In this documentary series, there are many dramatic events that speak of a seemingly realistic drama that tells of two of the wealthiest American families who show a real contradiction in order to control their wealth through many attempts. The series begins with Stephen, who faces serious charges, and Anders tries to confront Crystal with her past.
The last ten minutes looked at the crew who had spent two years filming the chimpanzees...It's a smart move, the kind of thing one would expect from a David (Attenborough and ape).
A series that dumbs down both animal society and our own. Animal stories are at their best when they reveal our shared emotional experience, but they must also touch on the ways those emotions are manipulated
Oh good, another David Attenborough series. The critic's nemesis. If you are reading this in expectation of the longed-for hot Dave takedown, you will be disappointed.
It was visually stunning, like I said, but even though it is impossible not to see ourselves in chimps, it also felt too anthropomorphic as well as manipulative.
It has become virtually impossible to see any wild animal, right down to a mouse or spider, without imagining Attenborough's soft tones telling us about it. His outer monologue has become our inner monologue.
Viewers of a philosophical bent will have found much to ponder in how strikingly narrow the gap between a great deal of chimpanzee and human behaviour seems to be.
