Winged Migration (2003)

That was an excellent one.

Sadly Over-hyped

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I got this film a long time ago but only had time to watch yesterday. It amazed me completely! And all I can say is that, it's simply the most beautiful animal-related documentary film I've ever seen! The soundtracks are all very well mixed and recorded, you can get a chance to listen to one of the world's most beautiful sound, birds sing, nature ambiance sounds, insects beep, all impressive.I got this film a long time ago but only had time to watch yesterday. It amazed me completely! And all I can say is that, it's simply the most beautiful animal-related documentary film I've ever seen! The soundtracks are all very well mixed and recorded, you can get a chance to listen to one of the world's most beautiful sound, birds sing, nature ambiance sounds, insects beep, all impressive.

This is my two-year-old daughter's favorite movie. She watches it as often as we allow her to. She particularly likes the pelicans and the "Candigle (i.e. Canada) Geese." Luckily, my husband and I also enjoy it -- the cinematography is impressive, and some of the images are stunning. Some of the scenes were staged, which is more apparent to us as adults, and the music is repetitive and in some cases overly dramatic or "inspirational," especially over the opening and closing credits. Still, given the awful tripe that small children sometimes become enthralled with, I think we are lucky; and if she asks to watch it on a nice day, we can suggest going to the local park instead, to see some real live birds.There are several scenes that might be upsetting to a young child. I have noted them in the Parents' advisory section. Our daughter is a little too young to understand what is happening in these scenes, so most of them don't bother her, but she does insist on getting on mommy or daddy's lap during a couple of scenes.

As the sun sets somewhere along the western coast of Africa, grotesque, spidery silhouettes gang up on a wounded bird. It was difficult to watch. Yet, it was visually mesmerizing. The crabs were hideous beyond description. Mercifully, the more brutal aspect of this scenario was apparently edited out.Nature is brutal. I personally find little enjoyment in watching predators kill and devour their prey. The baby penguin being torn to pieces by the gull in "March of the Penguins" was unpleasant to watch.Nature films like "Winged Migration" are usually rated G, but one should use caution when showing such films to children. Depending on how sensitive a child may be, some images in nature may prove to be psychologically traumatizing. Fortunately, most film makers of nature know what to edit out when depicting violence in the animal world.The French are good documentary film makers. They know how to capture the beauty found in nature and they can easily be relied upon to reveal its cruelty.

Here is a beautifully-filmed documentary on the migration of birds. This movie took four years to make, and one can see why. You cannot get much closer, I would think, to the flying birds than what you see here. Cameras were literally attached to some of the birds so you, the viewer, are up there in the sky right with these (mainly) geese as they migrant thousands of miles.The colors are beautiful and the sound is good. However, be warned there is no dialog so it can be tough viewing the whole 90 minutes in one sitting. Also, I found the best and most interesting footage at the beginning.Nevertheless, this is a good addition to anyone's collection if or no other reason than the magnificent photography and the effort filmmakers put out to make this wildlife documentary. It also is interesting how they show different species every few minutes, where they go each year, how many miles they travel, the exact route, etc. Wildlife and bird-lovers in particular, should love this film.