Travelling Birds
OMG. What an exquisite feast of sound and vision is this piece of film. I cannot sing enough praise for the 85 minutes of masterful cinematography and direction which took over four years to produce. I didn’t even come close to tiring of the stunning visuals, my heart constantly elevating with each splendorous scene. The soundtrack is enchanting and the images entrancing (similar in style to that of Baraka). This is a beautiful and extremely well filmed saga with amazing in-flight shots from all perspectives, each consistently enhancing already empathetic feelings. The story of birds’ migration really is one of survival; this is real. And who needs humans anyway? Species we never knew of around every corner of the globe. …and who said walking on water was impossible?! I found this film continually surprising… who would have thought birds could evoke such a vast range of emotions, mine even felt toyed with to some extent… Goosebumps… sickening… answers… staggering… “Heaven is ephemeral”. Three dimensional views of our ineffable planet — so amazingly beautiful they seem incredible.
Jaques Perrin (I) probably most well-known for Microcosmos (but also as an actor in over 100 films including Cinema Paradiso), rises well above any expectations with this extraordinary and enlightening Oscar-nominated documentary. Providing far more than your average perspective of birds, this is “both a dazzling travelogue and a poetic ballet of energy and grace.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. Five teams of people — more than 450 individuals, including 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers — What a collaboration of passions and skills.
Marvellous, spectacular, mind blowing. Reaffirmed my own passions and beliefs. Life-changing piece of film IMHO. 10/10 but then you gotta love birds… If you do, then do yourself a favour, truly…
Anyone who cannot appreciate this film is.... well...... just not my type hehe ;o)
...A wannabe winged warrior....
Worth a look unless you want to see it with ‘innocent’ eyes:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/wingedmigration/home.html
Tamara
