Hirvien paratiisi (Short 1952)

Hirvien paratiisi (Short 1952). Hirvien paratiisi: Directed by James Algar. With Winston Hibler. Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the fertile grazing grounds of its towering peaks.

“Between 1948 and 1960, Disney made fourteen nature documentary films, seven of them short subjects and seven of them full length and all narrated by Winston Hibler. Starting with u0026#39;Seal Islandu0026#39; and ending with u0026#39;Jungle Catu0026#39;. This series was called True Life Adventures, seen as a big fan of Disney and nature documentaries and after wanting to see some older nature documentaries. The True Life Adventures series is a more than worthwhile one and of consistently high quality (especially the short subjects) and do prefer all of them over most of the recent years DisneyNature films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll the previous True Life Adventures short films are brilliant and among the best and most comprehensive documentaries one can find on their respective subjects. While not quite as good as them and perhaps an ever so slight letdown in comparison, u0026#39;The Olympic Elku0026#39; is still great with many things absolutely outstanding. Actually donu0026#39;t know very much about elk or their life cycles, despite being a fan of nature documentaries, and found myself truly illuminated and riveted (a lot more so than expected which is not always the case with unfamiliar subjects.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy only real issue is some of the terminology used, some of it being to me out of place and outdated.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;The Olympic Elku0026#39; is fantastic everywhere else though. Itu0026#39;s beautifully shot in vivid colour and the scenery is completely natural and is gorgeous and unyielding in equal measure. The music is not used too much, fits well tonally and doesnu0026#39;t over-bear in terms of sound. Personally didnu0026#39;t detect any awkwardness.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is highly informative and did find myself learning a huge amount, actually it is one of the more illuminating True Life Adventures documentaries). It is also very engaging and investable, not so familiar territory in film, television in general has been alienating at times but most times that is what makes them interesting and gives them freshness. The latter is the case with u0026#39;The Olympic Elku0026#39;. The elk and the other animals that pop up from time to time are amazing, beautiful to watch and their personalities shine. The life cycles, their strengths and their adversities were fascinating to learn about, was handled seriously but not too much so (the target audience is clear here) and also emotionally investable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNarration writing is thoughtful and good natured, never sounding juvenile or over complicated. Winston Hibleru0026#39;s narration delivery has always divided those that have watched the True Life Adventures films, personally had no problem with it in all but one. Here it is good natured and even the more deadpan delivery doesnu0026#39;t come over as that monotone.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGreat overall. 9/10.”