I recently watched Happy a documentary on the overall
happiness of today’s world. This
documentary really interested me because come to find out China and Japan has
the unhappiest civilizations. In these
countries, the men and women have long workday hours and little time to spend
with their family and friends or even have rest. This documentary showed the decline in health
in these countries and short life span due to the lack of sleep and lack of
happiness and increased stress within the society.
This
documentary also mentioned how money can only bring so much happiness. For instance, a poor person gets much
happiness from money to buy food and clothes and the necessities. However, after the necessities are taken care
the money no longer brings an increase in happiness. It was recorded that 50,000 dollars is the
highest level of happiness that money can bring. Once that mark is reached an increase in
money no longer makes a difference.
The main
argument of the film was to show the different ways of society and the general
happiness of each society. Denmark was
found to be the happiest country. There
several families live in a one story large building, share meals, and time
together. The children are practically
raised by all of the adults, usually about 20 couples and the families take
turns cooking large meals. This family
time and peace is what true happiness is all about.
This film
used statistics, personal accounts, and actual footage of the working class
from each of the countries mentioned to prove their point. The argument of the film is very appealing to
the audience and even won me over to make me realize the different types of
cultures and the diverse levels of happiness associated with the way of each of
these cultures.
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