I saw this as part of the New York International Children's Film Festival weekly screenings at the IFC Center in Manhattan. Some of which shocking and quite dark but not too disturbing for DisneyNature. Their journey has some entertainment value and a huge amount of charm, but it is also incredibly moving and doesn't shy away from showing the difficulties they have to overcome.
Moreover, the flamingos are absolutely adorable, look amazing and so easy to root for. Mariella Frostrup narrates with warmth and a sincere quality, with clear interest in the material and the ability to respect the viewer. Such a lot not known beforehand was learned, the only thing not so good about this aspect was moments of repetition in the last act. Narration came over as very engaging and informative, never childish, patronising or schmaltzy. As said, the music (a variable aspect in the DisneyNature documentaries) is beautifully scored and adds to the mood perfectly without spelling things out too much, one of the best of the lot. The photography is even better, lots of vibrant colour and seeing them up close shows the flamingos' beauty even more while not being claustrophobic. The scenery is a wonder to look at and is also suitably unforgiving to show that flamingos still have difficulties adapting to their environments. However, 'The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingo' looks wonderful. It's not perfect, some of the final act drags and the content is a touch on the repetitive side at this point too. To me, it is actually among the better DisneyNature documentaries, with it being one of the more informative, best narrated and best scored, even if other ones are even better visually. It may not be the best introduction to the DisneyNature documentaries for younger audiences, as by DisneyNature standards 'The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingo' is quite dark at times. Found myself really impressed by 'The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingo' when watching it a few weeks ago. Many people said that DisneyNature's first documentary was a must watch and being someone who likes flamingos a lot (some gorgeous ones at my local zoo) and wanted to know more about these too often under-explored animals there was no chance of missing 'The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingo'. The DisneyNature documentaries vary in quality, while not caring for 'Elephant' and 'Born in China' 'Earth' and 'Oceans' for instances are outstanding.
Lake natron animals in colour tv#
Still, the overall effect is breathtaking and if you see it, try to see it on as large a TV as possible. Also, biologists might dislike how the narration often becomes much too prosaic and not exactly scientific. My only reservations are that kids might be a bit shook up because nature is pitiless and you see a lot of flamingos die. It's all quite lovely with nice cinematography yet Disney chose not to release this to theaters-though it would have been lovely to see on the giant screen. The film follows the flamingos for a year-as the return to do their courtship rituals, lay and hatch eggs and then grow into adulthood. However, surprisingly, 2.5 million flamingos return to Lake Natron each year-despite it having a pH of 10.5 and being made up of a mixture of ash and salt. Instead of the usual locations like jungles or plains, this one is filmed in the most hellish place in Tanzania-near the Kenyan border in a region made toxic to most life by volcanic ash. This is the first of a new generation of nature documentaries from Disney and they picked a VERY difficult topic to cover.
0 kommentar(er)
