March of the Penguins

Documentaries.

Title:   March of the Penguins

1. Who made this film? What do I need to know about the filmmaker(s) to analyse this film?

Luc Jacquet who Directed and wrote it with Michel Fessler. Luc is a Frenchman who was born in 1967, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France and his trademark is wild-touch.

2. What central questions is the film trying to answer?

It tells how Penguins mate, feed and breed. Also telling you how they survive in the harsh cold when bringing up their little one (since the males is looking after the babies while the mother goes and feed herself, so she can feed her baby).

3. What is this film about? What ideas, values and information are overt (clear and obvious)? Implied?

Showing nature and how to raise their young in any part of the world.

4. What techniques does the filmmaker use to communicate ideas?

Expository.

5. Who are the voices of authority & sources of information in this film?

Morgan Freeman and he got his information from a script.

6. Who might benefit from the message(s) in this film? Who might be harmed or disadvantaged by   them?

This will benefit to all nature lovers and children to let them know what kind of animals live in this world and how they survive.

7. What have I learned from this film? Why might the film’s message(s) matter to me?

It tells me that penguins have a hard life, like any other creature that live in this world. They work as one and they are all equals.

8. What kinds of actions might I take in response to this film?

I already know my responsibilities toward this film.