I am told I have a slightly odd obsession with penguins and so had been looking forward to seeing this for some time. It is good when a documentary manages to break into the mainstream and gets seen by large numbers of people.
Which is where March has its appeal. It is not a heavy handed documentary with lots of detail. Which may please some but I found slightly disappointing.
Morgan Freeman's narration is easy to listen to but I have to say is not the most captivating I've ever heard. And I felt that some parts were overly emotive and strayed too far from the boundaries of objectivity.
I was also dismayed at the 'dumbing down' of information, which I presume is to attract a younger audience. There is a great lack of any technical information, or much information at all that the relatively well informed adult would not already know or be able to find out in 5 minutes on the internet.
The epitome of this for me was the line that went something like 'the egg appeared' - come on, an egg does not 'appear'! However, visually the film is stunning and is worth watching for that alone.
I would say that this is worth a watch but not one to be added to the DVD collection as I can't imagine returning for a second viewing.
Which is where March has its appeal. It is not a heavy handed documentary with lots of detail. Which may please some but I found slightly disappointing.
Morgan Freeman's narration is easy to listen to but I have to say is not the most captivating I've ever heard. And I felt that some parts were overly emotive and strayed too far from the boundaries of objectivity.
I was also dismayed at the 'dumbing down' of information, which I presume is to attract a younger audience. There is a great lack of any technical information, or much information at all that the relatively well informed adult would not already know or be able to find out in 5 minutes on the internet.
The epitome of this for me was the line that went something like 'the egg appeared' - come on, an egg does not 'appear'! However, visually the film is stunning and is worth watching for that alone.
I would say that this is worth a watch but not one to be added to the DVD collection as I can't imagine returning for a second viewing.
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