In this educational documentary, the theory of the four elements is put to the test. Fire, air, water and earth... Is everything around us made of them? The Fab Four. The four elements of our planet The world seen through the four elements.Fire, air, water, earth, the natural elements from which every element of which matter is made originates. Fire, represents the purifying element, embodies the principle of life. The air, impalpable, is the vital breath we breathe, it represents the cosmic breath, an elusive element.