Nomaden der Lüfte - Das Geheimnis der Zugvögel

Die Welt der unterirdischen Gänge und des Grases in Mikrokosmos - Das Volk der Gräser hat sich in die wunderschöne Natur auf der ganzen Welt verwandelt. Es ist nur schade, dass alle Aufnahmen in dem Film so kurz sind. Die besten kann man nicht so wie in dem langsameren, zügigeren und hypnotischeren Werk Baraka genießen. Jedenfalls ist es nötig, diesen Film auf der großen Leinwand zu sehen. Und wegen des Sturzes des Gletschers mindestens in Dolby Digital! (08.07.2002)

If only I had wings... Almost a hundred minutes of film of birds without any accompanying narration. In spite of this, Winged Migration isn’t boring for a second. Some scenes are in fact so charged with emotion that it would make the majority of movies green with envy. Although it lacks the pleasant satirical objectivity of Microcosmos, but even so it is a documentary that stays with you long after. Breathtaking shots that would be impressive even without the main subject - the birds. The unique filming technique sucks you in and you feel like you’re up there in the sky like one of the flock. In the company of many species you travel the world back and forth, accompanied by a phenomenal soundtrack that gives out pining tones during shots of a lone eagle, switching over to powerful chorals as flocks of birds thousands strong take off... Although you might not expect me to say this about a “mere" documentary, it would be an unforgivable sin not to see this on the best possible system with surround sound. (16.05.2005)