yes! I want to know who he is--to know more of this tragic story.

  • @saadouafqa24
    @saadouafqa24 Před 6 lety +23

    How can people dislike this video ..?

  • @JasonMcHenry
    @JasonMcHenry Před 8 lety +30

    Maybe [probably] the very best thing on the internet. Regardless, it's an amazing accomplishment and I'm hugely grateful for the work.

    • @siravan5800
      @siravan5800 Před 8 lety

      +CactusPooper porn destroys your soul, stop it. It is the worst thing on the internet, it makes you heartless.

    • @siravan5800
      @siravan5800 Před 8 lety

      ***** I challenge you to take part in this project for some days www.nofap.com/

    • @siravan5800
      @siravan5800 Před 8 lety

      ***** Please try it I challenge you, It is really awesome. But you have to try :-)

  • @hannaxoxo12
    @hannaxoxo12 Před 8 lety +92

    "and you rich people listening to me, what do you have to say about your wealth?"
    alhamdulilah

  • @Hagalazii
    @Hagalazii Před 6 lety +6

    I watched the movie first time yesterday, then watched it twice right after. Everyone should watch this. Im so glad there is an extented version. I want to know more the people. Get to know them better. This is a wonderful masterpiece. It feel like the people are actually talking to another and to me while watching this. This is so hearth felt.

  • @veyamy9775
    @veyamy9775 Před 4 lety +3

    “god decided it, but poverty was the cause.” that hit deep - this whole video hit deep. some stories r just so inspirational and emotional that u forget those strange random songs they put between the parts

  • @georgiamillis4218
    @georgiamillis4218 Před 8 lety +166

    33:20 'That's why I left him in Syria'. Love it!

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety +4

      Because you are also a nasty little ADULTRESS, Georgia?

    • @Monroemanordogs
      @Monroemanordogs Před 6 lety +1

      Let people be Eslam. Not everyone agrees with you.

    • @Monroemanordogs
      @Monroemanordogs Před 6 lety +7

      Lmao 😂

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety

      London Rain
      I regret to inform you, Slave, that your response is INCORRECT. 👎
      The CORRECT answer is “Yes, Master”. ✅
      May God Bless You Always, Madam!

    • @abdellahiehreimo3402
      @abdellahiehreimo3402 Před 6 lety +8

      😂😂💪👌👍I love her spirit, she's a free soul ❤ Yeah..
      It is amazing that such people like these here in this documentary are still being themselves despite the misfired complications which people create to control human world..
      Humanity is one at the end & hope is within us.. We just need to wake up..

  • @CSmoothh
    @CSmoothh Před 8 lety +149

    Camille from France at 11:23 almost broke me....

    • @dougrogan379
      @dougrogan379 Před 6 lety +2

      Hookers man don't die a virgin. Mgtow

    • @ejsantos7305
      @ejsantos7305 Před 4 lety +1

      France ❤️

    • @quentinfavucet514
      @quentinfavucet514 Před 3 lety +1

      oui, c'est vraiment poignant et déchirant de voir la tristesse dans son regard.

  • @evelynneleanan7352
    @evelynneleanan7352 Před 3 lety +13

    The words of the man from Uruguay, at 1:15:05, shook me. This is a lesson I believe everyone should learn.

    • @lssilveira11
      @lssilveira11 Před rokem +1

      This man is a former president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica.

  • @SharofEgamberdiev
    @SharofEgamberdiev Před 3 lety +4

    It's amazing! I really cry watching this movie. Even when you've lost everything, love is something worth living for. This is the light at the end of any tunnel

  • @jaredw5059
    @jaredw5059 Před 8 lety +149

    13:37...she's absolutely gorgeous. Whether she was born as a man or not I was like "wow" before she dropped that bombshell.

    • @Monroemanordogs
      @Monroemanordogs Před 6 lety +4

      Jared W I had no idea at all either!!! Gorgeous

    • @OerythiaDeQuatrefages
      @OerythiaDeQuatrefages Před 5 lety +7

      it's only a ''drop of a bomb' for that ultra common type of men who feel attraction towards the women which they'll immediately reject as soon as they learn that the lady is a (trans) woman. As if she suddenly became unattractive once she disclosed her peculiarity (seen in your use of 'before'…). That is the exact same cissexist way of thinking which result in trans women getting narrower chances to build valid reliable relationships than most cisgender women.

    • @OerythiaDeQuatrefages
      @OerythiaDeQuatrefages Před 5 lety +6

      @@Monroemanordogs You've probably came across many trans women in the streets & public transports, indeed with no idea at all. Trans women are women and clocking any ain't funny, even less so if one is early in transition, or openly queer or does not match stereotypes of femininity…Honestly all those cisnormative guessing games are retrograde and somehow uneducated.

    • @romella_karmey
      @romella_karmey Před 4 lety +2

      She sounded and looked really a woman! My first impression was that she was an authentic woman!

    • @ingridal3060
      @ingridal3060 Před 4 lety +4

      Khaleesi Romaerys «authentic woman»? sounds as if you’re calling trans women inauthentic, not valid almost ...???

  • @amestizzo
    @amestizzo Před 8 lety +47

    I AM COLAPSING OF CRIYNG ON 1:05:55
    omg why?
    why so much pain ?

  • @verdecolyoga340
    @verdecolyoga340 Před 3 lety +22

    I felt all the possible emotions watching this. Congratulations to anyone who participated in this genious movie, this is the type of content that we need to have more these days. After watching this movie, made me realize that no matter what my situation is, I must live always with a high sense of gratitude, this made me feel more grounded, connected to my values, from where I come from, and live my present which is all I have right now. Thanks for this masterpiece!

  • @Amit-ye6be
    @Amit-ye6be Před 3 lety +5

    Thanks Radja for recomending this❤❤

  • @kimbarrios7432
    @kimbarrios7432 Před 8 lety +13

    These are things that school doesn't teach us.

  • @aLoiri
    @aLoiri Před 8 lety +13

    I have no words to describe this documentary. This is so sad and so beautiful at the same time! I think that everyone should see it.. It really makes people look at things differently. This is truely inspiring and I feel lucky for having the oportunity to watch this.

  • @Chucksnbooze
    @Chucksnbooze Před 5 lety +2

    Started watching this in 2015. Been on my mind to finish it since then. Today is the day.

  • @abbasjabarooti
    @abbasjabarooti Před 4 lety +29

    A definite shift in collective consciousness is under way, and that gives me hope.

    • @ruvamakina9119
      @ruvamakina9119 Před 4 lety +2

      Indeed. I'm Zimbabwean all the way in southern Africa I've been waiting for this shift for so long. It's surreal seeing it happen but it's happening.

    • @soundmedicine1210
      @soundmedicine1210 Před 4 lety +1

      its happening its here im happy

    • @Devourthebook15
      @Devourthebook15 Před 3 lety

      The internet has easily connected all of us Humans from the Americas to Europe to Africa to Asia and Australia -- the powerful world leaders who have kept us in the dark can no longer force us to fear each other because we *know* each other. We will become so much more together.

    • @abbasjabarooti
      @abbasjabarooti Před 3 lety

      @@Devourthebook15 Covid19 has added to this do you think?

  • @TheMistressDidi
    @TheMistressDidi Před 8 lety +5

    Wow. If you ever needed a reminder of how grateful you should be for YOUR life, this gorgeously produced movie is the perfect place to start. I stared watching a few minutes and the next thing I knew, I'd watched the entire film (which, I'm sure, is infinitely better than the party I was going to would have been). Brilliant! Looking forward to watching the others.

  • @Tanzoish
    @Tanzoish Před 7 lety +124

    Heartbreaking

    • @root123
      @root123 Před 6 lety +2

      tanaaz pavri MORE LIKE
      " EYE OPENING "

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety +1

      More like "VOMIT-inducing" leftist SJW filth.

  • @bhupendrasingh7404
    @bhupendrasingh7404 Před 3 lety +32

    SO YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE OF TEIMOUR RADJABOW
    rajdabow op
    samay op

  • @mutijimacedric1541
    @mutijimacedric1541 Před 7 lety +36

    we could make this world a paradise

  • @NevinCheung
    @NevinCheung Před 8 lety +35

    I must say, some opinions voiced by some of these people infuriate me, but that just shows that humans can be very different from one another and I'm learning to appreciate that.

    • @Nowhy
      @Nowhy Před 5 lety +1

      Good!

    • @Nowhy
      @Nowhy Před 5 lety +1

      Now for the hard part... Going back to where everybody is the same, which is scientifically impossible. And that would just be the beginning...

  • @Wengie
    @Wengie Před 8 lety +227

    omg this is amazing! Thank you!

    • @Deton8e
      @Deton8e Před 6 lety +6

      It’s odd seeing you here. I love your stuff.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 6 lety

      Yes, I AM your god and no, this is not amazing - it's leftist-feminist filth.

    • @yeoldgae
      @yeoldgae Před 2 lety

      @@TheWorldTeacher Firstly, please humble yourself. Second, how's feminism filth though? When the message is to empower woman and bring about equal rights and voices to both men and woman, how can it be filth? Besides, the film is simple and powerful, and provokes thought. Hardly think something as important as this would be filth. Just say you have a narrow-minded take on the world and view it from a very self-centered perspective.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher Před 2 lety

      @@yeoldgae, it is not considered to be good etiquette for a person who is even lower than a slave to presume to instruct her MASTER, or to provide unsolicited advice to her superiors.
      Is that fully understood, SLAVE?

    • @yeoldgae
      @yeoldgae Před 2 lety

      @@TheWorldTeacher Who made you master and why? People like you live in their own delusional perception of the world and that's all they'll ever be, pointless delusions that you enforce upon others. Once again, humble yourself and get out of your imagination, it's not a good place up there.

  • @fingersmcginty
    @fingersmcginty Před 7 lety +1

    “Human" is an extraordinary experience; the film makes one question what it means to be human, what is the purpose of a life: I come away thinking: at 61, what can i do with the rest of my years? why am i here? how ought i to live? It makes me question my privileges and my obligations. It is also quite simply one of the most beautifully shot films ever. There is a scene, about halfway in, a sequence of a Mongolian girl riding her house, flat-out, on the grass steppe: what joy this expresses! And another extraordinary shot near the end of the film, of a dried river bed (at least I think that’s what it was) on an arid plain, branching outward-makes me shiver just writing about it.
    I don’t have ANY answers, but I know I must continue to ask myself these questions, and take time to think about my response. It’s one of the reasons, late last year, I asked about “ten year plans” although I was unaware of the film then, and the questions the subjects respond to in their portraits.
    If this filmmaker had approached me and asked me any of these questions, but most especially the most difficult of all: what is the meaning of a human life? I would have answered: “Simply to be. To experience being. To love. To respect life.”

  • @trebturner
    @trebturner Před 6 lety +22

    1:07:08 This one really hit me hard. Thank you creating this film. It really touched me, and truly gave me a new perspective to what it means to be human.

  • @SaraLGaming
    @SaraLGaming Před 8 lety +43

    Phenomenal documentary. I wish more people could see this. 1:15:08 I love everything this man said. Learn to be happy on the inside, and that you can't buy life.

    • @YocasFilmz
      @YocasFilmz Před 8 lety +2

      +SaraL Gaming One of my favorite parts in the video too! I actually want to make that part into a clip itself and send it to friends and family.

    • @SaraLGaming
      @SaraLGaming Před 8 lety +1

      Yocas Sumifu It stood out to me. I've heard many people talk about similar concepts, and I believe it this 100%. That would be a great idea! :)

    • @SaraLGaming
      @SaraLGaming Před 8 lety +4

      SYMAM116 I remember seeing that. I just looked him up, and he seems like he was a great president. If we had more world leaders who were as humble, this world would be a better place.

  • @Devilzem
    @Devilzem Před 8 lety +7

    What the heck, those sky shots, whatever it is or wherever they were taken are amazing.

  • @davidplumer8766
    @davidplumer8766 Před 6 lety +1

    If this doesn't touch you to your core then probably nothing will. Beautifully filmed majestic backdrops of our home the Earth interspersed with interviews of all of her many types of people from all over.
    Their hopes, their dreams, the horrors and deep despair of some along with the simple joyous smiles of others, they all have one thing in common.
    They are Human.

  • @NicoleThompsontrinithompson

    So many quotes from this film resonated with me. " in our language we have no words for there are no words for thank you ... nowadays there are words like 'mine'