Definitely have to say that I LOVE the Planet Earth series. The breathtaking visuals combined with an epic musical score really convey the majesty and mystery of the world we live in. I don't know if this documentary has as much of a perspective converting agenda as some other docs, but it is a powerful reminder of what makes our planet so special.

Something that is advertised but still really un clear is the importance of learning to compose and play music at a young age. Many parents would think that my child is not going to be a rock star so its a waste of time. The Music Instinct is my choice.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/

The documentary focuses on professional musicians and scientists from different fields coming together to explain or find out why music is important, where it came from, and how it can help us. Among many points the documentary makes, the one about structure in a youngsters life made the biggest impact on me. It made me wish i was three years old again so i could learn other basic knowledge while learning about music.

I showed an interest in playing music at an early age but was not encouraged by my family or school district. If i would have been encouraged to do these things i feel i would be a much more articulate, intelligent, and successful person today. Seeing as how this didn't happen, I had to wait until i was old enough to learn about music by myself in order to follow it. Even though i didn't start as early as i would have liked to, without music i would be lost. Out of all the things i could be forced to give up, my knowledge of musicians, instruments, and composing music would be the last. I can safely say i would give up my vision in place of my musical knowledge because it helps me on many different levels that are crucial to who I am and who I want to be.

The reason i want this film viewed by as many people as possible is that music programs are the first to get the axe when funding starts to dry up. The concerts don't bring in as much money as a football game, and people are not as excited about traditional music lessons. This is a crying shame, a school is an institution of learning and whatever life lessons that can be taught from football are taught ten times better through music. Even teamwork, attracting the opposite sex and communication with peers can be learned through music, which in my opinion is a large part of joining a sports team in high school.

Music truly is the greatest and most misunderstood thing on earth. In our culture music is viewed as some sort of vehicle to fame and fortune, and that if you are not great you should not even try. If you are alive, you should be creating music. Your heart beats in a tempo that sets the rhythm for the rest of your body. All the things around you are creating musical tones, even a black hole is forever singing a B flat, its just 50 or 60 octaves to low for us to hear. So why wouldn't you want to add to this? you are already a part of it even if you don't want to be. Your body is playing a song, and the birds outside are singing with you. Tap your foot, whistle, sing your favorite song, dance, do anything! Even if no one likes the music you play, even if they tell you its god awful racket, and even if no one outside of you ever hears this music, the act of playing it can help you in ways you could never imagine.

Here are two films explaining the workings of the Federal Reserve, a private bank that controls our government and is ruining our country and making us all slaves. Audit the Fed!

1. The Money Masters, documentary on our monetary system;

2. Money as Debt, animated video by Paul Grignon explaining where money comes from.

Ask yourself these questions "How did the national debt reach a level of $13 trillion dollars? Where did all this money come from? Why is our government in so much debt when it supposedly has the constitutional power to coin its own money?

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I nominate "Autism is a World," a Academy-Award-nominated documentary written by Sue Rubin, produced by Gerardine Wurzburg and co-produced by CNN. Rubin, a 26-year old woman with autism, allows viewers an intimate view into her life and world. Doctors told Rubin's parents that she was mentally retarded, but her mother did not give up on her and kept her at home. At age 13, Rubin learned to communicate with facilitated communication using a keyboard to spell out her thoughts. She still communicates primarily by keyboard with an aide speaking for her. She is presently attending college.

With more and more children being diagnosed with autism worldwide, many of us will either have a family member or at least know a person with autism. From the outside, autism is difficult to understand. In Rubin's case, for example, a smart, college-educated woman constantly holds on to plastic silverware and spends time holding them under running water. This documentary shows what it is like being an adult with autism. Not only does Rubin succeed managing her own life coping with autism, but is also devoted to helping others with the disease. Once during a speech, when asked by a young man with autism whether she would be there to help persons like him, Rubin replied, "I will be there for you."

As the grandmother of a boy with autism, this film was extremely touching to me. At the beginning I was put off by Rubin's blunt manner, but I continued to watch to see if I could learn anything about my grandson's life as an adult and the challenges he will face. By the end, I was almost in tears with admiration for this brave and articulate woman. This film gives the watcher invaluable insight into what it is like living with autism specifically and with disabilities in general.

Food Inc is my number one.
As for one that no one else has mentioned.Here it is.

The Union- business behind getting High. You have to watch this if you really think pot is bad.It is not what you think!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zI7G6KvkhQ

I am an addict so I selfishly want the world to better understand me and other addicts.
The one documentary I would ask everyone to watch is the HBO documentary "Addiction".

The best way to help an addict is by example.
Misunderstandings are the only things getting in the way of better treatments
Here is more on the documentary, please watch this short ~> http://www.hbo.com/addiction/

Below is the trailer.

An Inconvenient Truth for sure.

Today I came across another documentary called Baraka which was released during 1992. There is no narration or any other speaking stuff involved ; there is no central theme for the movie ; it is just a collection of various shots of various parts of the world.

The IMDB ratings by other users would speak in-behalf of me. :)

I just felt something (i cannot find the word) which I haven't felt in any other documentary when I was watching this.

If you like the ones you mentioned, I am pretty sure that you will like this one too.

Click Here : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/

http://unboxedworship.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/baraka.jpg

This is a mini-version, but if there is a full-length of Donald Trump's life, I'd encourage every man, woman and child to watch it.

I recently had a Best Answer to this
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/what-do-you-think-is-a-good-way-to-raise-up-motivation-in-your-business-have-you-got-your-own-motivation-philosophy

And I'll give you an excerpt from that answer which explains my reasoning:

"Read...Donald Trump's Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life." I've read that one four times cover to cover, every word. Most people only know him from The Apprentice, but I grew up in NJ watching NYC television when he got his own start in real estate. (You can see a little about that in the link in the sources.) He was always well known since I was a kid in the 1970s and 1980s. The book talks about how to overcome obstacles and the people who say you'll fail, and discusses how he started The Trump Organization with one phone call. (I subsequently started a business the same way). Unabridged version--don't leave anything out. Co-written with Bill Zanker, founder of the Learning Annex, but the book is decidedly Trumpesque. Click here for a preview of Chapter One:

http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/servlet/DCARead?standardNo=9780061547836&standardNoType=1&excerpt=true&excerpt=true "

It's a very-well written book and it's loaded with business about business and life, as the title says.When I co-owned a furniture store, it helped me sell. I didn't just have nice TV cabinets; I carried the "finest television cabinets you'll ever see and at this price, I guarantee that you'll never see another one like it--it's one-of-a-kind.

I'm a little late getting here, but I would have everyone watch "Band of Brothers." It's about World War 2. Most of the veterans that served in that war are dead and I think it's very important for people to see what these people went through during that war. My parents were both in the service during WW2, and neither of them really talked about it much. People should know about the atrocities of that war and should be proud that their parents or grandparents served their country with honor valor and incredible bravery.

well, everyone seems to agree with Planet Earth, due to the great graphics and touching mother nature. Yes, i am a fan of that documentary too, and yes, i say it should be that. Coming back to answer your question, i believe it is the amazing wonders of nature in the film, combined with the current crisis mankind is facing, where many people say the world would end in 2012, make this doc a must watch!

Like "Jaws" kept you out of the water, "Super Size Me" will keep you away from fast food restaurants... Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock puts his health on the line in this examination of the food industry.