Babies

I got to see the movie Babies yesterday. I have been eagerly awaiting it's release since I first heard about it, several months ago. It was playing at a local theater, and DH and I went to an afternoon showing. It was everything I hoped for, but then I love baby watching. ;-) It has no narration or subtitles, just music and whatever background conversations happen to be going on. The focus is entirly on the babies, not their siblings or parents, and it is mostly from the babies perspectives--the camera is close to the ground/floor, and mostly stationary, while people walk in and out of the frame.

The visuals are stunning, but the best part is the amusing antics of the babies themselves. The filmmaker folowed the lives of 4 babies from birth to first steps, then interwove theirs stories into a single story. The babies are from Nambia, Mongolia, Japan, and the USA. You can watch a trailer here.

Oh, and by the way, I (finally) have a new post up at my other blog--come check it out: Beyond the Myth-Box.