This is a look at the embryonic industry of body composting. The idea is that instead of embalming (which uses toxic chemicals that leach into the ground) or cremation (which pollutes the air), bodies are placed in pods which decay naturally and return the nutrients to the environment. It’s a move that the mainstream funeral industry does not want to be part of.
This is a good look at a (for now) unconventional take on what happens after we die. Taking the point of view of an outsider method of body disposal, THE LIFE WE LEAVE sheds a great deal of light on how we handle the remains of the people we love. While I have seen several films over the years concerning about what happens after, they all look at things in the same way. Because composting is something new it forces us to rethink how we view death and what comes after. Being of an age where I am closer to the end than the beginning this film made me really think about what I want to do after I go.
I don’t know what else to say, largely because anything I do will feed more into my personal feelings which with a subject like this may not be what you feel. While the story of a company trying to start up in a new direction is the thread that the themes hang on, it’s the themes that are going to hang with you. It’s the themes that you are going to have to consider since the notion of death and what comes after is different for everyone,
I really liked this film a great deal and as such it is recommended.
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