"March of the Penguins" is the second-highest grossing documentary ever in the US.It's now being touted by some conservative groups as supporting their values, namely monogamy, intelligent design, and a pro-life agenda.
I saw the documentary and learned a lot. But I didn't think it had any of those messages. Frankly, I'm amused by the anthropomorphism. And I loved these responses from the film's distributors:
... the movie is simply a tale about penguins and any attempt to divine a deeper meaning is misguided.
"We did not have discussions of what should be in from a social, cultural or political perspective at all," said Adam Leipzig, president of National Geographic Feature Films. "We just wanted to make sure that it was accurate."
Or as Laura Kim, a vice president of Warner Independent, put it: "You know what? They're just birds."
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whatever it was meant to be, you can't deny that if a bird-brained penguin can be monogamous, why can't humans? We're obviously a lot smarter than they are, but you sure wouldn't know it.
I saw the film and really enjoyed it, too. Wasn't it wild how far they walked on those little stubs. Amazing!
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