March of the Penguins

I have always been a sucker for penguins. They're on my list of the 5 cutest animals ever. So of course I had to see March of the Penguins. Unfortunatly it didn't come to my small town so I only recently got to see it. March of the Penguins is better then 90 % of the crap that comes out period! One of the sweetest, happiest, and saddest movies out there.

March of the Penguins is told by a narrator( the amazing voice talent of Morgan Freeman bringing the right amount of warmth and listenability to the picture) as if he were reading a bedtime story and the undertaking of the penguins take seems like a wild made up adventure.

The images are breathtaking and the vistas are heart stopping in their simple purity. the antarctic is one of the most gorgeous untamed places on the planet and unfortunatly due to global warming and the greenhouse effect it is dissappearing. One wonders watching this what the future holds for the emperor penguins whose breeding is dependent on the thick ice plate.The penguins themselves are the most photogenic creatures adorable and real. I never realized how odd looking they were before, they're like little milk jugs.

The courtship and subsequent baby raising is portrayed in a very human manner when it comes to the emotions. During the courtship there is a scene of two penguins heads together in a heart shape and it appears they are whispering sweet nothings into each others ears.It brought a smile to my face, dont we all hope we can find someone to be that close too. One of the saddest scenes which made me cry was a lone penguin, old or weak stumbling alone trying to get to the mating grounds. Their is a long shot of him struggling to make his way across a vast expanse of ice the only living thing around for miles. He stumbles and walks behind an ice chunk never again reappearing. It was so sad, and lonely looking. Everyone can identify with feeling alone, but that scene visually represents the feel that every human being has.I cried like a baby.

The baby penguins themselves were absoloutly adorable and looked like they were running around with tiny fur coats on all bundled up. The very fact that they were able to survive the harshest winter on earth is a testament to the strength of the emperor penguin. The scenes with the baby penguins brought up my own maternal instincts and the parent penguins were shown to be very relatable parents.

The story of the emperor penguin is heartwarming and devastatingly sad all at the same time. It manages to be uplifting and make you feel more alive and loving then ever when it's all over. An amazing documentary, and amazing music. I hope it gets an Oscar nod for best score because the music was perfect.

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