Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.
Home (2009) is Yann Arthus-Bertrand's aerial documentary showcasing Earth's landscapes and ecological crisis. Its cinematography is genuinely exceptional — sweeping, meticulously composed aerial shots that rank among the most visually stunning in documentary filmmaking, earning a 4. The plot is a familiar climate-change narrative arc (wonder → alarm → cautious hope), competently structured but not particularly original, landing at 3. Acting is not applicable in the traditional sense; the narration by Glenn Close is serviceable but unremarkable, so it scores 2 as a category. Novelty sits at 3 — the aerial photography approach gives it a distinctive visual identity, but the environmental message and structure follow well-trodden documentary conventions. The ending opts for cautious optimism, a reasonable but somewhat formulaic resolution for the genre, earning a 3.