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ACTOR
Queen LatifahKatrina AgateZain AliPreston Bailey
DIRECTOR
Adam Ravetch,Sarah Robertson
SYNOPSICS
Arctic Tale (2007) is a English movie. Adam Ravetch,Sarah Robertson has directed this movie. Queen Latifah,Katrina Agate,Zain Ali,Preston Bailey are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2007. Arctic Tale (2007) is considered one of the best Documentary,Family movie in India and around the world.
Two narratives -- the life cycle of a mother walrus and her calf, and the life of a polar bear and her cubs -- are used to illustrate the harsh realities of existence in the Arctic.
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Arctic Tale (2007) Reviews
Consider that Movies are meant to move people. - Arctic Tale does that.
The movie is all real, and based on 15 years of experience and observation in the Arctic. Everything in the movie has been fact checked in three separate sources by National Geographic, who demands strict scrutiny. The movie will make you laugh and cry. It educates and entertains. It is a fine story. Queen Latifah delivers her narration very straight. she is warm and funny. The movie is different then what your used to because it presents itself as a story, it reveals itself from the point of view of the animals like a story book. It does not stop the story to describe scientific facts and explanations, instead the facts and information are part of the story naturally. This allows the film to tell a story that involves it's audience, putting them into the here and now with the animals. This movie is designed for young people and families. Just because it does not use scientific language that would clutter the beautiful imagery does not mean that the story is not authentic. gather up some kids and go to Arctic tale. You will be moved by this movie.
Fun and touching
I watched this film at the Seattle International Film Festival; it is a beautifully made documentary on life in the Arctic. The filmmakers followed the life of a Polar Bear cub and a Walrus as they learn about life from their mothers and have to deal with the catastrophic changes in the Arctic Weather caused by Global Warming. The film has a broad appeal, particularly amongst Children, who will find the movie funny, exciting, sad, and touching quite a few people in the movie theater were sobbing by the end. This fits well with "March of the Penguins" in the way it "dramatizes" the footage and humanizes the wild animals, however it does this in a way that serves the story and helps people sympathize with the plight of the Arctic Wildlife.
NOT a Documentary
Saw this movie in Cali. at an advanced screening sponsored by the Regional Air Quality Management Board. My biggest problem with this show is that they play it off as a documentary, when it is NOT. Even the Tagline: "A real adventure in the coolest place on earth" implies documentary. The truth is, while every shot WAS taken in the arctic, and was NOT staged, the characters Nanu and Sela were "composite characters" comprised of MANY different animals that were filmed by the directors over their time in the arctic. Basically, the story was made up. Furthermore, many of the shots that we see were "stock footage" (this is obvious, as the quality is SIGNIFICANTLY lower). Also, the editing was poor, and only a child would think that the scenes truly played out the way they were portrayed. The sound is also poorly edited, and, while I can not be SURE, I would guess that many of the sounds did not occur as shown in the film (pull my flipper??!!) Also, I think Queen Latifah's lines were poorly written, and she is a poor narrator to boot. Basically, I think that the issue being tackled here is FAR too important for the directors to FABRICATE a story to show it. Tell it the way it is. If you can't follow 1 bear and 1 walrus, DON'T pretend you did. We can STILL get the point that global warming is hurting the arctic, and that we can prevent it . . . you don't have to make things up to tell us about it!
A Nutshell Review: Arctic Tale
In 2005, March of the Penguins brought us to the Antarctica, and introduced the life cycle of the emperor penguins to the mass audience. And Happy Feet was quick on its erm feet to seize the initiative and make an animated feature on our non-flying friends. Now, we journey to the opposite pole to visit Polar Bears and Walruses, but somehow, the former proved to be a logical choice for promotional posters. Having the worlds #1 brand use them in their advertisements, and as I recall one cheeky ad involving a bear shaving excess fur, you would have thought that this would make another documentary worth sitting through. But Arctic Tale is not March of the Penguins. Narrated by Queen Latifah, it relied on similar themes and tactics in its narrative though, featuring the circle of life, and cute offsprings that you just want to cuddle (before they become big and aggressive enough to tear you apart), but apart from those, it's a totally different ball-game altogether. For starters, the focus on Walruses allowed some kind of parallels to be drawn with the Polar Bears, with the common starting point for both species, the threats that they both face in terms of survival, and how intertwined their lives are actually, because one is prey to the hunter. It's amazing how the footage seen in the documentary were captured. As the end credits rolled, you do see stills on how up close and personal the filmmakers get to the action. But what amazed me more is how a story can be weaved from the footage shot, without being too contrived or artificial about it, despite relying on composite characters created. What I liked too is the observation on the animal species themselves. While the Polar Bears are more independent and don't hunt in packs, the actions of the Walruses, while they live as a community, do not demonstrate that they'll behave likewise when faced with a predator. Their all "man" for himself attitude do seem quite selfish, especially when a reliance on strength in numbers will probably help. But that's the way the circle of life rolls. While it played out rather straightforwardly, what I thought was a missed opportunity was the very superficial glean on probably an important message these days - climate change, for the worse. With the rising temperatures, the polar caps are melting and shrinking, posing a direct challenge to the animals' habitat and a threat to their survival. The white, snow covered land mass they are living on, are slowly disappearing, and living off a grassland covered rock, doesn't seem to cut it, at least, not for the Polar Bears. Arctic Tale presents the effect of this change, but doesn't address the climate concerns. Perhaps that's best left as a topic in itself. As far as Arctic Tale is concerned, it has presented and preserved, the way of life of the Polar Bears and Walruses. While not as compelling a story as March of the Penguins, it does serve its purpose, but nothing more. If compared, this one rates a notch lower.
Very nice but has slight problems
This was an extremely touching and moving movie. It displays the lives of two young creatures, a female polar bear and a female sea elephant. They are both born at approximately the same time and are raised in the same general area of the Arctic. (North Pole) The movie covers 8 years of their lives as they grow up and become mature adult animals. It covers how they were raised by their parents, how they learned to hunt and survive and ultimately, how they dealt with the changes global warming is causing to their environment. It's an extremely moving picture without making the animals TOO anthropomorphic. (like humans) I highly, highly recommend this movie. If you saw "march of the emperor penguins", then you should see this movie as well.