Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Finally, a film which connects the dots between women's rights - populations growth - growth of environmental degradation and poverty. It breaks the 'taboo' of the real main factors behind ecological degradation and the ongoing (and growing!) abject poverty for let's not forget: 1 in 7 people today! Real main factors people have either never connected together, or are choosing denial. Seriously, since we are not TODAY managing and sharing our limited resources properly, how on earth do we expect we will all 'magically' manage and share better when the number of people in need have doubled by 2050 in some places? It's just not realistic, whether we like it or not, and we need to take responsibility NOW. Please watch and show to your local media and political representatives; family, friends and colleagues!

First off; it is not, as advertised the only movie on population. It may be one of the few to discuss the connection between the empowerment of women leading to fewer children. As far as it went, it was an excellent film and I showed it legally to our local Sierra Club group. It was well received by all and I felt it was well made and made many good points. The only fault I had with the film was that while it was breaking one 'taboo', it was avoiding or ignoring an even stronger, more scary subject; that role which organized religion plays in controlling population. We will have to wait for that watershed moment and in the USA, the requirement for announcing your religious beliefs has become almost pandemic to the point where any politician not talking about their religion is akin to failing to praise the troops or not wearing a American flag lapel pin. There are many ways that population levels can start being reduced, but first people can't be afraid to talk about it. Without that next step being taken, very little progress can be made.

This film is so refreshing because it highlights a very important issue that is not talked about enough.Population growth is a seismic driver of so much poverty for individual women and their families, so much civil unrest (16 of top 20 failed states have a fertility rate over 4) and so much environmental degradation. And yet it has been hushed and does not appear in our daily news.Mother is a very engaging film that pulled me in on an emotional and intellectual basis.And, like good documentaries do, gave me the motivation to make a greater difference on this issue.Being sure that every one of the 200+ million women that want family planning and do not have access get the access they need is the least we can do.

This film examines world population that has grown much too fast in recent years; it adequately warns us of the very serious impacts that will result from this growth; and unwinds the mystery of the population taboo that has kept the subject under wraps for a least a couple of decades.The film interviews some of the early population activists and shows how the opinion of these activists has changed, in the 40 years - since the first Earth Day in 1970 - from the idea of 'population control' to a more gentle but effective solution: women's empowerment, voluntary family planning, and women's control over their reproductive function.The film gives a powerful message that says, when women are informed about the freedom of choice that is given by modern birth control, they usually choose to have smaller families - if they have access to birth control - for the health and well-being of all family members. It tells us that 'population control' is not at all necessary, and leaves us with the idea that the population taboo, if everyone watches this film, will be lifted.