Review of The Salt of the Earth (2014) by Amilcar A — 01 May 2015
A movie from Wim Wenders about one of my favorite photographers was surely going to be a wild success. I loved every minute of it and now I feel compelled to quit everything and go take photos of underprivileged people around the world. I only hope that they have nice toilets and Apple products otherwise I'll pass.
Sebastiao Salgado is as close as it gets to a role model for me. He's a man that quit a lucrative career as an economist and risked it all to become a magnificent photographer. Of course if I had that level of talent I would consider it too but the real world is cruel and evil.
The documentary is powerful and beautiful. Some parts are hard to watch since the suffering and sadness are too great but there is also amazing beauty and great splendor.
Much like Mr. Salgado, I believe the world is magnificent and while there is great tragedy, there is also great beauty and way too many incredible things that must be seen and captured for the rest of us to see.
Superb beginning to end.
This review of The Salt of the Earth (2014) was written by Amilcar A on 01 May 2015.
The Salt of the Earth has generally received very positive reviews.
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