In April of 2010, I attended a screening of The Fourth World War. This two-hour-long video was being shown to a group of protestors in Denver, Colorado who were involved in picketing and lending verbal support for a number of different legislations in Colorado State Government. To them, the video not only showed a depiction of globalization as an important issue in modern society, but it also showed a new way to protest for a cause. The riot. The movie is packed full of images of people from around the world rioting in the streets and protesting their government’s decisions regarding globalization. To this group, the video is a call to action from all of the others around the world who ask for support fighting globalization. This is exactly what the following presentation was designed to do. The Prezi presentation is aimed at the group of Americans who are involved in protests and picketing, and it is aimed to tell them that what they are doing is not enough. The video shows images of people fighting against whole armies and dying for their cause. If the American people are to change their government’s regulation on globalization, they will need to pick up arms against the government and literally fight for their cause with fists and feet instead of with signs and voices.
The presentation depicts the struggle of others around the world in their fight against globalization of what is essentially American influence. It shows images and videos of riots and protests and essentially calls out those people in the audience who think that a sign and a petition will help the cause. It aims to send people to action, and inform people that violence really is the only way that the government will consider a change in policy. This is what the video did for the audience that day in April, and I hope it is what the presentation portrays to the people watching it as well.
