I originally planned to watch "Emperor Penguin Diary" this month, but I couldn't find it on station B. I recommend this one below. I thought that this film also mainly shoots penguins? The daily life is prosperous, but I didn't expect it to explore the life of human beings on the Antarctic continent. It's a really nice perspective.
The film started when director Werner Herzog watched a video sent by a friend and then followed the National Science Foundation to the McMurdo Station on Ross Island. Before that, I always thought that the Antarctic continent was all scientists and related people. The professionals of our company are 108,000 miles away from the people we come into contact with on a daily basis. But I didn't expect that there are many interesting people at this station. As stated in the film, McMurdo Station looks unremarkable and is indeed a gathering place for professional visionaries. Before coming to Antarctica, Scott opened a bank in Colorado and also traveled to Guatemala to help civilians. Steve, a forklift driver, is also a philosopher. Douglas dreamed that he was walking on the B15 iceberg, and he could perceive the changes and the sharp sound of the iceberg when it hit the bed. Karen is definitely the most impressive woman in the film (although there are few women in the film)! Her personal story can be made into a movie, I can only say cow.
"Then how did we meet at the end of the world? It's very logical to meet each other here. Because this place, there will be natural selection of people, and people who come here want to jump out of the limitations of the map, so we meet here. . At the intersection of the warps. To the South Pole. There is no "south". I think most of the people who come here are full-time travelers and part-time workers. They are professional dreamers, they have been dreaming, I I think it's possible through their great vision of the universe because it's through our dreams. I think there are many ways to advance reality, and daring to dream is definitely one of them."
Another point in the film that left a deep impression on me was the penguin who left the team and went to the mountains alone. I've seen this clip before, and it's a coincidence that it's in this movie. No one knows why this lost or mad penguin did not follow the group to forage or return to its habitat, but ran towards the depths of the vast continent, only to die. When I saw this, I was really awestruck, and even made me cry a little bit. maybe it's also a lonely dreamer.
Whether it is a continent on the ice or an ocean under the ice, Antarctica really gives me the feeling of another world, which is extremely shocking and clearly understands the insignificance of human beings. The iceberg is really beautiful too!
"It is through our eyes that the universe understands itself. It is through our ears that the universe hears its own harmonious voice. We are witnesses to the universe, and through us the universe perceives its own glory and splendor."
Finally, after reading it, I really want to go to Antarctica!
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