I want to say right up front that INCANDESCENCE is a must see film on the big screen. The visuals of the wild fires are going to take your breath away even as they scare the hell out of you. This is going to be one of the most visually arresting films you’ll see all year.
Beyond the visuals the film is a heady and well thought out look at wildfires. Not just what is causing them and the immediate damage they cause to the places they burn, but more importantly the film shows us how the fire change the ecology and the land they go through. When you have large scale wild fires the whole fabric of nature is altered. While there are some places where occasional burns are part of the ecology of an area (the Pine Barrens on Long Island for example) the truth is that these wild fires in most places are not natural and the alterations made by man make them worse. This film ponders all aspects of the fires and leaves us with a great deal to consider.
I was rocked. While I had thought about some of the topics discussed I either had considered some or thought about others deeply enough. While the images rocked me, the ideas shook me.
I really loved this film and as such it’s very recommended.
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