March Of The Penguins

I have had a March of the Penguins poster on my wall ever since the movie came out. It isn't just that I am a big Morgan Freeman fan, although I am. I've always loved his mellow, warm voice and enjoyed most of the movies he has made. Nevertheless, I liked the rest of the March of the Penguins so much that Morgan Freeman almost took a backseat. It was really one of the most amazing movies I've ever seen.

The funny thing is that I'm not normally much of a documentary viewer. I've never been that into nature films especially. To me, a movie needs a lot of character exposition to work. Let's face it, you just don't get that with the majority of animal movies. Nonetheless, March of the Penguins somehow worked for me. I think it had a lot to do with the lifecycle of the Emperor penguins they were showing. It is one of the most moving and dramatic stories of ever heard.

To me the great irony about these penguins is that they spend much less time in the water, where they are agile and comfortable, than anywhere else. These penguins spend most of their time either huddled about in the cold or taking long walks to and from their feeding grounds. They live in one of the most remote and hostile regions in the world, and most of their lives are spent just huddling together trying to keep warm. According to March of the Penguins, many babies die every winter, unable to cope with the cold.

This is what makes the perseverance and continuation of the Penguins so moving and profound. The march of the penguins carried on year after year, in spite of the incredibly cold temperatures. Penguins still fall in love and mate, have a new generation of young, and survive the next cold winter. I think that is what speaks most to people. All of us have to undergo some pretty epic and difficult trials at some point in our lives, and occasionally it feels like we can't carry on. What this movie taught me was that you can carry on no matter what. Like the March of the Penguins, the daily struggles of humanity continue generation after generation no matter what happens. It is simultaneously a frightening and profoundly hope inspiring message that I hope everyone has the chance to hear.

Summary: March of the Penguins turned out to be a fantastic look inside the world of life in the arctic through the eyes of these beautiful creatures. People can relate to the trials and tribulations in their own lives from watching these animals overcome impossible obstacles and move on. We can all learn a lot from watching this well-made film.

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