A Tale of Nanu and Seela

Arctic Tale

Starring: Nanu & Seela
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sarah Robertson

Script: Generally the way the producers decide to focus solely on the life of the two animals, Nanu the Polar Bear and Seela the Walrus, is a well tested method of making documentaries. It's nothing new, but hey, it works.
3 / 5 stars

Acting: There's no acting here, everything is real. So I'm not going to give points here based on 'acting', but more towards how the producers shoot the animals in accordance to the 'script'.
3 / 5 stars

FX: Well, there's no need for special effects here. But the cinematography of the natural Arctic places is very well done. It's amazing how they capture all these and I cannot say anything but respect for all the time that must have been used for the perfect shots.
3.5 / 5 stars

Tilt: If you like March of the Penguins, you'll like this one. It's more of the same, really.
3 / 5 stars

Overall:
3 / 5 stars

The Good: This documentary is a must-watch especially if you are a big fan of documentaries and animals. Even if you are not, it may be worthwhile just to see how life is in the harsh frozen Arctic, and how global warming is severely affecting it.

The Bad: There aren't really much life in the Arctic, so the movie's compendium of animals is quite limited.

The Ugly: If you have seen March of the Penguins, you may feel repetitious watching this one, as are most documentaries.

Potential Censorship*: There's no human at all in the entire film, and as far as I know, our censorship board never censor anything else that's not related.

*Malaysian viewers only.