America Before Columbus is an informative historical documentary that shows life in Europe, before European exploration, the Columbian exchange and its impact, and conditions after the Colombian discovery of 'America. It does a great job of putting easily accessible basic factual information into a different perspective. Usually, life before and after Columbus' discovery of America is told from the point of view of the natives, but America Before Columbus tells us the same story from the point of view of Europe, which makes the audience see things in a new light. Directed by Cristina Trebbi, the main cast of this documentary includes Victor Garber and Hans Mittermuller as the narrators, Nathan English (Geochemist) as himself, Andrew C. Isenberg as Professor Isenberg, Callum Roberts as Professor Roberts and Joachim Radkau as Professor Radkau. to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay The documentary begins with a brief introduction of America as an undiscovered world and its natural riches, diverse wildlife, verdant forests and rich resources. The focus then shifts to living conditions in Europe, to how Europe had limited land, animals and resources, but was still advanced in the exploitation of wind energy and agriculture. Returning to life in America, we talk about early American explorers, Mesoamerica and how Native Americans lived, and key civilizations such as the Incas, Aztecs, nomadic Native Americans, Puebloans/Anasazi, etc. Much of this section focuses on how these tribes began, their practices as an advanced society, the tools they created and used, their architecture, agriculture, and staple crops, and how they ended. Then, he talks about Christopher Columbus and his men who sailed west to find Asia and how he instead finds paradise, America. This led many other Europeans to want to follow this path to America. When Spanish explorers arrived in America, they brought with them the smallpox disease, which killed many natives as the disease spread. After invading American resources and sending them back to Spain, England sent men to defeat Spain in the 17th century. The documentary concludes with a discussion of how America has evolved into a country capable of supporting better living, religious freedom, manufacturing) and higher quality livestock. There are many things I liked about the film. First of all, I liked the excellent video quality of the documentary. Thanks to exceptional organisation, explanations and animations, the documentary brought key ideas to life. This helped me understand the concepts better than studying them from a static textbook as I learn visually and remember better with the graphical presentation of information. Secondly, I really liked the soundtrack and soundtracks used in the documentary. Musical director Paul Rabiger sets the mood at the beginning of the documentary with powerful, lively music. Finally, I liked the way the information was structured in the film, as a clear and high-quality form of documentary. It combines information on the history of civilizations, their lifestyle with living conditions in Europe. Even though he goes back and forth, he combines all the facts together to provide a concise explanation. Despite all the positive aspects of the film, there were some aspects that could have been different or better. For example, I felt that the title of the film gave me the wrong impression. When I first read the title of the.