Manthast Absolutely amazing

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

MartinHafer This is the sort of short film that probably makes geography teachers salivate! Heck, as a history teacher, I find it all rather interesting as well. This short film sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada illustrates why a flat map cannot accurately portray the planet's surface. Using a variety of illustrations using round objects (such as a grapefruit), they show that no matter how the map is drawn, once it is flattened a portion of the Earth is highly distorted.The problem, though, is that to students, this all will probably seem pretty boring--not just because of the subject matter but because of the style of the film. The narrator has no life at all in his voice and the film could have used more energy. Still, however, their use of stop-motion to create maps is impressive and with a bit of updating, this would be a great film.