During the film “The Human Element” the narrator and individuals in the documentary delved into the different elements that exist in our world and how natural disasters and global warming is influencing their prevalence and activity. For instance, wild fires and increasing sea levels was touched upon. Communities that are in danger of being flooded due to increasing sea levels was also emphasized. This particular discussion struck me because most of the families have no choice but to stay in the region because they do not have the means of simply leaving due to financial reasons. Most of the residents work as fishermen, but most other regions are not in need of fishermen.

Although the varying effects of the typical elements were discussed, I found it interesting how the narrators of the film described humans. It is explained that humans can be considered an element because of the drastic impact that they have had on the rest of the planet. It is because of humans that the rest of the planet is currently suffering, because there is a lack of balance. It is mentioned that a lack of balance in nature can lead to drastic effects and that with humans, that is exactly what is happening. The film does provide hope in saying that with a change in behavior, there can be environmental improvement which reminds me of what was mentioned in another documentary: if we let nature reclaim certain parts of the world, eventually we can restore some of what has been lost.