Narrated
by Jennifer Lawrence. Directed by Toni Myers. (2016/47 min).
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Review
by Fluffy the Fearless😺
It
goes without saying that any IMAX movie is gonna lose much of its
visual impact at home, no matter how big your TV is. That being said,
A Beautiful Planet still boasts some of the most remarkable
images of Earth I've ever seen, even on my puny 50-inch screen.
After
an introduction to remind us how infinitesimal we are in the universe
- using impressive CG animation - A Beautiful Planet consists
primary of images of Earth filmed by astronauts from the orbiting
International Space Station. What we see is truly spectacular, from
an illuminated Earth at night to what thunderstorms look like when
viewed from space. I repeatedly found myself thinking this was
probably breathtaking on an IMAX screen.
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| Hey...there's my house! |
Not
every image is awe-inspiring. We are also shown the unfortunate
environmental impact of human proliferation on the planet, and
despite hopeful narration by Jennifer Lawrence that it's not too late
to change, seeing massive patches of deforested land - visible from
space - is depressing.
We
also meet the various astronauts on the space station, as well as
brief glimpses of their extended stay in orbit. While sometimes
amusing, these scenes aren't nearly as interesting as the images of
the world beneath them. But
they are few and far between. A majority of the running time consists
of our tiny planet in all its fragile glory.
Many IMAX films are pretty dull affairs when seen at home, but while
much is lost in the transition from a three-story screen to one's living
room, A Beautiful Planet is one of the exceptions. The film still a visual feast from beginning to end, especially on a digital HD television (okay, maybe not the part where an astronaut washes his hair).
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KIBBLES
4K,
BLU-RAY & DIGITAL COPIES
FEATURETTES
- "An Extraordinary Vision"; "IMAX: Astronaut
Filmmakers"; "ABP Computing"
KITTY CONSENSUS:
PURR-R-R...LIKE A GOOD SCRATCH BEHIND THE EARS
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