A Panel about a Film Contest

Shannon: Okay so let's move on the final documentary in our discussion. What did you think of "The Penguins of Possession Island?" Abdul?

When I heard the title and topic, I thought it would be ___________.

Abdul: The life of King Penguins didn't sound that interesting, and they aren't in danger of ______________, you know. But actually, I loved. it. For me, it was the clear winner for best documentary.

Shannon: Hmm. Why do you say that?

Abdul: Well, I think the filmmakers did a great job showing the _______________ these birds face, and some of the camerawork was just incredible. When the camera pulled back to show the size of the colony, I was just amazed!

Abdul: I couldn't believe how many birds there were, or how noise it was. Then when the camera zoomed in to contrast the _________ _______________ with each bird's tiny territory, I was amazed again. that was a skillful piece of filmmaking. There's more I could say, but what do you both think?

Shannon: Martha?

Martha: Actually, I'm with Abdul. I think it is amazing.

Shannon: Did anything specific stand out for you?

Martha: I loved how the film had humor and seriousness - even danger sometimes. Take the way the filmmakers followed that one bird who wanted to reproduce and had to ________________ for a mate. It was funny at first. Then as the search went on and on, I began to feel sorry for it.

I don't like it when nature documentaries get all anthropomorphic and try to show animals as being like humans. The director never did that, which impressed me. But yet we still got the idea that adult birds take _________________ for their young, just like humans.

Shannon: But what about the scenes where the predators attacked young penguins? Didn't you find them too strong?

Martha: I had to stop watching once or twice, I admit, but for me, the director needed to include scenes like that. I mean, these birds had to ________________ for life sometimes, right?

Martha: Attacks by predators do threaten these birds. Predators are a major ____________ in their lives. Anyway, what do you thin, Shannon?

Shannon: Some parts were great, I agree. I particularly liked how the director made us feel how cold the island was without ever mentioning the ____________. The images really made me feel cold! But I really didn't like the music. In my view, the music was too modern somehow.