Shame the loud off putting music drowns out the natural sounds of elephants & Portman m's dull monotone narration. She's a good actress but narration for docs is not her genre. Lots of repetitive sections after a every commercial- & there are many. Each ep could easily be 15 min instead of dragging it out to 40 min. Last, many of these elephants are the very last surviving wild ones.
This film reminds me of a similar doc Re last desert lions which caused the death of the pride's LAST magnificent prime male - shot 1 week after film's release for sport due to selfish greed of the filmmaker who continued to call them "my lions " until the entire pride was poached & young cubs died from starvation. The large male father lion aided in every buffalo hunt - literally the only game for many miles, & buffalo were nomadic. Desert lions hunted & lived on very steep slippery sand dunes & narrow cliffs. The tragic unnecessary consequences & losses were due to advertising secrete lion pride bc few knew they existed. Lions had thrived for generations next to desolate desert beach until film's release in late 1990s - since then been extinct, all knowledge lost bc no pride to teach & continue legacy.. Are these " secret" nature docs of critical and dangerous species needed? There's so little wildlife left now ppl do not need to know every snall niche where they can barely survive. Filmmakers should film in private eco rich wild game parks like the Jourberts , giving the filmed wildlife some protection from poaching for food or sport. These elephants will soon be hunted & killed since their not secret habitats are globally broadcasted.
Also, there's nothing new this series reveals except never ending extreme hardships for an iconic sentient species on brink of extinction, & what easy targets they make. Leave them alone. Def skip it series.
This film reminds me of a similar doc Re last desert lions which caused the death of the pride's LAST magnificent prime male - shot 1 week after film's release for sport due to selfish greed of the filmmaker who continued to call them "my lions " until the entire pride was poached & young cubs died from starvation. The large male father lion aided in every buffalo hunt - literally the only game for many miles, & buffalo were nomadic. Desert lions hunted & lived on very steep slippery sand dunes & narrow cliffs. The tragic unnecessary consequences & losses were due to advertising secrete lion pride bc few knew they existed. Lions had thrived for generations next to desolate desert beach until film's release in late 1990s - since then been extinct, all knowledge lost bc no pride to teach & continue legacy.. Are these " secret" nature docs of critical and dangerous species needed? There's so little wildlife left now ppl do not need to know every snall niche where they can barely survive. Filmmakers should film in private eco rich wild game parks like the Jourberts , giving the filmed wildlife some protection from poaching for food or sport. These elephants will soon be hunted & killed since their not secret habitats are globally broadcasted.
Also, there's nothing new this series reveals except never ending extreme hardships for an iconic sentient species on brink of extinction, & what easy targets they make. Leave them alone. Def skip it series.