phanero ([personal profile] phanero) wrote2023-08-06 01:07 pm

Review: Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds (2010)

This was only a three-episode documentary so I binged it in one sitting. This documentary had an interesting angle, focusing on what our normal eyes cannot see.



Format

Each episode focused on a different limitation of the human eye. The first episode was about things that were too fast for us to see, the second episode was about colours that we could not see, and the third was about things that were too small for us to see. I thought this format was pretty cool.

Production

The production was good. Of course, for a documentary that focuses on the limitations of the human eye, the visuals were very important and I think we got very interesting images.

I will say the episode on limitations of colour was a bit weaker because by nature of humans not being able to see those colours, the visual representation won't really be very accurate. But I still appreciated what we were shown.

Episodes

The episodes were fast-paced, and they took us through a lot of different situations, which I appreciated. I will comment that some transitions were a little sudden and forced, but I'll cut the writers some slack.

Richard Hammond was the host and narrator and I think seeing him gave a more personal touch to the show.

Overall

Pretty cool documentary that doesn't take up too much of your time.


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