Birth of Civilization
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
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- National Geographic presents an epic account of the first 8,000 years of our civilization - from man's emergence on the planet through his continued quest to dominate the world. The Earth has witnessed the birth, growth and disappearance of numerous species, but one species - homo sapiens - set off to conquer the world. Man hunted and domesticated animals, built cities and developed complex ci
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DVD Review: Accurate historical fiction that kids love!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am flummoxed as to why the other reviews on this movie are so poor.
I can tell you why I think it was a great movie:
My two children age 7 and 9, giving up a bit of summer vacation, watched the whole thing, were engaged and even a bit frightened. This movie encouraged them to think outside the "Pokémon/Wii" box and for days afterwards they asked me questions about the movie. Big questions.
I work in clinical research that is specific to stroke and stroke recovery. For years I have been trying to imagine what it would be like prehistoric individuals to have had a stroke. I have written about it in articles and in my book Stronger After Stroke, and I talk about it in seminars and lectures I do around the country. In this movie, there is the fictional story of a prehistoric man who was brain damaged but managed to make the connection between seed, soil, water and crop growing. This portrayal of a hemiparetic brain-damaged person is by far the best I've seen in movies. This is no easy feat. Sir Anthony Hopkins struggled with it in Legends of the Fall.
I am no expert, but this movie seems to be based on hunter gatherer culture, practices and philosophies that are still evident today. It is not very difficult to determine how little importance prehistoric man placed in ownership. It is also not difficult to understand how prehistoric man saw himself as no more important than anything else in nature. It's the same with the Yanomamö, some aboriginal tribes, Eskimo tribes, etc. etc.
All in all this was a thought provoking bit of historical fiction.
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