Story of Stuff

First off I think the short film “The Story of Stuff” was a great and creative idea in order to get a point across. Annie Leonard realized the issues that she had to address were grave matters but that they affected everyone, not just one specific group of people. I do not think she was targeting just children with her movie even though the pictures were animated. She just presented this very complicated issue in a way so that it could reach all audiences and be processed. Some adults may not understand our environmental problems fully, and this is a good place to start to get informed. The people who were so concerned that Leonard was “targeting” children should realize that not only was Leonard just trying to condense and be creative with her message, but also that children are able to make their own opinions about issues. If they see this video and it bothers them, then maybe it is best that they try to enact on those feelings. I was thoroughly shocked reading the Heritage Foundation’s article when they say that Leonard is trying to pit children against their country. I do think that some things she says in the video could be a bit less anti-American but people are focusing on the completely wrong points of her message. When it comes down to it, she is trying to conjure up a call to action for the well being of everyone, not just liberals or conservatives or capitalists of socialists, but for everyone living on the earth. It is appalling to me that the Heritage Foundations article hardly mentions the environments; they really just want to rip down Leonard. I don’t really agree with any of the articles one hundred percent, but I do think that whatever the opinion, Leonard should be pretty pleased with herself for bringing so much attention to the issue. Now hopefully everyone can take the politics off their minds and focus on the real issues she was trying to inform us about.