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Title: Caves (22 Apr 2007)
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| David Attenborough | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Narrator - US Version (voice) | |
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Huw Cordey | ... | Self - Producer |
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Chadden Hunter | ... | Self - Field Assistant |
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Thomas Anguti Johnston | ... | Inuktitut Narrator |
The Earth's large, deep calcareous caves are virtually inaccessible and therefore barely explored - requiring expert diving where flooded. Some of its wildlife is as strange and specific as in the deep, darkest part of the ocean, whether physically adapted -notably to the dark. Nevertheless, some caves(did) play an important part in native cultures, even as sources of fresh water for some Mayan cities. Written by KGF Vissers
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Absolutely adore 'Planet Earth', one of the best documentaries ever made and actually is more than that. Have remarked a few times that it and its recent follow up (every bit as good) did for nature and out planet as 'Walking with Dinosaurs' did with the dinosaurs. David Attenborough is wisely considered a national treasure for very good reason, no matter how much he himself dislikes the term.
'Planet Earth' is comprised of eleven episodes, none are less than great. The fourth one "Caves" is no exception and is every bit as brilliant as the previous three "From Pole to Pole", "Mountains" and "Fresh Water". Throughout it's an awe-inspiring, utterly transfixing experience where one forgets they're watching a documentary and instead feeling like they're watching art. This may sound like extreme hyperbole, but to me and many others 'Planet Earth' is completely deserving of its praise and even deserving of more. To me as well, it is easily one of the best the BBC has done in years.
Where to start with the praises for "Caves?" For starters it looks amazing. It is gorgeously filmed, done in a completely fluid and natural, sometimes intimate (a great way of connecting even more with the animals), way and never looking static. In fact much of it is remarkably cinematic. The scenery and habitats are some of the most breath-taking personally seen anywhere, whether in visual media and real life and the rich colours positively leap out. The music is epic but has just as many quieter moments that speak just as much. The main theme is unforgettable.
Regarding the narrative aspects, "Caves" can't be faulted there either. The narration has a great well-balanced mix of facts that will be familiar to the viewer and others that will induce the right amount of surprise. In short, it's just fascinating, informative and thoughtful. Everything is intriguing and illuminating, with as much for children to be inspired by as well as adults, and there is just enough freshness to avoid it from becoming stale. Attenborough delivers it beautifully, there's a soft-spoken enthusiasm and precision about his delivery and he never preaches.
The animals themselves are a wonderful mix of the adorable and the dangerous. One actually finds they're rooting for them in exactly the same way they would a human character. Never up to this point watching "Caves" have caves amazed and fascinated me this much, and before it would have been unheard of to find myself rooting for bats but that actually happened here. That has often been the beauty of Attenborough's work, finding that you appreciate far more animals and things that you were indifferent to.
Nothing episodic or repetitive here in "Caves" either. Despite covering a lot of animals and habitats, there is a real sense of the episode having its own individual story with real, complex emotions and conflicts and animal characters developed in a way a human character would in a film but does it better than several.
Concluding, another 'Planet Earth' gem. 10/10 Bethany Cox