Directed by Brett Morgen
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Jane Goodallová - život so šimpanzmi, 제인, Джейн, Jane – Mein Leben mit Schimpansen, 침팬지의 어머니, 제인 구달, Jane: A Mãe dos Chimpanzés, Jane Goodall: Mitt liv med schimpanserna, 珍·古道尔的传奇一生, 珍古德的傳奇一生
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this woman named a wild chimpanzee David Greybeard but named her own human child Grub
Some fellow once asked me to design a scorpion tattoo for him, so we sat down and I sketched out a few rough ideas on a napkin. After a few minutes, I landed on a concept he really liked and I told him I’d polish it up that night. Knowing he’d have to look at the thing for the rest of his life, I spent about six hours perfecting the design until I was satisfied it was the best damn drawing I’d ever done.
The next day, on my way to unveil the completed artwork, I saw the old boy running up to me with a big smile on his face, rolling up his sleeve and pulling back a bandage:…
Jane Goodall wearing low-top Converse observing chimpanzees in the wild is a statement
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Never anything less than an engaging portrait, aided by the current-day interview structure in conjunction with the actuality of the (restored) footage by Jane's eventual husband. Jane will comment on a key event or a particular moment, and then director Brett Morgen and editor Joe Beshenkovsky will frequently cut back to that specific piece of history, beautifully recorded and framed. The nature imagery is a knockout - 16mm does so much for vivid color saturation - and Jane's story even more so, carried to the heavens by a towering Phillip Glass score. Morgen brings it down to a conventional mode by the end, but Goodall remains an inspiration, and there are spouts of brilliance in its construction.
there are a few corny biopic flourishes and some annoying edits that modernize this at the expense of letting the images just sit there and breathe, but i know that the entire point of this is for it to appeal to as many people as possible, and seeing all that breathtaking nature set to a philip glass score kinda renders any of my nitpicks pointless. i have to say two things i super hate: see this in a theater if at all possible, and this is A Movie We Need Right Now. figures that my favorite movie of the year would be made up almost entirely of footage from 50+ years ago...i had a hard time choking back sobs, and i still kinda want to cry whenever i think about it.
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Weird how a movie about studying chimpanzees made me reflect about my life and all the better or worse decisions I've made that lead to where I was sitting in a theater. I loved the amazing looking footage from almost 60 years ago (!!) of Jane wandering through the Gombe jungle and getting closer to the apes and earning their trust and eventually hanging with them and feeding them and playing. But the tough decisions she makes between her personal life and career hit hard, too. What a treat to see a human living a Dr. Doolittle dream of living in harmony with animals as her older self narrates and reflects! Living in relative isolation with a bunch of wild animals seems like a dream job, honestly. I'm kind of jealous of JG's life!
Jane Goodall is the woman I aspire to become.
So, I am aware of the late Jane Goodall being a famous world renowned chimpanzee expert, but I have no idea about how her actual observation was actually being done. Seeing her not only tracking and observing these animals in the wild, but actually interacting with them even playing with wild chimpanzees was totally surprising to me. This movie is part nature documentary, and part family home video, filmed by Jane's collaborator/then husband Hugo Van-Lawick.
The newly restored footage looks great, from scenes of a chimpanzee family in the jungle, amazing wildlife footage from the Serengeti, to the various scenes of Jane and her family/team working in Gombe. Quite touching at times, and an interesting look at how wildlife studies and how people view/understanding of animals changed over the decades.
Watched this on Nat Geo's official YouTube channel. Really nice that they make these freely available nowadays.
why i weep whole time
Jane was a great documentary on Jane Goodall's initial fascination with animals that led to her exploring the human connection to chimps. It was an interesting and innovative film by Brett Morgen, who is usually known for his unique approaches. Yet, even if you've seen his documentaries on Kurt Cobain or Robert Evans, this is a totally different, yet effective approach.
All I knew going in was that Jane Goodall worked with animals. Coming out, I saw a portrait of a woman whose life as a mother and wife was informed by how chimps interacted with each other. It was quite amazing.
Vegan alert: There was a lot of animal on animal violence (including a scene where hyenas ripped a…
I was not prepared for how emotional this would make me. Jane & her mom are absolute legends. And the footage is stunning
watching the footage of jane shot by hugo as he fell in love with her makes my heart go 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖
