March of the Penguins 2005 Review

I didn't think I would like March of the Penguins. I am not much for what I thought was going to be an animated movie and I am not much of a G rated movie lover. I did love March of the Penguins. In a sentence if you love nature, amazing photography, the miracles of life, love, and animals you will want to watch the March of the Penguins.

This is the kind of movie you can see over and over again. It's is a story of thousands of emperor penguins who make a 70-mile trek to find their mate. These beautiful animals don't fly and although they are aquatic they don't swim as we know it. They walk all day and all night in single file in the coldest place on earth - Antarctic.

Though you may think penguins are just fine in the 80 degree below weather and the 100-mile an hour winds they are not and some don't make the harrowing several time round trip from their breeding spot to the place where they can get food.

Once they find their mate the love begins. The penguins make a beautiful picture of a heart as they croon over each other. Once an egg is hatched mom keeps it under her fur. Moms and dads go back and forth keeping their chicks safe from the elements. Not all eggs make it and not all chicks make it.

This brings me to the G rating. I had to turn away from the television at one point when a predator made his way toward the babies. There is more than one sad moment that a sensitive child may cry over and perhaps even have nightmares.

Make sure your child is aware of the realities of nature and if he or she cried while watching Bambi I would wait until your child gets a bit older. I think it should have a PG rating.

This is a National Geographic DVD narrated by Morgan Freeman.  It is 80 minutes and has special features you may enjoy.