March of the Penguins (2005) |
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A few weeks ago Kara and I finally watched Happy Feet. I didn’t really feel like blogging about it. It was alright for an animated film, but was nowhere as memorable as a film like Finding Nemo. Even as a person who supported the “message” in Happy Feet (cultural tolerance, global warming awareness, environmentalism) I felt beat over the head with these themes. There was little to no subtlety in the approach and the result was a story that suffered. That being said, Robin Williams was still great.
Then there’s March of the Penguins. Pretty much the exact same film, only it’s a live action documentary. Well to be fair, it seems like Happy Feet took March of the Penguins and added pop music and Saturday-morning morality.
Morgan Freeman narrates the yearly journey the penguins make from the shores of Antarctica to 70 miles “inland” (or is it inice?) where they mate, lay eggs, and care for the eggs in the midst of the harshest cold weather on earth. It was mind-blowing. I was amazed the entire time that any of this could be possible, let alone just normal penguin life. The fathers go without food for around 4 months in order to make the journey inland and then care for the eggs. It seemed as though these penguins lived lives of perpetual sacrifice and hardship in order to continue their species. I am amazed at God’s creativity in his creation.



