India with it's swathes of customs, people, cultures and languages is not an easy country to portray in it's entirety. The documentary here does an appreciable job.
It is story driven with characters who are also named. A few scenes are set up to catch the concept. But the thing that most caught my attention was the cinematography, great for the times. You have the camera mounted on a jungle rail and on a boat in two shots. Gives a nice perspective.
As another reviewer also mentioned, the elephant's journey was heartwarming and a nice touch.
Narration is well paced and precise. Music can be over the top sometimes. And apart from the culture, a few cities are mentioned like Bombay, Allahabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, etc surprisingly with the exception of Delhi, the capital of India! I presume there were time constraints with the film.
Overall: Recommended.
It is story driven with characters who are also named. A few scenes are set up to catch the concept. But the thing that most caught my attention was the cinematography, great for the times. You have the camera mounted on a jungle rail and on a boat in two shots. Gives a nice perspective.
As another reviewer also mentioned, the elephant's journey was heartwarming and a nice touch.
Narration is well paced and precise. Music can be over the top sometimes. And apart from the culture, a few cities are mentioned like Bombay, Allahabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, etc surprisingly with the exception of Delhi, the capital of India! I presume there were time constraints with the film.
Overall: Recommended.
