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| Desolation. Peace. |
I watched this amazing documentary by Anthony Powell in a quest to understand more about this wonderful and mostly untouched gift to mankind. This is a labour of love, a collection of 10 years worth of work by Anthony. And this is a place that most people can not dream of going to. So, watch this, people!
Time lapse photography in itself is wonderful, as we see nature's changing colours in a new and beautiful perspective. Anthony blesses us with some out-of-the world time-lapse photography from the 'bottom of the world'. He reasons that, to truly understand this place, one must spend at least one full year here. The slow life. One cannot agree more.
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There were many breath-taking moments in the documentary. At many occasions, I found myself with my jaws wide-open, babbling incoherently like a madman, completely stunned by the beauty of the place. After all, it is a place which will challenge your physical and mental limits. The sun bouncing off the horizon during some days will challenge your mind, as you do not expect it. Watching the
Aurora Boeralis has been a dream for me, it becomes a bit of a reality here. (
can you imagine going through this in reality?)
The different colours are caused by the solar wind interacting with Oxygen or Nitrogen at different altitudes :) Now, isn't that something wonderful to understand and comprehend, rather than obliterate your mind space trying to divide people based on language, caste, creed, religion, sex and country? Frankly, I do not understand many people.
Not friends. People.
The winter time was one of the most fascinating. Utter darkness, days and days of it. Can you construct a pitch black sky with millions of stars at noon in your mind? As everywhere else, things come with a price. The stark serenity, the incredible beauty, the solitude and the vast gaps play havoc with minds. The
T3 syndrome (muscles stock thyroid hormones to keep warm, leading to forgetfulness, cognitive impairment and mood disturbances) is one such example.
The heralding of summer is welcomed, and we are awestuck by
the great gig in the sky. The death of the ozone layer is the
dance of bright lights in the sky.
The documentary did a good job of having the personal touch of getting people's opinions and experiences about the place, interspersed with mind-altering imagery of the frozen vistas of Antarctica. This was a very enjoyable watch! This is a place which will charm the wanderers, poets, philosophers and dreamers. If you consider to be one of them, then you just cannot miss this masterpiece :)
(Pro tip: try put this movie on mute. Watch it with floyd tracks running in the background. You cannot thank yourself more :). The words and the music will complement this documentary perfectly)
*I do not own any of these images. All pictures courtesy their respective owners*
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