"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."
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.
RépondreSupprimerI saw the film and really enjoyed it, too. Wasn't it wild how far they walked on those little stubs. Amazing!