The Pathos of Penguin Masculinity

[lavendertook]

OK, I just came back from watching The March of the Penguins. You know, gotta hand it to these penguins--they do a nice job of egalitarian parenting across gender under horrific conditions--yeah--go penguins! But Cripes!!! The absolute pathos in Morgan Freeman's voice and narrative emphasis on the "father" penguin's plight! OMFG! Geezus guys, give it a rest! The birds look fucking identical, but oh, the plight of the male penguin! The female penguins loss of a third of her body weight and dropping of the egg and waddling back to sea after this task is mentioned all matter of factly, as I would expect in a documentary, but the male penguins waiting while she went to feed is presented like the Greatest Story Ever Told--they're fucking penguins, guy! A fine display of male interest in only what other males do, but doesn't this look ridiculous to anyone else?

Am I the only one who noted this or is it just my homicidal lesbian tendencies surfacing again?

It's a good Discovery channel movie, but now I know why reviewers I heard and read who gave it such rave reviews were male. Patriarchy is sooo stupid. I'll go back to my grotto now.

Comments

[tinyshel.livejournal.com]

OH NO!!! Hahahahahahah. You had me laughing so loudly that my cat, Jay, is giving me curious looks.

The movie's not out yet in England, so I haven't been able to see it yet. But this sounds EXACTLY like the kind of rant I'd get on after a movie and everyone would be rolling their eyes at me or laughing. I still want to see it though--viewing baby penguins on a big screen is worth a little feminist anger. :)

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Yay! Ty. It's good to make the furry ones wonder. (-;

I'm not sure if it is for me, but getting to snerk with ya'll about it afterwards makes up for it. The only way I would go see it now is with a friend who shared our feminist humor in an uncrowded theater where we could find a corner away from people and MST the hell out of the narration. (-;