This colorful, old-timey documentary is found in HD resolution on the Rescuers Blu-ray, to tie in with their preferred mode of travel, and is a treat for those of you who prefer their documentaries shot on film with footage of, what was then, very exotic locations and animals. It might appear mundane to folks now who have the world at their fingertips online, but for enthusiasts of cinematography it is also a visual treat.
Sometimes the music gets a bit overbearing, and the narrator struggles to present a "story" at times, but it's seeing all the different species in their beautiful, unspoiled habitat.
Water Birds
1952
Action / Documentary / Family
Water Birds
1952
Action / Documentary / Family
Plot summary
Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
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September 03, 2022 at 12:24 PM
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Bird is the word
A masterpiece
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Soft place in memory
There is something so charming and old-fashioned about the Disney live product and this is the finest. It is worth nothing for the historian that 20,000 leagues started out as a true life documentary. But here we have a 28 minute visit to a somewhat real, sometimes fictitious world of birds who are water-oriented. My grandfather (this is the memory part) had a battered 16mm film copy which we shown to my elementary school classes when I was a wee-lad. Over the years, it was shown to my daughter's class and sold off. She was devastated so I fond an E-Bay 16mm print that was BETTER than his print. Still on my shelf though 16mm is a passing media for watching. BETTER is a DVD media which I obtained so this one goes way back.
Watch and remember a time when our world was a lot more innocent than it is today.