Love & tenderness, hardship, sacrifice & separation, role-reversals, a reunion, and hopefully new life, set against the icy, almost entirely white, backdrop of the Antarctica where there seem to be no other living beings, except penguins. I won't lie to you, it is a documentary. A documentary about the annual journey of thousands of emperor penguins, withstanding the harshest winters on earth, don their tuxedos and slow dance on the antartic ice desert all for the sake of procreation. Their journey is, short of a better word, amazing.
The first time I watched March of The Penguins, it was narrated in french. But because I was desperate to see the film that won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year, I bought the original version and fell in love with La Marche de L'empereur. I bought another copy last weekend, this time narrated by Morgan Freeman and is in English. Although after hearing Mr Freeman's booming and recognisable God-like voice, I still prefer the french version, even though I couldn't understand a word.
If you haven't watched the film, go do it now. Young or old, french or not, man or woman, give the emperor penguins a chance to entertain and move you.
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