chilling at sea world

This weekend I saw March of the Penguins. Growing up with fun PBS channels (all 2 of them: 13 and 21 - Woo hoo! Go Marty Stauffer!!) and watching a lot of National Geographic, this was a great movie but I am surprised that it got so much hype. It's no less great a film than so many National Geographic films out there.

So are nature programs going to go main stream now that this was such a hit?

That may not be such a bad idea, considering all the work, especially the years of filming, watching, and studying/noticing patterns and making sense of what's really going on (especially in such harsh temperatures). This may be the perfect opportunity to get the public interested in actually learning something other than blowing up stuffing, learning how to be drama kings and queens, and finding new actors/actresses with lives to be nosy about (no offense).

Maybe this is the perfect opportunity for geologists/scientists to make it big and raise money for more research. Maybe this is the perfect opportunity to get kids out there interested in other fields. That would certainly help the country's declining number of smart people.

If you haven't seen this movie, you may want to see it first before reading the rest of this post.

Anyway, these poor penguins go for months without food in the freezing cold with the seasonal goal of walking 70 miles away to procreate. Many of them die and "fade away" from the harsh weather or starvation. So, with all these dead penguins lying on the ice, where do they "fade away" to? I'm thinking that they freeze and just get snowed over.

So if the ice caps were to melt, would these penguins "unfade" and litter the earth? Probably not - sea creatures would feast before it got to that point.

So, anyway, these penguins walk forever to reach the water to eat for the first time in 4-6 months and bring food back to their significant others and babies. Sometimes they don't make it. As they take turns doing this with their partners, I can't help but think, "Man, what a life."

Penguins at Sea World must be chilling!

Not only do they have nice weather, but they don't have to worry about being eaten while swimming, having their eggs/babies frozen, sending off their significant others to the corner store for food with the chance that they may not make it back, and having freezing sub-zero wind blowing on you ALL THE TIME!! The penguins at Sea World [most likely] get fed everyday, have an easier time taking care of their eggs/babies, enjoy the weather... If you tried to place that penguin back in its natural habitat, it would probably commit suicide.

Anyway, go see this movie! Penguins are SO CUTE! Look at them snuggle!!! SO NICE!

Bronx Zoo anybody?

This is my favorite movie about penguins now...more like the only movie I've ever seen about penguins. On an un-related note, my favorite movie about monekys is People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe. I LOVE that one!

SUCH A GOOD DOCUMENTARY!

Update: I have another question about the penguins. They showed a part of the movie where one accidentally killed their unborn child (the egg froze) and the penguin tried to steal another's egg but the other penguins wouldn't allow it and butted in (talk about morals). Do you think she tried to steal the egg because she was having separation issues or was it that she didn't want to get in trouble by the father? Afterall, the father went on a dangerous journey and all she had to do was stand there nursing the egg while starving.

Oh! And I also went to see Chicago! I loved the movie and the play, although had minor differences and went about some of the character/relationship development a little differently, was still excellent!!!