The aerial photography of this film is absolutely spectacular. Watching it on the Big Screen feels as if you are actually soaring with the birds. No wonder it won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1997.
Based on the work of Operation Migration with migratory birds, the actual story is fictional but so sweet. Teenager Amy Alden (exceptionally well played by Anna Paquin) rescues a bunch of wild goose eggs from a pending development near her dad's (Jeff Daniels) farmstead in rural Canada. But when the little chicks hatch, they imprint on her as their mother. Now comes the challenge of not only teaching them how to fend for themselves but also to fly. And that in itself presents the major dilemma she is confronted with: how to show them the route other wild geese take when they migrate to the warmer South for the coming winter months!
The acting throughout (including that of the geese) is outstanding This movie is highly recommended for the whole family. But a word of warning: keep the box of tissues close by... I rated it four out of five stars.
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