1 Giant Leap

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Summary: Beautiful
Review: I'm not going to wax philosophic about this DVD and accompanying CD. I'm just going to say BUY THIS, BUY THIS, BUY THIS - stunning, beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking, heartwrenching, amazing. The music is transcendent and the imagery is gorgeous. Ignore the guy from Ithaca - obviously one of the 51%....

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Summary: 1 Giant loss
Review: If you have seen Baraka, then pass this one up.
It is a cheap, over produced, myopic, new-age attempt at racial relations.
If this is what you're looking for, then buy it.
If I could return a dvd based strictly upon content, I would have done so.

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Summary: Around the world in 80 ways...
Review: If you liked the CD of the same name, or you heard the singles and liked those, chances are you will love this DVD.

It adds a whole other dimension to the music, and packs a hell of a lot into one DVD. If anything this superb exploration of music, culture and philosophy leaves you wanting more...

It comes with a nicely presented booklet with background on some of the artists encountered on their travels, and their experiences in far-flung places. The navigation on the DVD also gives you a number of options to interact with the material, and delve into the background of the recordings.

Beautifully done!

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Summary: Take One Giant Leap
Review: In order to thrive, ecologies need diversity. Functionalism has proven itself in the wild. What seems bad to us, if removed causes disturbance in the equilibrium of nature. As immune as we might feel, our cultural ecology is not excluded from the rule of diversity.

What can you say in two hours that will move your audience to action, thought and consideration? Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman wondered the same thing three years ago. They packed a grip (i.e., laptops, digital video cameras, and high-quality microphones) and hit twenty-five locations in twenty different countries in search of the voices of cultural diversity. The sounds, images and spirit they documented along the way they aptly titled '1 Giant Leap.'

Maintaining focus on the words, visuals, sound and spirit of some of the world's most significant thinkers, musicians, artists, authors, actors, and scientists, 1 Giant Leap is a cerebral, musical, visual extravaganza. It's an album, a movie, a documentary, and a work of art. Among the minds melded here are Stewart Brand, Michael Franti, Tom Robbins, Brian Eno, Grant Lee Phillips, Speech, Michael Stipe, Kurt Vonnegut, Dennis Hopper, Ram Dass, and Neneh Cherry. Diversity incarnate.

Take two hours and take a trip that will change you. Take 1 Giant Leap.

Rating:
Summary: A journey.
Review: It started as a happenstance, I had unknowingly walked into HMV one day and heard the sounds of Asha Bhosle and Michael Stipe, I asked a salesperson at the store what was playing and she pointed me to the 1 Giant Leap CD. I took it home and listened to the entire CD in one sitting, something I have rarely ever done. The music is truly beautiful art. I then read online that while making the CD, there was a DVD made as well.

Being hungry for instant gratification, I went shopping for it, but had no luck at all in finding it, and worse luck in having a place order it for me. But to my delight, Amazon did have the DVD available to be ordered (Bravo Amazon!), even with the two week wait it was well worth it. I watched the entire DVD in one sitting. It absorbed me, taking me on this journey where I was crying and laughing at times. Realizing that much of what was preached held to be very true in my own life. Thinking about what had been said, each speaker echoing their beliefs, thier core spirituality was a very beautiful thing to get on camera. It really set the tone for each piece. However, I would like to warn of fairly graphic nature of this work, especially the piece on death. Even still, it has become my favourite music related DVD. If you liked the CD, you should consider getting the DVD.

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Summary: Incredible
Review: This is one of the most inspiring videos I've ever seen, and the music is so gorgeous (and dance-able) that I had to go out and buy the CD too. Thank you, thank you to the creators of this spirit-filled, intelligent, moving and unique work of art. One Giant Leap has provided me with food for thought and for my hungry soul.

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Summary: Eyes that See and Ears that Hear
Review: This isn't a film for intellectual critics, technocrats, comparative reviewers, or mind gamers. This is a film for the Heart. It takes one closer to the place of realising the inherent truth of what is being said. Anything that brings one closer to the Tao/Light/Center cannot be rated or berated. Without eyes that see and ears that hear, no artform will penetrate the shell of the ego's defenses. If this film does not reach one's Heart, perhaps it is not the film that is wanting, but one's own.

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Summary: An Absolute MUST SEE!!
Review: This revolutionary film is a fusion of spoken word, musicians, sounds, rhythms and images from all around the world. It's a celebration of diversity and humanity and it shows that despite our surface level differences "the things that divide us are far outnumbered by the humanity which unites us". A absolute must see for everyone who is a citizen of the earth and a member of the human family!

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Summary: Leap into now
Review: This thought provoking film is like nothing else. By truly capturing the universal essence of creative thinking, 1 Giant Leap takes you on a musical and philosophical journey around the world and explores the very essence of human nature. The captivating beauty of its' music provides a catalyst for hopeful contemplation while the dialog challenges the viewer to move beyond limited thinking. This amazing work erases the borders we create in our minds and asks us to move into a wider landscape of human experience where the things that we share far outweigh the things that seperate us. When men first set foot on the moon and looked down; they saw the world for the first time as it truly is, without borders. 1 Giant Leap, in a similar way, shuttles us out of our prejudices and egos and asks us to see ourselves as part of a universal community of humankind. This movie is not meant to be watched, it is intended to be experienced. In the viewing, you will be invited to participate in the marelous possibility of a world without physical, spiritual or creative borders. If you accept the invitation, you will be connected to the extended family of humankind; and if you are honest, you will connect with yourself. 1 Giant Leap is sublime.

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Summary: Astounding, beautiful, poetic, uplifting...
Review: What an amazing film, or 'Film Album' I should say. The blending of philosophy (with rare interviews from Kurt Vonnegut and Tom Robbins) and music and imagery is so original and inspiring - you really get that feeling "everyone should see this".
The film-makers' idea was to celebrate the unity in the diversity while making us laugh, cry and dance and boy did they succeed. Heartfelt and real, if only more projects dared to bear their souls like this.