Winged Migration Reviews

In the mid-90’s, Jacques Perrin produced the amazing ‘Microsmos’ which was an impressive critical success and it has became since then a deserved cult-classic (if you haven’t seen it, you should absolutely check it out). 5 years later, Perrin came back with another ambitious animal documentary and, this time, he was not only producer but also director. I even had the pleasure to see this movie in the movie theater when it was released in France. Anyway, even though it didn’t turn out to be a unique masterpiece like ‘Microsmos’, it was still pretty awesome to behold and I really liked the damned thing very much. Indeed, this time, we follow migratory birds going through thousands of kilometers during their journey sometimes even from pole to pole. Visually, it was just downright impressive. Indeed, they managed to film right next to the birds and, like ‘Microsmos’, there wasn't any annoying comment which was a real blessing. At the end of the day, the concept was maybe not really ground-breaking but the approach was just perfect and there was something quite poetic about the whole thing. To conclude, even though it might be completely forgotten nowadays, I think it is a very good documentary and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.