Like most Imax
short-subject documentaries, Pandas: The
Journey Home attempts to make up in spectacle what it lacks in narrative
depth. Unfortunately, much of this is lost in the transfer from massive screens
to home entertainment. In an effort to compensate for the loss of scope, the
high definition presentation of the Blu-ray offers both 2D and 3D versions of
the film, with a second disc including the DVD format.
There is
actually more of a story within Pandas
than some of the other Imax shorts that I have watched, but it lacks a certain
level of resolution. The film gives audiences an inside look at the efforts to
save the panda population within the Wolong
Panda Center
in China
With the
population of pandas reaching an adequate level in captivity, the center works
to release pandas back into the wild to procreate naturally. Much of the film
focuses on the preparation to make sure that one panda named Tau Tau is ready
for this step. If only the film was provided more of a postscript to let us
know how this release turned out, it might have the chance to feel complete.
Even with the abrupt resolution, Pandas
offers some fantastic photography of the animals, particularly when they are
youngest and most vulnerable and cute.
The special
features include a short featurette about the efforts to save pandas.
Entertainment Value:
6/10
Quality of
Filmmaking: 6/10
Historical
Significance: 4/10
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