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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: PBS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
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DVD Review: Realistic view of a cataclysmic event
Summary: 4 Stars
For most people nowadays, the word "Krakatoa" may bring a vague impression of a volcano erupting a long time ago. That's true as far as it goes -- Krakatoa erupted in 1883 -- but it was much more than a simple eruption. The island, part of the archipelago now known as Indonesia -- blasted itself out of existence in a series of cataclysmic explosions that are the largest in recorded history.
This 90-minute documentary combines re-enactment with contemporary interviews of experts on volcanos and the mighty underground forces that cause them to erupt. The video follows several characters who lived near the island, from Dutch officials and their families to natives of the area. Many of the latter believed that the volcanic eruptions that plagued the island chain from time to time were the result of angry gods. Western officials understood some of the geographical forces that caused the eruptions, but the science was considerably less advanced than it is now.
One point the video does make plain is that, while the falling ash and pumice from the volcano did cause damage, the huge tsunamis generated by the eruptions cause the most death and destruction. While the tsunamis in Southeast Asia and Japan were not caused by volcanic eruptions, the similarities to Krakatoa are all too plain.
I found this an educational, easy-to-digest lesson in the unpredictability of what we generally choose to see as "solid ground."
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