Question

"Dirt! The Movie" Film questions

1. How do most Americans react to the idea of children playing in dirt? Why do you think they react that way?

2. Several people in the film indicate that working in dirt is calming or satisfying. In your experience, is this true? If so, why?

3. In the film, mycologist Paul Stamets characterizes the human species as a virus because of the harmful effects our activities have had on the land. Do you accept his analogy? Why or why not?

4. Keeping in mind the hummingbird story told in the film, do you think doing the best you can is enough to preserve the health of the planet, even if millions of people do their best? What responsibility do governments have to help maintain a healthy planet for future generations?

5. What feelings are you left with after seeing this film? Do you feel motivated or empowered to make changes — either personally or as part of a group effort — to keep Earth’s soil healthy? What part(s) of the film especially resonated with you?

Answer 1

?1. How do most Americans react to the idea of children playing in dirt? Why do you think they react that way?

According to me, playing in dirt is one of the aspects that every child would have witnessed in their life. It is the fun that none of us would be unaware of the same. According to me, most Americans would be thinking that children playing in the dirt would be looked down on. This is because, the parents feel that the children have become dirty and that they are carrying out actions that are similar to the actions of children of lower class. Since, the importance of class maintenance is more than a child’s fun, the idea of playing in dirt would be considered as being uncivilised or uncultured.