Sunday, September 17, 2017

Mother Nature/Mother Bear? Mountain Men Top Hats, coal & oil "The Revenant" and human extinction‬‬

My nephew Joe Pitcherella at Yellowstone Park

 My brother and nephew live just outside of Jim Bridger National Forest. It has mountains like the mountains in "The Revenant".  But not the snow that it had up until about 1975.


"The Revenant" began filming in Canada. But the snow didn't come. The snow and mountains you see in "The Revenant" are at Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. 

I'm too old to write for myself. I write for my children, grandchildren, my family, neighbors, town, all people. Either we bring massive economic and social changes or we have no future.




The trials of the real life Hugh Glass are disputed. Some say there were no mountains, it was summer not winter and he just wanted his rifle back.  Everyone agrees the bear part happened and he dragged himself across the wilderness to civilization.


The effort, profits, murder of indigenous people and destruction of habitat was for 19th Century men's fashion. Beaver fur was in demand to make hats. 

Hats that make men appear higher.  Above the men that can't afford the luxury of a top hat.

Beaver fur made John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) the first multi-millionaire in the United States. 

We continue to exploit and ravage the earth and indigenous people for oil, gas and coal.


The BEAR is fighting back. We survived the BEAR'S hurricanes, droughts and fires. But the BEAR is just getting started.


Driven by greed, we begin the most perilous & violent times of man on earth. "The Revenant"

You can't eat money" - Alejandro G. Iñárritu