UNITY

NOT THE SAME, BUT EQUAL.

On Wednesday night I went and saw this documentary, written and directed by Shaun Monson who did Earthlings which is still the most powerful 95 minutes I have ever seen, so needless to say I had considerable expectations going into this one, and I am glad to say I was not disappointed.

Shaun has a knack of getting under the viewer's skin and making them actually think about what is being shown to them, and to give their full attention all the way through. He shows the truths of many things that people try to either ignore or keep hidden, the dark truths we all really know exist, but just don't think about. However it's not simply Earthlings Pt. 2, in fact there is only about 14 minutes of animal footage out of 98 in this documentary, yet it still portrays quite significantly our treatment of non-human animals. This documentary also covers the inability for people all across the globe from all ethnicities, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, genders, etc to be able to co-exist peacefully with one another and that, as Ben Kingsley states in the documentary, mankind has been at war for about 95% of recorded history. That's an astonishing figure. It's quite obvious that war is wrong as it goes against the very laws of nature creating death and destruction to not just humans, but also animals, the environment and the planet, but we continually accept it throughout generations and on and on the wheel turns obliterating everything under it. As stated in the film "the harmony of being is when we feel the suffering of every creature in our own hearts" and it explains that it is not until then that we are truly conscious of not just ourselves but the world around us and then and only then can we truly have peace.

Like Earthlings, it covers five chapters;  "Cosmic", "Mind", "Body", "Heart" and "Soul" and consists of 100 narrators consisting of actors, artists, athletes, authors, businessmen, entertainers, filmmakers, military personnel, and musicians.

I would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone. Not just pacifists, vegans or activists, but everyone. This is something that everyone needs to see as the message is so incredibly important for the survival of all life on Earth.

There are limited screenings in selected cinemas and you can find where and when it is showing near you through the official Unity website.

Until then, enjoy the trailer.