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Grasslands

  • Episode aired Mar 18, 2017
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 49m
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Planet Earth II (2016)
  • Documentary
Grasslands cover one quarter of all land and support the vast gatherings of wildlife, but to survive here animals must endure the most hostile seasonal changes on the planet. From Asia's biz... Read allGrasslands cover one quarter of all land and support the vast gatherings of wildlife, but to survive here animals must endure the most hostile seasonal changes on the planet. From Asia's bizarre-looking saiga antelope to the giant anteaters of Brazil, grassland animals have adapt... Read allGrasslands cover one quarter of all land and support the vast gatherings of wildlife, but to survive here animals must endure the most hostile seasonal changes on the planet. From Asia's bizarre-looking saiga antelope to the giant anteaters of Brazil, grassland animals have adapted in extraordinary ways to cope with these extremes. In the flooded Okavango, lions take ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Chadden Hunter
  • Stars
    • David Attenborough(voice)
    • Chadden Hunter
    • Sandesh Kadur
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      Narrator: The cats must somehow topple the buffalo, but with swamp under foot, they can't get any traction. The bull is weakening, but the lions are tiring, too. It's now a battle of will as much as strength. To live, the bull must somehow shake off the lioness.

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    In the grasslands
    Consider the first 'Planet Earth' one of the finest documentaries ever made and one of the best series ever made on anything. A perfect representation of what makes David Attenborough so deservedly highly regarded and his remarkably consistent body of work (even his lesser work is still good) as delightful as it is.

    'Planet Earth II' is every bit as exceptional (even if not quite ground-breaking) and easily a 2016 television highlight, its acclaim is more than deserved. "Grasslands" doesn't disappoint in any shape or form, it may not be Attenborough at his most ground-breaking when it comes to talking about grassland but one doesn't care when everything is done so well. Like with the previous episodes, in "Grasslands" this may be reiterating what has been said many times about Attenborough's work, but pretty much everything he's done, even those that are not quite masterpiece status, has consistently the same strengths so it's unavoidable. It is an awe-inspiring, utterly transfixing experience where one forgets they're watching a documentary and instead feeling like they're watching art, that couldn't be higher praise for anything. May seem like hyperbole to some, but to me it is richly deserved.

    "Grasslands" first and foremost 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 and grasslands habitats) ), way and never looking static. In fact much of it is remarkably cinematic.

    For a composer that composes normally bombastic, rousing and pulse-racing music that is epic even in the quieter moments, Hans Zimmer's music here is a remarkably good fit. It's unmistakably Zimmer in style but throughout it not only complements the visuals but enhances them. The main theme is impossible to forget.

    What of the narrative aspects? Can't fault "Grasslands" in this aspect 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.

    Nothing but credit is due too for adhering to what made 'Planet Earth' work the first time and then bringing a freshness with a few nice ideas to avoid it being too stale. Attenborough delivers all this information beautifully in a way only he can achieve, there's a soft-spoken enthusiasm, sincerity and precision about his delivery and he never preaches while knowing what to say and how and when to say it.

    The animals are interesting and big in personality and their struggles and how they adapt to the environments, as well as the conflicts, make for some tense and emotional moments. Particularly with the lions and buffalo and the Arctic wolves.

    Like Attenborough's best work, "Grasslands" and 'Planet Earth II' in general feels like its own individual story and never feels episodic or repetitive. There are 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.

    In conclusion, another wonderful entry of this consistently fabulous in quality series. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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      • March 18, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • India
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      • BBC Natural History Unit (NHU)
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      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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