top 6 reasons why i liked "march of the penguins" despite its anthropomorphic overtones
6. Baby penguins are keeee-ute!
5. I like the cold. I like ice. It had both.
4. I thought the documentary was well shot. National Geographic always keeps me happy. They are daring and thorough. Nobody does documentary work better than NG. If you want mockumentary work, then Christopher Guest is your man.
3. As a past nude slip n' slider (when I was 3 or 4), I can appreciate the penguins natural ability to slide on the ice into the water.
2. The film score is by Alex Wurman. I think he did an incredible job. I'm fascinated by those who can write music. It's magical to me.
And the number one reason why I liked March of the Penguins despite its anthropomorphic overtones was:
1. As I walked out of the theatre the first thought that crossed my mind was the church. I know this is so cliche. Don't judge me. Hear me out. We need each other to survive. We don't work alone. We steal. We want what others have. We see each other through winters and summers of our lives. And most importantly, we live together...or at least we are supposed to.
posted by Sara @ 10:18 AM
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4 Comments:
here here!
i wholeheartedly echo this post :)
Convicting words, my little pappoose.
I agree wholeheartedly with the secong section of what you wrote, however, the first section I have some notes on.
First, I don't believe that March of the Penguins started out as a National Geographic doc. It was produced originally by a French Production Company. Old School Nat. Geo docs are the bomb though.
Also, if you think the U.S. version of MOTP was anthropomorphic, you should take a look at the original French version, in which Morgan Freeman is replaced by cartoonish narrators speaking as if they are momma and poppa penguin.
I don't mean to rain on your penguin parade, I thought it was a good movie too.
Martha and Stephanie: Excellent. Thanks.
Anton: Thanks for your thoughts and corrections. The movie itself is a Warner Brothers Independent movie, but was funded by National Geographic Feature Films which is a division of the National Geographic Society.
I know the director is French. So maybe he had creative liberty to change it for the French version. Glad I didn't see it. I would have been pretty disappointed.
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