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December 26, 2012
Chasing Ice
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The allure of the Titanic natural ice sculptures, the shots of the arctic seascapes, and remote natural environments, recorded by the National Geographic photographer that spearheaded this movie/scientific research project would be enough to make this movie worth seeing. However, it also provides an intimate portrayal of an unusual character, James Balog, a world renowned scientist, who realized that our presently melting glaciers and ice caps are a geographic event with consequences that will reverberate into future centuries. For the first time ever, a momentous geographic event could be visually documented. It became Balog's passion.A very sophisticated system of cameras placed in remote areas of Alaska, Montana, Greenland and the Arctic, produce a dramatic time-lapsed record of these changes over years. Although the voyeuristic urge to watch a tragedy unfold is part of the appeal, the beauty of the photography that records the unfolding drama is breathtaking.
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