Cubussoli
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
Hattie
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Jane O'Sullivan
"Mother" is a beautifully crafted, compassionate and uplifting journey through the issue of population growth, what it means for humanity's future prospects and what can be done. It features courageous women in Africa who are standing up to traditional views and who appreciate that family planning means more than their own reproductive rights, it is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Interviews with the greatest authorities on the subject are woven into a personal journey of one American mum facing up to her own cultural conditioning, and finding that concern for the next generation does not require parents to be constrained, but to be empowered.
Robert Simpson
First off; it is not, as advertised the only movie on population. It may be one of the few to discuss the connection between the empowerment of women leading to fewer children. As far as it went, it was an excellent film and I showed it legally to our local Sierra Club group. It was well received by all and I felt it was well made and made many good points. The only fault I had with the film was that while it was breaking one 'taboo', it was avoiding or ignoring an even stronger, more scary subject; that role which organized religion plays in controlling population. We will have to wait for that watershed moment and in the USA, the requirement for announcing your religious beliefs has become almost pandemic to the point where any politician not talking about their religion is akin to failing to praise the troops or not wearing a American flag lapel pin. There are many ways that population levels can start being reduced, but first people can't be afraid to talk about it. Without that next step being taken, very little progress can be made.
harrington-rebecca
Mother: Caring for 7 Billion is a thoughtful, engaging documentary about the ever increasing consequences of rapid population growth. Through the use of expert interviews, as well as human stories, the film powerfully advocates for access to comprehensive family planning and education for girls and women as the antidote to explosive population growth, which contributes to environmental degradation, maternal and child mortality, and the cycle of poverty facing many in the developing world. It also draws attention to vast over-consumption and a focus on growth, in which some countries, like the United States, account for a relatively small proportion of the global population, but a large proportion of global resource consumption.Mother is factual, and grounded in a thoughtful theoretical framework; it also tells a story that is powerful and emotional, and that highlights that these issues have real world and real life implications.
Chris Bystroff
It will probably take about 100 years to reach population equilibrium on Earth, and then only if we consciously seek it, starting now. "Mother" starts the discussion by pointing out, first, that we have a very serious problem, and then through the voices of experts and visionaries Mother tells us what will happen if we don't address the problem. Then the movie focuses our attention on the one and only way to peacefully and painlessly decrease the population -- through family planning. And family planning requires female empowerment. The movie tears away the curtain of despair and denial, eschews violent and unethical reactions, avoids placing the blame, and shows us how to navigate though these uncertain times by empowering women. I wish I could see a sequel. It would cover the technology of contraception, the demographic pyramid, and the belief systems that stand in the way of controlling our reproduction rate. To answer the question of the previous reviewer, yes, zero population growth could be attained today if no pregnancies were unplanned.
