Waste Land
2010 · 90 min · Director: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim
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An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.
Emotional fingerprint
Waste Land (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Sadness 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety35%
- Tension25%
- Sadness18%
- Empathy12%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Inspiration
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Inspiration | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 28 % | 20 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 26 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 23 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 34 % | 41 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Inspiration | 50 % | 48 % | 43 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Inspiration | 50 % | 46 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 50 % | 40 % | 43 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 34 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Empathy | 58 % | 26 % | 56 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 75 % | 19 % | 70 % | 66 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 76 % | 19 % | 63 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 30 % | 44 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 60 % | 46 % | 45 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Inspiration | 75 % | 54 % | 61 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 78 % | 43 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 72 % | 44 % | 61 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Joy | 75 % | 66 % | 57 % | 9 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Inspiration | 79 % | 79 % | 61 % | 8 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Inspiration | 81 % | 81 % | 68 % | 9 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Inspiration | 84 % | 82 % | 75 % | 12 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Details
- Directed by
- Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim
- Written by
- Lucy Walker
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Brazil, United Kingdom
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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