Tropical Rainforest
1992 · 38 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 203 VOTES · DIR. Ben Shedd
Overview
The story of the evolution of tropical rain forests, their recent and rapid destruction, and the intense efforts of scientists to understand them even as they disappear. This film gives viewers a better appreciation of the importance of tropical rain forests on a global scale.
Dialogue Timeline — 199 lines
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00:00:09 TROPICAL RAINFOREST
00:02:06 The insects, who were here before, still thrive.
00:03:29 live up to their hot and humid name.
00:06:08 At dawn the 12 hours night becomes another 12 of the day.
00:07:20 But why so many shapes and colors?
00:09:28 Under evolutionary pressure, those with an advantage tend to thrive
00:11:34 Land which one day will be given names like Borneo, Sumatra, Java
00:13:42 The only mammals that can fly are bats
00:15:00 The energy contained within the fabric of the tree
00:17:08 Time and circumstances lead one type of ant to harvest leaves
00:18:33 And now we've reached 2 million years ago. The monkeys, apes
00:20:44 Our use of trees has much increased.
00:23:12 Up to 40% of the Earth's oxygen
00:23:41 will get much better or much worse.
00:24:55 are driven to extinction every day.
00:26:19 to analyze the forest ecosystems will sometimes travel
00:27:45 We're learning from ongoing research that more
00:29:42 I have been studying the small group of trees
00:30:47 What would the forest be like if these plants
00:31:56 is a major motivation for the science that I do.
00:33:08 of the whole forest, containing millions of different species.
00:34:57 to suit our ends. In this we are just part of evolution
28:00:00 species of plants that actually
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed199
Dialogue density5.2 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line28:00:00
Production Record
DirectorBen Shedd
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes203