Uranium: the Grim Reaper of Colorado
This film did a very good job of doing more then just making us aware of problems with Uranium that we already know about. It connected real life people with problems like our own. We saw the entire situation from their point of view and this really made you not want to pick a side. I felt like both sides had very valid points for and against the mill and I felt like I was caught in the middle of this feud with people that I didn't even know but felt like I was now connected with. The director did an amazing job with showing both sides of the story and there was little to no bias in the film.
By connecting the story to real life people and their families you really get to see things from their perspective. People like Ayngel and Ed and their family desperate for the jobs provided by the mill and the money it would bring into their lives. Or like Tarri the mayor of the small town of Naturita and her need to protect and provide for her people. These are the people who need this mill to survive and choose to ignore the danger uranium mining presents for not only the community but the environment as a whole. Then there is the people who are against this mill. The protesters of the Sheep Mountain Alliance fear for their safety and the safety of their water from the mill. They work hard against the mill and try to convince the town people that they are being tricked by the company and that this mill will only bring death.
Overall this film was very well done. It really made it obvious how big of a problem uranium mining is and the dangers that we all face from it. Still though it didn't make you hate or strongly stand against one side in particular, you felt sorry for both. Suzan Beraza's vision for this movie was to show both sides of this extremely controversial topic while not showing a bias for either side and she succeed beyond measure!