Why You Should Watch Planet of the Humans

This is not a review of Jeff Gibbs' (Michael Moore's mini me) Planet of the Humans. I watched it, and you should too, but I'm not going to write a review as a means to persuade you to view it. I'm just going to make some observations about how it has been received.

There is a huge uproar in the environmentalist world with many criticizing it for containing misinformation. Some are calling for it to be removed from Films for Action (it was briefly) or simply warning people not to watch it. I would think that this brouhaha would have the opposite effect and make people extremely curious as to the films content. That's how it worked for me.

Without calling for outright censorship, certain parties are, well, actually calling for censorship. They want it "taken down," because it is misleading and relies on old data. Excuse me? Did I mysteriously slip into an alternate universe in which I live in the United Soviet States of America? Is it 2025 and the right wing takeover and descent into fascism is complete? No, it's actually liberals in America in 2020 who don't want you to see this film.

Here are some possible conclusions one could draw from this situation and I'm breaking my tradition of eschewing lists to enumerate them.

1. They're right: It's so factually in error that it's a total waste of energy and they are saving your precious time that could be spent watching Netflix original series. Or...

2. Those calling for the film's removal think you are an infant or intellectually challenged therefore you shouldn't watch it because you can't figure out for yourself whether it has merit. Or...

3. The film is very embarrassing for high profile environmental activists and authors and please don't watch it because they need to sell more books. Or...

4. They really care about you and your mental health and this film is depression-inducing hopeless. Or...

5. Though full of inaccuracies and a few stretchings of the truth, the film has a core premise that is deeply threatening to certain interests, and calls into question the efficacy of the mainstream environmental movement.

Hmmm. How can you decide if any or all of these conclusions are correct? I think you can figure that out.