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The Human Planet
After
viewing this eight part series narrated by John Hurt, I found each one
hour episode highly entertaining and very well produced (John Hurt’s
narration and diction has that peculiar BBC documentary feel). The
situations they document are real and for a number of them, the viewer
would probably have no idea they existed. There are images of children
capturing giant tarantula’s in the rainforest to then cook them barbecue
style before gorging in to them with big smiles on their faces.
Another interesting segment are tribes in the Brazilian rainforest who
have not yet come in to contact with modern civilization staring in
amazement at the propeller driven plane photographing them. And there
are images of painted New Guinea tribesmen resplendent in all their
tribal regalia dancing in unison to the beat of drums. Numerous camera
angles and stunning slow motion footage enhance the high definition
visuals.
Each
episode of this fabulous documentary covers a different region of the
world from forests to deserts and open grasslands to cities. The focus
is on human groups around the world who have incredibly unique
relationships with nature. The images generally tell the story of
diverse ‘fringe dwelling’ peoples that most viewers with a high
definition televisions in their living room would rarely come in contact
with. It is like the documentary makers time travelled in to the past
with state of the art camera equipment to bring us crystal clear images
of a time gone by.
The
eight situations covered are;
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01
OCEANS - Into the Blue
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02
MOUNTAINS - Life in Thin air
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03
DESERTS - Life in the Furnace
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04
ARCTIC - Life in the Deep Freeze
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05
GRASSLANDS - The Roots of Power
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06
JUNGLES - People of the Trees
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07
RIVERS - Friend and Foe
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08
CITIES - Surviving the Urban Jungle
This
is another classic BBC documentary series which is both entertaining and
educational and if you have the full high definition technology in your
living room, this is a visual feast.
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