Reviews of March of the Penguins

[Film] March of the Penguins

Posted : 1 year ago on 17 November 2007 02:06 (A review of March of the Penguins)

An amazing documentary. The film itself is beautifully shot, but even more beautiful is the glimpse into the pulse of nature as embodied in the penguins, who journey far and away in the harshest climate in order to give life to their offspring. The film is more romantic than scientific, that is, the filmmakers attempts to give a human voice (literally as Morgan Freeman does the English narration throughout the movie) to the amazing journeys taken (back and forth) by the Emperor penguins in the ice deserts of Antarctica. The film impressively captures the rare and mesmerizing shots of the penguins throughout their journey, and its focus on 'family' certainty makes it a compelling story of joy, loss, grief and hope. Besides, I dare anyone not to squee and gush over the cuteness of those baby penguins. They alone make the movie worth watching.

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Absolutely beautiful

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago on 8 December 2006 08:48 (A review of March of the Penguins)

Yeah, everyone can keep their jokes about 'but its just a stupid movie about penguins', but it shows just how lame Hollywood is these days when people would RATHER watch a bunch of penguins just living life, then to see another explosive-filled mindless heartless piece of hollywood trash.

This documentary is beautiful, heart warming, romantic, shocking, sad, and even at times a bit funny. And all you have to do is point the camera at penguins to achieve this. Nature is a masterpiece.

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Really? A Movie?

Posted : 2 years ago on 15 November 2006 01:46 (A review of March of the Penguins)

I don't think I could possibly understand the fascination with penguins to such a point that this was made into a major motion picture. This could have easily been translated into a one hour special on the Discovery channel.

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