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Jul 23, 2019
The China Syndrome reveals one of the most important messages from all the films I have watched from Hollywood. The China Syndrome was directed by James Bridges who I believe was willing to seek awareness on our environment and how it may endanger our children, animals, pets, and wildlife. The China Syndrome was released as if it was predicting their fate, because not too long after a real nuclear accident occurred. It was one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of nuclear power in the United States, which is known to many people as The Three Mile Island Accident. Although, The China Syndrome was released in the year 1979, I don't think we should call it outdated if nuclear energy continues to exist. The China Syndrome is about a female reporter by the name of Kimberly Wells (played by Jane Fonda) and her crew who visit the Ventana nuclear power plant, but an accident unexpectedly occurs. Kimberly’s cameraman Richard Adams (played by Michael Douglas) secretly films the terror in the control room. But the media won’t air the footage, as they fear a massive lawsuit. Kimberly and Richard must obtain the truth despite the fact the plant’s owners continue to conceal the truth. Jack Godell (played by Jack Lemmon) who is the shift supervisor at the reactor tries to expose the true condition of the plant by going public, because if something is not done, the plant could cause an unprecedented catastrophe. Jack is the film’s hero, but the media portrays him as the villain. Since this film is real and we are attempting to harness a dangerous energy source that is not environmentally friendly and can potentially kill thousands of people, what is the conclusion of this film? It is unfortunate that multi billion dollar industries are willing to conceal stories for the sake of their pockets, and endanger their lives and the public at the same time? Dr. Gordon Edwards who graduated from the University of Toronto educates us on the negativity of nuclear energy. Like the film, the media fails to educate us on the negativity of nuclear energy. Mainstream media seems to repeat the same stories, which is focused primarily on bread and circus (such as sports) like the Ancient Romans. Whenever an empire is focused on bread and circus, they are doomed for a downfall and like the Romans; they will ultimately end and die out. It should inspire teens as myself and everybody else to educate themselves on the dangers of nuclear energy and catastrophes like Chernobyl, Fukushima, and the Three Mile Island Accident. @janmarrow1225 of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board