I had high expectations for this series and was looking forward to premiere. Unfortunately, it was disappointing. I turned it off halfway through the 2nd series. The problem is poor direction and total empty, shool level texts, artificially attached to fantastic images. I would daresay that the script is directionless. It is like a motley patchwork or a lame attempt to imitate the legendary BBC series Planet Earth.
Camerawork is phenomenal, a real gift for nature lovers. In the dark winter evenings, maybe I will enjoy this documentary... without trivial text. Informativeness is important in documentary. It is lacking here. The generic enviromental musings about everything, and nothing, had little to do with the spectacular natural images. Cate Blanshet's monotonous voice and the boring texts put one to sleep. It's all been heard and seen in other similar projects and publications. Climate change and corporations are rapidly destroying nature and eco-activists are fighting for its survival.
Such lyrical films are blinding the public eye and do not tell the whole truth.
Camerawork is phenomenal, a real gift for nature lovers. In the dark winter evenings, maybe I will enjoy this documentary... without trivial text. Informativeness is important in documentary. It is lacking here. The generic enviromental musings about everything, and nothing, had little to do with the spectacular natural images. Cate Blanshet's monotonous voice and the boring texts put one to sleep. It's all been heard and seen in other similar projects and publications. Climate change and corporations are rapidly destroying nature and eco-activists are fighting for its survival.
Such lyrical films are blinding the public eye and do not tell the whole truth.