Post by Rob W. Case on May 11, 2009 14:54:31 GMT -6
When the Walt Disney Company was established in 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, there was lingering a sense of innovation, a sense that as time progressed, the content of their work would progress and new avenues would be explored and inserted into the movie industry. As time went by, Walt Disney was very inventive. He liked to do things were never been done before. He is the first person to release a complete animated feature film, hence Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1939. The following year, with Pinocchio following next in line for animated feature films, Walt Disney also created and produced an experiment called Fantasia, incorporating animated sequences with classical music. As the Disney Empire grew, more and more innovative ideas were brought into light, with Walt Disney leading the way.
This is the basis for my review of Earth since the film begins with footage from the 1950’s, of Walt Disney in his office sharing to the audience his idea of films that explore nature. In 1958, Walt Disney produced a documentary called “White Wilderness,” a film that captured the habits of wildlife and applied a story to it. From roughly 1948-1960, Walt Disney also produced a series of nature films that also went to television and won numerous Academy Awards. Those programs were called “True Life Adventures.”
Now, some 50 years later, in looking for new ideas, the Walt Disney company decided to bring about a new string of nature films with 21st Century filming capabilities and 21st century style storytelling. This is the basis for this film “Earth.”
“Earth” captures some incredible, yet life threatening footage. As I watched the film, I kept wondering to myself how some of the camera technicians were able to capture some of the footage that they captured. There were species of animals that I have never seen before, even in magazines. There was footage of predators hunting for their prey, and footage taken from up in the air, that if you saw this film on the IMAX screen, and if you were afraid of heights, you might get nauseous.
One of my favorite parts of the film was the footage taken in the ocean. There, you see marlins (sword fish), dolphins, and what not try to capture their food in a school of small fish. I never even knew sword fish could move that quick. Then, you had a whale and her baby try to move thousands of miles for food. There is unbelievable footage of whales opening their mouth and swallowing thousands of krill (shrimp) in one instance. Then, there is the unbelievable footage of a large, great white shark, jumping in mid air, capturing a seal with his ultra-large and ultra sharp teeth. The sea footage alone makes me want to see the 2nd installment of this series of nature films due out on Earth Day 2010 called “Earth: Oceans.”
But the fun was not entirely in the ocean. The polar bears, the tropical birds, the sped-up footage of plants, funguses, clouds, and aurora light shows in space were just a tip of the iceberg for this movie.
I’m not one who usually watches nature films, but this one I enjoyed. It is interesting. The cinematography is brilliant. All in all, it is the first nature film that I’ve seen where I actually look forward to seeing the next. All in all, I give it 4 out of 4 starts.
For more information about “Earth,” visit…..
disney.go.com/disneynature/earth/
This is the basis for my review of Earth since the film begins with footage from the 1950’s, of Walt Disney in his office sharing to the audience his idea of films that explore nature. In 1958, Walt Disney produced a documentary called “White Wilderness,” a film that captured the habits of wildlife and applied a story to it. From roughly 1948-1960, Walt Disney also produced a series of nature films that also went to television and won numerous Academy Awards. Those programs were called “True Life Adventures.”
Now, some 50 years later, in looking for new ideas, the Walt Disney company decided to bring about a new string of nature films with 21st Century filming capabilities and 21st century style storytelling. This is the basis for this film “Earth.”
“Earth” captures some incredible, yet life threatening footage. As I watched the film, I kept wondering to myself how some of the camera technicians were able to capture some of the footage that they captured. There were species of animals that I have never seen before, even in magazines. There was footage of predators hunting for their prey, and footage taken from up in the air, that if you saw this film on the IMAX screen, and if you were afraid of heights, you might get nauseous.
One of my favorite parts of the film was the footage taken in the ocean. There, you see marlins (sword fish), dolphins, and what not try to capture their food in a school of small fish. I never even knew sword fish could move that quick. Then, you had a whale and her baby try to move thousands of miles for food. There is unbelievable footage of whales opening their mouth and swallowing thousands of krill (shrimp) in one instance. Then, there is the unbelievable footage of a large, great white shark, jumping in mid air, capturing a seal with his ultra-large and ultra sharp teeth. The sea footage alone makes me want to see the 2nd installment of this series of nature films due out on Earth Day 2010 called “Earth: Oceans.”
But the fun was not entirely in the ocean. The polar bears, the tropical birds, the sped-up footage of plants, funguses, clouds, and aurora light shows in space were just a tip of the iceberg for this movie.
I’m not one who usually watches nature films, but this one I enjoyed. It is interesting. The cinematography is brilliant. All in all, it is the first nature film that I’ve seen where I actually look forward to seeing the next. All in all, I give it 4 out of 4 starts.
For more information about “Earth,” visit…..
disney.go.com/disneynature/earth/