On Wednesday evening I went to watch the If A Tree Falls film by Mr.Marshall Curry. I found it very extreme for the environmentalist to burn down the timber factories because I think that is a very inefficient way to solve the problem. They probably didn’t care about the people that are going to lose job because the place they work for is burned down overnight. When people start to attack one another in a violent way, even the purpose is good, usually bad thing happen. And the environmentalist was imprisoned for over sever years. I think when people start these kind of physical protest in a group, it usually become a frenzy. I don’t want to judge the people in the group because I don’t know anyone of them. But burning down factories is not what sane people would do and I challenge that everyone in that group do it for the “righteous” purpose instead of just getting back at the society. I am not sure which site the director stands for or if he even wants to take a stand in the film, but I feel that the film is sending a sad message because this is a lose-lose situation where several properties are burned down to the group and the environmental problem is not solved. I really appreciate the people who strive for the cause, but it is hard to have it all. To have economics growth, we need to endure pollution and worse environmental situation.