Green Planet (BD/4KUHD) [4K UHD]

After hearing about this show and watching the trailer I was extremely excited to start watching, and when I started doing so I quickly realized this was even above my expectations. I honestly had not felt this way about a documentary since Planet Earth and Planet Earth 2, two documentaries that really went above and beyond compared to anything else from their time, pioneering and taking documentary making to the next level. Such is the case with "The Green Planet" which presents itself as a legitimate heir, able to withstand the weight of the crown. The most impressive and revolutionary aspect of the show is without a doubt the way in which they managed to capture the dynamism of plant life , greatly thanks to revolutionary camera and filmmaking technology and know-how, produced by a team of veterans, toped with the well-polished narrative style of David Attenborough and backed by what I can only imagine were hours upon hours of extensive and well-directed work. This is an absolute gem of a documentary series and I would greatly recommend it to anyone.

Excellent film. Beautiful.

AMAZING show!!! Extremely underrated, but it is so full of amazing plant and green life knowledge and education!!!

Very informative, crystal clear and very helpful

For starters, the camerawork is just beyond anything you've ever seen. And they tell you how they invented and built and operated all the rigs for motion time-lapse. It's well worth the price of admission. And everyone else can speak to the other high points of this show. But I gotta pick a bone: The old-school doubled-down Darwinism is just kinda nauseating. You can be an evolutionist if you want (I'm not), but to see EVERYTHING IN NATURE strictly through the narrow lens of "species competition" is just... ugh. It's a myopic and threadbare narrative that restricts the marvels of nature shown here to a miserable and boring rehash of an outdated hypothesis. And it's not even real; it's manufactured. Here's one example from just the first episode: There's a whole sequence about the giant water lilies and how they stab and smother all the other water plants to capture the light. Well, ok, they do. But the sequence *starts* when the lilies are just growing, and *ends* when they are "dominant." But this is only a fraction of the year -- obviously, if you think about it. Fall comes. Winter follows. The things die back. *Something* eats them (even if "only" microbes.) Other plants fill the space. The lilies aren't "victors in a war"; they are a piece of a cyclical succession that fills a niche in space and time, and then recedes for a while. That truth, equally or more important, is deliberately obscured by the script. And it goes on in segment after segment. The balsa tree, the fungus that "controls" the leaf-cutter ants... pretty much everything is anthropomorphized as a competitor and manipulator. But if you have the worldview to see it (Christian, Jewish, Buddhist--practically anything but Darwinian/Marxist/Hegelian/robber-baron), it is evident that *the science tells us* that plants cooperate, just as much, or more, than they compete. Trees share resources through mycelial networks. If you can get past archaic Darwinism (and Attenborough sadly cannot), you can begin to ask questions like "Are squirrels forgetful... or do they leave some acorns in the ground *on purpose*, by design?" --or "Are the understory plants leafing out as early as possible, to snatch what light they can before they are shaded out by the aggressive canopy... or are the tall trees leafing out late *by design*, so there can *be* an understory to cover the soil and protect their roots and nurture the mycelium and feed the animals that transport the seeds and the fertility?" There is so much good in this film -- which you can't maybe get anywhere else. So buy it. Watch it. But see beyond it: see the things Attenborough can't see. Ask the questions he can't imagine asking. Watch the footage here through a lens of science and naturalism and questioning, instead of the old dogmatic Darwinist rut. Disbelieve the "competition narrative" and find a richer world.

First, the cinematography here is stunning! The talent and time that went into filming this is incredible. Second, David Attenborough is wonderful as usual. No matter how many years go by his enthusiasm continues to be palpable and contagious. Finally, this is an absolutely fascinating look at plant life. I've learned so much about plants, both in my backyard and in far flung ecosystems. After watching this I feel like I'm seeing plants in an entirely new light. Just like Blue Planet, I expect my family will watch this many, many times.

This series has it all, superior cinematography, 4k resolution, and last but certainly not least, David Attenborough. If you love documentaries like I do, get it. You won't be disappointed.

This is a great documentary, as always the video is above expectations. Great quality great sound. Only problem is the case was broken. The disc were free floating inside case. The clips that hold the discs were broken an not even inside the case. Case was sealed good, so had to be broken before shipping. Played all 4 disc an no damage. Will have to buy a new case for them as it is a program I will watch again.

These videos are great to watch

Dr Attenborough is a gifted spokesman for science, for Nature and for our Planet. The understanding he brings is absolutely thrilling ! He shows us how green plants teamed up with fungi have made life on earth what it is today

The photography proves this team has greatly evolved their capturing abilities and techniques, and this is perhaps one of the most brilliant nature series ever produced. Atmos is incredible as well.

Excellent !

No slip cover, reason for 4 stars