Review of Go Further (2003) by Laura C — 13 Jun 2004

I actually saw [i]The Twilight Zone Vol. (4 or 5)[/i] I forget. It covered 1963-64.

It was definetly creepy and interesting, though I am told the first season can't be beat for creativity.

These episodes are so, so much more interesting than anything else attempted since such as [i]The Outer Limits[/i].

Mike and I saw [i]Go Further[/i] on our honeymoon. We both thought it was great. The documentary follows Woody Harrelson and a yoga instructor, raw food chef, attorney/activist. Harrelson also invites a production assistant named Steve Clark, who is a bit of a knob. But really funny, and easy going.

Steve's open-mindedness and lack of knowledge of many environmental issues makes him great eyes for the rest of us who are in the same boat. He also takes the focus off Woody, which I liked so that it didn't come off as Harrelson glorifying himself. Ron Mann shares camera time with everyone.

Bits of information pertaining to the benefits of yoga, organic farming, the raw food diet, and consumer awareness was cleverly dispersed throughout the film. This enables the audience to learn information and retain it as little bits are easier to remember than statistic after statistic, for example. And, most importantly the audience is never bored.

This film got a lot of laughs out of the audience I was watching it with. And, there was a general sense of happiness as we all filed out onto the streets. That is amazing considering the underlying topic is so very serious and so very complex when looked at as a whole.