Personal Point of view on the documentary “Wasteland”

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Wasteland
Wasteland is all about making an unproductive land useful. Finding beauty out of what is deemed ugly. It is all about finding light out of the dark land. Darkness in this context is supposed to mean negativity as light stands for salvaging what could have been unproductive and making good use of it. It is worth noting that any wasteland recycled into the productive land is a show of gratitude. Making such changes could also involve transforming people to embrace different aspects of life as it were. The documentary “Wasteland” is, therefore, a life transforming film directed by Lucy Walker. Lucy features the journey of Muniz Vik, who is an artist, from Brooklyn to Brazil. It is worth noting that wherever he goes is one enormous dumpsite of garbage in his native home. He is out to make good out of the world’s known biggest dumpsite. As he reaches there, he takes photographs of the dumpsite and those working on it. He also takes a photo of the site dwellers who seem to be urchins picking and ransacking the dumpsite.
The pickers cooperate as he takes the photo and the willingness to work there. Such actions are a great sign of desperation equated with dignity and diligence. The action and situation in my view are the concern and willingness to create transformation out of the wasteland. It is out clearly the theme of despair and willingness. Here is a group of people who are desperate for garbage ransacking and yet still willing to recycle…