Yellowstone: Battle for Life [Blu-ray]
Yellowstone: Battle for Life [Blu-ray]
In a land of beauty and peril, the dramatic lives and fortunes of these animals are inexorably bound together. Intimate and emotional, epic and engaging, Yellowstone - Tales from the Wild reveals the grandeur of this unique place as its animals struggle to survive over the course of three vividly changing seasons.Like another of David Attenborough’s epic BBC documentary series, Planet Earth, Yellowstone, narrated by the charismatic Peter Firth, links seemingly disparate elements in ecosystems to teach interconnectedness and wilderness ethics. The BBC is still at the forefront of nature documentaries that promote environmentalism, and this one marks yet another milestone in progressive ecological education through film. Taking a wide view of America’s first national park, Yellowstone is demarcated episodically by season, beginning with winter and ending with the following autumn. Each show combines footage of the flora and fauna in its chosen habitat. Yet rather than dramatizing the narrative through anthropomorphizing animals, the film achieves its drama through the detailed geographical and geological information about why and how Yellowstone became such a spectacular location. The first episode, “Winter,” opens with a wolf pack prowling the snow for weak elk and proceeds to show stunning, rare clips of red foxes, river otters, and bison foraging or hunting to survive in the frigid climate. All these animals merely populate a scene explained as a set of valleys carved by weather. One sees massive elk and pronghorn antelope migrations from aerial views. In “Summer” one gets a much-needed dose of baby animal footage to balance all that starvation and ice. Wolf pups and bear cubs frolicking in streams will please any viewer. Flowers bloom around glacial lakes, otter and buffalo courtships unfold, and other mammals lazily bask in the sunshine before wildfire season. “Autumn” focuses less on animals than on volcanic action in the 20,000 acres of wild space. In all, a holistic picture emerges, one in which weather and geography are crucial to life. While Yellowstone only briefly covers the impact of tourism on the park, it clearly indicates that wilderness must remain wild for such delicate balance to exist. –Trinie Dalton
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Yellowstone is my favorite of the BBC Nature Series
I think I enjoy this Yellowstone DVD the most from the BBC Nature Series. Besides Yellowstone, I own Ganges, Wild China, Galapagos and of course, Planet Earth. I love they way Yellowstone starts out in the dead of Winter, and builds up to life, warmth and Springtime…there is just something about the mood throughout this disc that really grabs you. Also, the blu ray photography is so stunning…from one Series to another, these BBC guys are the best! Many posters scrutinize how the photography in, say Galapagos is better than Ganges, or that Wild China has blurry scenes..I say this is all nonsense. All these discs are the best blu ray photography around … and yet it’s only shot in 1080i. I don’t know what they do to enhance it, but these discs in 1080i are as sharp and colorful as any 1080p movies I have ever watched on my player.
5 Stars Another Great BBC Documentary!
Thank you BBC for a remarkable documentary with absolutely breathtaking cinematography. The semi-classical music is minimal but beautiful. The clarity and content of the narration is exceptional and the extra features, albeit short, are very entertaining.
4 Stars yellowstone
Very nice with lots of good shots of the wildlife. However there was not nearly enough of the park itself. Very short on the geyzers and hot pools. Just about nothing on yellowstone canyon. Adding this would have made it more complete.
4 Stars Great Documentary with EXCELLENT history
This is an excellent documentary with many great history of Yellowstone.
Documentary is full of great sceneries & stories. I learned a lot from the video & wants to visit Yellowstone to see if for myself.
Only thing to notice is that it’s in HD 1080i resolution - this does not reduce any visual affects of the videography.
BBC always does an excellent job with the subjects, locations of interest & videography.
I highly recommend this video
5 Stars Espectacular Documentary..!!!..like all from BBC…!!! Highly recommended…!!!
Enjoy the Beautiful Experience to Know the best images never taken from a espectacular natural site…..!!! Love you Nature ??? Must to have it…!!! Breathtaking…!!
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