Kelly Nia

This documentary was actually quite a disappointment - I feel as if they only released it for marketing their own brand. The whole story line was focused of family issues, which is fine, but being so focused on past problems and the pursuit of happiness was really annoying - these guys had the audience and ease to talk about the REAL issues at hand... Not "get rid of all of your stuff"!!! This puts people in a very bad cycle of tossing out stuff they purchased in the name of minimalism (which winds up on a landfill somewhere), and then very likely purchasing them again... I mean come on, who gets rid of packing tape and a toaster? *eye roll* What this message should have emphasized is the WHY behind people and the addiction to stuff - a lot of us not only buy things we don't need, but there are some serious shopping addictions out there, and the issue at heart needs to be fixed first. THEN, don't EVER get rid of things you bought that you can use - unless you can sell them or give them to someone else that will use them (do not drop them off at a donation site, as 90% of your stuff will still wind up in a landfill). Next, this is not some aesthetic movement here, we need to save our planet and one another. This documentary should have put the focus on sweat shops, how this is hurting other countries, and our ecosystem! Skip this documentary and go watch The True Cost and Plastic Ocean instead, and learn why we really need to stop wasting - and here is a clue - it's not because of mommy issues.