Arctic Tale - Movie Review
August 24, 2007
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Live action documentaries are becoming more popular with child and adult audiences. The public enjoyed March of the Penguins and now there is a new movie hitting theaters called Arctic Tale. The movie follows two animal cubs from birth through maturity and parenthood.
Arctic Tale is a film that highlights the devastating effects of global warming on animal life. You may remember that former Vice President Al Gore won an Academy award for his docudrama, An Inconvenient Truth, which also told of the seriousness of global warming on our very survival. This movie gives an all too human face to the problem that will affect nature’s other creatures as well.
The movie is narrated by Queen Latifah and follows two female cubs: Nanu and Seela. Nanu is a polar bear cub; Seela is a walrus calf. Both live in the Arctic. The movie chronicles their natural fight for survival and additional challenges brought on by melting of the polar ice caps.
Seela and Nanu are born into the harsh environment of the Arctic. They are taught by their mothers to forage for food. Nanu learns to break through the ice in search of seals. Seela finds food in the cold Arctic waters.
The lighthearted childhood scenes soon turn serious. The Arctic storms take the life of Nanu’s sibling cub that was too weak to survive. Seela is separated from her family in the arctic waters as they search for refuge. Nanu is sent away by her mother to survive alone and Seela, still a calf, nearly dies in the waters alone.
The two young ones eventually end up on an island. This comes about due to the shortage of food for both animal species. The melting ice has made it harder for them to survive and feed their herds. The new home quickly turns violent as prolonged hunger has the groups attacking each other.
The film uses footage shot by scientists during the course of an eight year project. The project studied the life cycles of these two animal groups and the changes they experienced. Because the group could not follow one single animal from each herd, they used composite characters to tell the story. All footage is authentic and documented.
The movie has humorous situations. These scenes bring an aspect of humanity to the young animals that will endear them to audiences. When you can identify with a character, the result is a more empathic view of their situation and yours.
Kristin Gore, Al Gore’s daughter, was one of the screenwriter’s for the film. Arctic Tale was produced by National Geographic Films.
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