DVD | March Of The Penguins

Rating: G - Suitable for General Audiences.
Duration: 80 mins.
Genre : Documentary.
Actors: N/A.
Release Date: Available now.

March of the Penguins is a remarkable documentary. Produced by French director, Luc Jacquet, it follows the annual mating rituals of what must be the most resilient of animals: the emperor penguin.

Every summer, fresh from a period of feeding they march over 70 miles to their nesting grounds, where they find a mate, then after laying the egg, the mother passes it onto the father who looks after it for three months while the she walks back to the sea to get food. The father waits, and protects the egg for these three months with nothing to eat, and endures some of the severest storms that winter can produce.

Stunningly beautiful, March of the Penguins is a visual feast of an alien like landscape, complimented by the smooth narration of Morgan Freeman and an original musical score.

Initially trumpeted by the American Bible-belt’s moral agenda, for it’s family values, Penguins Director Jacquet, was quick to point out that whilst it was a story of love and commitment, the penguins choose different mates each year, so could hardly be a role model for Christian monogamy.

A better cause to trumpet would have been the love and self sacrifice of the emperor penguins that they literally risk their own lives, marching on empty stomachs to find food and enduring the worst living conditions known to man, all for the single purpose of pro-creating.

A remarkable and brilliantly produced documentary.

Food for thought:
Does western society place enough value on the upbringing of children?

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