Teamwork is defined as the combined action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient. The film Powaqqatsi directed by Godfrey Reggio and the popular television show Grey’s Anatomy written by Shonda Rhimes are two exemplary examples that showcase the idea of teamwork. Whether it be women working together on the fields, or a group of surgeons performing a surgery, teamwork is a strategy greatly used. Comparing the two media helps to answer the question: “Is it more beneficial to work as a team or alone?”
Powaqqatsi beings with gold miners rushing up from a pit where they gather bags of dirt to carry to the top of a quarry. There is one man who is going downhill; as he does not have a path or another person to follow,…show more content… At this point in the film, the Third World Country that the film takes place in has been industrialized and the pace of life is much faster than it used to be. The man sitting on the sidewalk is living in the past rather than looking toward the future that he could have. The man on the sidewalk is similar to Lexie in the episode “Flight” of Grey’s Anatomy. After the plane crashes, Christina and Mark find Lexie crushed under a large piece of the plane. After many attempts to get the plane off Lexie to set her free, they realize that it is an impossible task for the two of them to complete. With the plane as her view as she is dying, it is clear that she has no future. Both the man on the sidewalk and Lexie wrestle with the fact that they have no future ahead of them. While the man going against the flow and Christina from the first paragraph struggled because they didn't pair up with other individuals, the man sitting on the sidewalk and Lexie are struggling because they are not pairing with their plans for the future. One who doesn't pair with his/her plans for the future tends to be worse off because they don't know what they are going to do or how they are going to do
