I often heard about the problems of global warming and that small islands will be flooded some day. Then I watched this documentary directed by Brian March and hoped to get an answer if it looks really that bad for these Islands - and it is even worse than I thought.
The documentary shows the every day life on the Island Takuu in Polynesia. You see how the natives try to handle with the problem of the rising sea level. Unfortunately the people haven't got enough knowledge so the water breaks into the houses and the gardens are getting salty, so that there is no other solution than leaving the island once. The documentary is made very touching. It confronts the viewer with the causes of the global warming and makes them think about the way everyone lives. Then we all have to ask ourselves if we want to be the ones, who destroy the life, the culture and the home country of the innocent people on Takuu, just by pollution and energy-wasting. The story of the inhabitants of Takuu is so sad that I personally started to try to help the environment (e.g. by riding by bike instead of taking the car). In my opinion everyone of us should watch "There once was an island" and think about ways to stop pollution and help all those people who live with the same problems as the natives of Takuu.
