Arctic Tale
From the People Who Brought You "March of the Penguins"
A real-life adventure set in the coolest place on Earth, Arctic Tale tells the story of a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they navigate their often unpredictable world.
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Documentury - blondysupermom
It was a cute movie if you are into all talking documentaries. Kids would find it kind of interesting. But I wish I had know it was because I would have not rented it & waited for it to go to tv.Queen Latetha was a nice touch but still was boring. Not sure how this movie got such high ratings.Beautifully Made, But A Bit Manipulative - revsdd
I say this movie is manipulative only because it seems to promise one thing and deliver another. I rented it because I thought my 4 year old daughter would enjoy what seemed to be the promise of one of those cutesy, kiddie-oriented movies featuring baby animals having fun adventures together. The truth is that she wasn't really enthralled by it, and while there are some baby animals in this (mostly a polar bear and a walrus) the "adventures" related really have more to do with the struggle of the animals to adapt to the changing ice conditions in the Arctic being caused by global warming. I have no problem with the message - I think the fight against global warming is extremely important. I just had a bit of a reaction against what I thought was the not fully honest description of the movie's purpose.
Having said that, as a nature movie I thought this was not bad (although it has more to say to adults than to 4 year olds.) Narrated by Queen Latifah, and made in co-operation with the National Geographic Society, it's has some things in common with the Antarctic adventure "March Of The Penguins" (although it's not as good). As you would expect from National Geographic, the photography is brilliant, and a wide variety of animals are featured (in addition to the polar bears and walruses, there are arctic foxes, beluga whales, orcas, narwhaals, terns and gulls and possibly a few I'm forgetting.) The message isn't subtle; it gets through very clearly - the Arctic is warming up! - and it's true that you do find yourself drawn into the animals' lives and rooting for them through their struggles. I appreciated that the film anded on a fairly positive note, as the arctic life cycle continued, with what had been the baby animals becoming mothers to new babies.
Manipulation aside, the film is family-friendly and, as I noted, very well photographed, but in the end it didn't accomplish what I had hoped - which was to truly entertain a 4 year old.Worth watching! - suntep
I must admit right off it's not march of the penguins, but it has it's own charm. To be fair no one can repeat morgan freeman either. Natioanl Graphic spent 15 years in the making of this film and I loved thier effort! The story seemed a bit campy or to geared to kids and not giving them enough crdit. I mean it was below them at times. It should have been family geared ah well. I think the film was still well worth watching.
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Documentury - blondysupermom
It was a cute movie if you are into all talking documentaries. Kids would find it kind of interesting. But I wish I had know it was because I would have not rented it & waited for it to go to tv.Queen Latetha was a nice touch but still was boring. Not sure ...Beautifully Made, But A Bit Manipulative - revsdd
I say this movie is manipulative only because it seems to promise one thing and deliver another. I rented it because I thought my 4 year old daughter would enjoy what seemed to be the promise of one of those cutesy, kiddie-oriented movies featuring baby animals ...Worth watching! - suntep
I must admit right off it's not march of the penguins, but it has it's own charm. To be fair no one can repeat morgan freeman either. Natioanl Graphic spent 15 years in the making of this film and I loved thier effort! The story seemed a bit campy or to geared ...