Winged Migration Reviews
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Stays in the mind, changing the way we look at the world.
Read the full reviewVisually stunning, practically dialogue-free and very family-friendly.
Read the full reviewIt's not the enormous undertaking that impresses so much as the sheer ecstasy of flight and the ability of Perrin's team to catch it.
Read the full reviewMysteries still surround many aspects of bird migration. This film unravels exactly none of them. Rather, in some of the most remarkable footage you'll ever see, the film lets you look over the shoulders of migrating birds.
Read the full reviewAt its best, Winged Migration is a marvel, and if that seems like a gee-whiz word, that's because this film has a lot to be gee-whiz about.
Read the full reviewIf it were any more real - if it were Imax, say -- the audience would be molting.
Read the full reviewJacques Perrin's Oscar-nominated Winged Migration does for birds what the 1996 documentary "Microcosmos" did for insects: It looks at them intimately, very close up, in shots that seem impossible to explain.
Read the full reviewIt may sound facetious, but Winged Migration provides such an intense vicarious experience of being a flapping airborne creature with the wind in its ears that you leave the theater feeling like an honorary member of another species.
Read the full reviewSettles into pleasant monotony and repetition, without any narrative arc or purpose. Seasoned bird-watchers, however, may find that the sensory overload leaves them close to spiritual nirvana.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 82
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Purpose
"I don,t see how anyone could show more beauty,drama in living,or respect for the natural world in just 87 minutes.We would love to se another movie with this type of theme. Geo"
MIGRATE OUT
"This movie was awful - it made me want to migrate out of the theater or even to another country where they won't play such a hideous movie that shows these pathetic animals!"
Amazing photography!
"The photography in this movie is outstanding! I thoroughly enjoyed it!"
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