The Last Lions
2011 · 88 min · Director: Dereck Joubert
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Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a disturbing, well-researched and beautifully made cri de coeur from husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert, award-winning filmmakers from Botswana who have been Explorers-in-Residence at National Geographic for more than four years. Pointing to poaching as a primary threat while noting the lion's pride of place on the list for eco-tourists-an industry that brings in 200 billion dollars per year worldwide-the Jouberts build a solid case for both the moral duty we have to protect lions (as well as other threatened "big cats," tigers among them) and the economic sense such protection would make. And when one takes into account the fact that big cats are at the very top of the food chain-and that their elimination would wreak havoc on all species below them, causing a complete ecosystem collapse-the need takes on a supreme urgency.
Emotional fingerprint
The Last Lions (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Awe 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Awe25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness10%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Awe, Anxiety. Genres: Documentary, Family. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 52 % | 42 % | 37 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 81 % | 79 % | 61 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 74 % | 66 % | 64 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 68 % | 55 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 70 % | 64 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 75 % | 75 % | 55 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 60 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 81 % | 80 % | 54 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 74 % | 73 % | 48 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 72 % | 70 % | 50 % | 19 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 46 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Hope | 72 % | 68 % | 43 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 54 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 83 % | 70 % | 71 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 87 % | 60 % | 79 % | 70 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Hope | 84 % | 60 % | 75 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Relief | 84 % | 68 % | 69 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 82 % | 62 % | 63 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Hope | 77 % | 50 % | 63 % | 43 % |
Rags to riches
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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Details
- Directed by
- Dereck Joubert
- Written by
- Dereck Joubert
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States, Botswana
- Genres
- Documentary, Family
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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