Disney Documentary

I have just finished watching a documentary by Disney called Earth. It is brilliant, I laughed pretty much all the way through it. It had new born chicks jumping out of trees and attempting their maiden flights (and failing miserably) and a bird called the 'bird of paradise' showing of its mating dance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gAxbxxmYZ8 Watch it, its brilliant. 'it is hard not to feel deflated when even your best is not good enough' Class.

Seriously, I cannot recommend this beautifully shot, nature documentary highly enough. Think March of the penguins but a million times better.

I have only one problem with it and it is small but worth a mention as it really annoyed me. As it happens early in the film I nearly switched it off (I am glad I didnt). Basically it shows a wolf chasing a heard of Bambi looking creatures and it isolates a young one and chases it. The chase is shot from a helicopter and it is staggeringly good, but eventually the wolf catches the cub by its tail and the cub then sits down and waits to be eaten. Then, after all the build up, it cuts and we do not see it. I am all for wrapping kids up in cotton wool but this is ridiculous. It is a nature documentary for goodness sake, this is how the world of nature works. Show it.

It is Disney's first production from it's new production arm 'disneynature' and I really hope there is some more of the same on the way. Perfect filmmaking that will make you appreciate how spectacular our planet is. I really hope people who see this movie will be more inclined to protect our home. You will laugh, you may even cry but I can 100% gaurentee you will think. And that is what a film should do.

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