From the same people that brought you The March of the Penguins, Arctic Tale tells the story of two very different animals trying to live and survive in an ever-changing Arctic landscape. Within this movie, we have a message about global warming and its effect on our world as we witness life in action over a period of eight years. Fifteen years were spent in gathering material for this film, and the final result is something breathtaking and beautiful, while letting us peek into a world we might not get to see for ourselves. These adventurers take us there using their cameras and lenses.

The voice over it all is that of Queen Latifah, an actress in her own right and a voice that to me was automatically recognizable. She tells us each and every detail of the story as it happens. The story told is of Nanu the polar bear and Seela the walrus. Creatures at opposite ends of the Arctic spectrum, they are somehow bound together as they grow from infancy to adulthood, their worlds clashing along the way as the ever-changing landscape sets them both out to search for new sources of food in the melting ice on the top of the world.

Nanu ventures out at her mother's side as she learns to survive in the new world she finds herself in. Her mother teaches her how to hunt and how to move through the ice most safely. Nanu suffers loss, first of the brother she was born with and then again when her mother leaves her at some point to fend for herself. Seela is born into a secure family which truly stays together. Mother and auntie never leave Seela's side, so she never has to face the world alone as Nanu does. By the end of their journey, we see both with young ones of their own, and a new cycle begins.

This film, a National Geographic production, is flawlessly beautiful. Each moment is captured and displayed beautifully as we watch our two main stars in addition to the other creatures that make up the animal kingdom in the place at the top of the world. Here we have a perfect family film with a message that is very important for us to learn — a message of an ever-changing world in which we, too, will have to learn how to adapt and live in a changing climate.

In addition to the film itself, there are bonus features on this DVD that take us behind the scenes and give us a chance to look at just how this amazing film was made - the painstaking process and the years it took to find just the perfect creatures to follow and then display for the world to see. I was held captivated for ninety minutes as the film played out on my screen, and it is one I recommend for those who love nature or those families needing something to watch where all will enjoy.