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02/09/06
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America (2005)
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Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 12
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 77 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Though it may seem as if the conservationist movement has been around forever, its modern incarnation can be traced back to one man, David Brower. When Brower saw the Yosemite Valley for the first time as a young man, he decided to devote... [More]
Reviews for Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
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08/16/07
A forceful documentary about the first executive director of the Sierra Club who was also a first-rate environmental crusader.
09/18/05
[A] memorable portrait of one man's immeasurable passion for preservation.
07/28/05
Kelly Duane's documentary attempts to shed some light on a worthy subject, but does so only fractionally, resulting in a less-than-comprehensive portrait.
07/22/05
Top Critic You'll be wondering why you're sitting passively in a darkened theater, rather than scaling a cliff or rafting down a river.
07/22/05
Kelly Duane's mediocre documentary squanders a terrific subject: pioneering conservationist David Brower's transformation of the Sierra Club from a hiker's association to a groundbreaking force in the American environmental movement.
07/22/05
By the time the closing credits roll, you'll be ready to run out and hug a tree.
07/22/05
Its rather pedestrian presentation of facts and an overreliance on title cards leaves Monumental feeling inspirational for sure -- but not so earth-shattering.
07/22/05
Top Critic In an age where constructing papier-maché caricatures of world leaders is considered activism, it's revealing to see a documentary where an idealist actually engages government and effects positive change.
07/19/05
Combines home movies and interviews with Brower's children and political opponents to create an intriguing portrait of a man determined to protect nature by any means necessary.
01/13/05
The film makes a very strong case that Brower was 'the greatest conservationist of the 20th century.'
10/12/04
Makes a good argument that Brower's story and the history of the 20th century environmental activism are synonymous.
10/12/04
A feast of nourishing images -- as well as a persuasive reminder of what exactly environmentalists are fighting for.
10/12/04
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