Comments on: Winged Migration

By: D

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:36:18 +0000

“state sponsored socialist television”… lol… are you talking CBC? i watched it, too, and was likewise blown away.

By: Jay E

Jay E — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:53:56 +0000

I am still disturbed by the imagery of crabs stalking and killing a seagull. Crustaceans can never be trusted…

By: FunkyMunkey

FunkyMunkey — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:49:27 +0000

I totally agree with you one this. I saw it a few years ago, and thought it was brilliant. The skill and dedication it took to get the beautiful footage they did is amazing.

I think the lack of dialogue is one of the films best attributes, especially when contrasted with the crappy “characterisation” forced onto the subjects in March of The Penguins.

By: Reed

Reed — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:21:43 +0000

I found it to be a decent effort, but their previous film, Microcosmos, was far more intriguing. The biggest problem here is that they staged quite a bit of the scenes (like the ducks that were stuck in oil).

It’s a beautiful film to be sure, but as a documentary it was a bit lacking.

A similar film that I also got more out of was Baraka (same people who did Koyanisqatsi I think). Not just about birds, but all life.

By: Flyer28

Flyer28 — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:12:56 +0000

It is truly an amazing piece of film making.