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I just returned from seeing March of the Penguins, a French documentary about Emperor Penguins, with English narration by Morgan Freeman. This movie does not feature:
- Gunfights
- Explosions
- A hip-hop artist struggling to hit the big time
- An invasion by aliens
- Lindsay Lohan
- Custom import cars with those “erector set” spoilers
- The Rock
- A light sabre battle
- CGI effects
- A soundtrack featuring Coldplay and Blink 182
It is, however, an amazing film featuring beautiful scenery and cinimatography, shot entirely on site in Antartica—in the winter no less. It’s (obviously) all about penguins, and the amazing life cycle of these bizarre and amazing creatures requires none of the above elements to make this film one of the best stories I’ve seen in the theater in a while.
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