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Review of Disney Nature's
Earth Movie

Earth Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

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We continued our Earth Month celebration this weekend with some flower planting and a trip to the movies to see the Earth movie presented by Disney Nature.

The movie was filled with sweeping landscapes of snow-covered mountains in the Swiss Alps and dynamic aerial shots of the rain forest and deserts. All of which captured the earth and its species in all their majesty.

James Earl Jones narrates the story of survival of three families: humpback whales, polar bears and African elephants through the cycle of seasons.

However, I discovered many other supporting animal characters throughout the movie. In fact, for me, the tropical birds of paradise attempting to impress their future mates with such rituals as tidying up and performing a show-stopping flamenco dance almost stole the show.

My daughter was enthralled from start to end. She pointed at all the animals and made as many animal sounds as she could. During many instances the camera shots made us feel like we were flying through the air - a feeling I suppose we could have only gotten in the theater.

I wondered how they accomplished this and it turns out that one of the camera men actually filmed riding in a chair powered by a hot air balloon. Now that's daring cinematography.

I do have to admit that I fell asleep during parts of this one, but this is not a knock on the movie. I was tired from a whirlwind week and the peaceful scenes provided a much needed relaxation. My daughter stayed awake the entire time, hitting my husband and me when we nodded.

Ultimately a good time was had by all and this is one we intend to add to our library. I recommend it as a family outing if your baby is one who will sit in the theater quietly, if not this is a good one to put on your dvd or blu-ray watch list

All in all the Earth movie was most effective at reminding me that while I'm preoccupied with finding balance in my life and taking my shelter and the food in my refrigerator for granted, hundreds of thousands of animals are out there hunting, migrating across the land, air and seas in order to meet their families' basic needs for survival. And whether we accept the responsibility or not, they are terribly dependent on us humans to be good stewards of what is universally their home and ours.

For me this year, good stewardship will mean figuring out ways to create less garbage, minimizing the toxic waste our family puts into the sewage system, trying to go meatless at least one day a week and figuring out how to start a small fruit and vegetable garden.

Do you have any Earth Month resolutions? Please do share...