Microcosmos (1996)

Microcosmos

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We LOVE insects and regularly feature them in our artwork [viewable at OlioStudios.Blogspot.com], along with other wildlife.

Microcosmos is truly a work of art with an excellent soundtrack, coupled with micro sound effects from creatures therein. There is much to explore in the animal kingdom. Also view "Insectia" by Georges Brossard, whom found an Insectarium in Montreal, Canada.

Best,
Lee
OlioStudios.com November 22, 2008

a must see

soo beautiful and amazing, a must see for kids or adults,as good or better then any baby einstein or any background video, with or without sound...splendid colors,and clairaty.. a must for any collection July 28, 2008

Poor movie structure and content, but with shiny, pretty images

If you are looking for a Nature documentary and would like to learn more about invertebrate biology, then look elsewhere. This movie is a bit like a silent-era movie, but played by small, incognito alien creatures. In Microcosmos, no effort is made to explain or describe, the scenes that are presented. Though or perhaps because the images are gorgeous, the movie feels even more vacuous and futile.

Now, if instead you are moderately- to well-versed in biology and want some stock footage, say, to illustrate a lecture on invertebrate behavior, then this movie is perfect. The bland and sometimes almost vacant soundtrack is not intrusive for a voice-over during lecture. However, you will need to know your invertebrates, for Microcosmos does not mention anything about the rich life it depicts. June 20, 2008

Buggy for this bug movie!

I bought this DVD to replace a VHS tape I had of the same movie. I use it in my kindergarten class during our unit on insects. Every year, my students are completely mesmerized by it. They beg to watch it over and over - and every time, they are completely grossed out by the snails, sad for the grasshopper caught by the spider, they root for the dung beetle and his ball of "yuck"... This is an incredible movie. I don't know how they did this, but it certainly enriches the students' learning. I hear commments about the three body parts, antennas, compound eyes, six legs, etc. as the kids get an up close view of living, breathing bugs. I can't recommend it enough. May 30, 2008

Microcosmos

Great DVD but unable to play in on New Zealand equipment. Had to view it through a Mac Computer. May 27, 2008

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