"Wet Earth and Warm People" - Feature Documentary

I thought  “Wet Earth and Warm People” was a great representation of a documentary that portrays the people of a certain society. It does have it biases in opinion; yet, it does not hold back on the happenings, like for example, what the authorities do. Even though the authorities prohibited some of the filming operations the filmmaker continued to make his documentary. The people presented in this documentary were those of Indonesia. Most of them live a simple life. The filmmaker made them seem that they were pretty content with what they had. They were overall genuinely happy people. Even if they did not have enough for their families they still seemed like the world was to be welcomed with a smile and some enthusiasm. The way they welcomed this filmmaker and his crew is impressive and makes me think of that innocence and naïve nature is still engrained in these people. This is mostly seen in a very memorable scene where the filmmaker shows a village their first film. They all stare in amazement and pure wonder at the documentary he presents about an igloo and some eskimos. It is a land far beyond their reach, yet, they see it for all that it is worth. Sometimes those little moments we take for granted. Like watching movies, eating, playing, etc. We do not really savor it sometimes. We think about what we will do tomorrow or what worries will come after. I feel like maybe I should be more like these people and enjoy the moment more.