Have not seen the savannah look so imposingly beautiful yet uncompromisingly unyielding in quite some time. Visually, 'The Elephant Queen' looks gorgeous. Also a primary example of how to have more than one tone and balance them expertly. This is a primary example of how to balance educational facts and telling a very human but not over-humanised story that resonates. Also the best nature documentary seen since 'Eye of the Leopard', reviewed in January. Have not seen a better documentary on elephants anywhere (much, much better than last year's DisneyNature documentary 'Elephant', which was chiefly let down by disastrous narration), and it is a truly beautiful documentary and film in its own way. Chiwetel Ejiofor is an actor of considerable talent, evident in '12 Years a Slave', and has the right sort of voice for this kind of documentary. Love elephants and have done ever since seeing 'Dumbo' for the first time and instantly relating to the titular character, such majestic beautiful animals. Am a great fan of nature documentaries, especially the work of David Attenborough. 2018's 'The Elephant Queen' appealed to me straightaway.
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