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Review: Tiny World Season 2 (2021)
Just as adorable as last season. If you enjoyed the first one, you'll enjoy this one!
Format
Each episode focused on a different habitat, similarly to the first season.
Production
Production quality was great as always. First of all, the shots had to be well done as we were looking at very small creatures. I thought that the film crew managed to do that. However, as I mentioned before, it was sometimes hard to grasp the scale because the camera had to zoom in. So it was nice when we had both the zoomed in shots, combined with some shots of them in their larger surroundings.
The built narratives made the documentary very exciting as well. With Paul Rudd as the narrator, he tended to give a very friendly and relaxing atmosphere so that we'd feel affection for the little critters. The music for this documentary very much helped those narratives as well.
Episodes
So one thing I noticed was that this documentary tended to show very positive story lines. Before watching Tiny World, I was binging the BBC documentaries, which would show us nature as it was, whether our protagonist animal lived or died, it was out of our hands and we could only watch and accept it.
However, in this documentary, I found that we were often shown stories where our protagonists would survive and make it out of things alive. I don't know if it's necessary dishonest story telling. They're free to choose the narratives that fit the theme of their documentary. They were aiming for a more positive tone and they did just that.
Overall
Definitely recommend this documentary for those who are interested in little critters but also don't want such a rough experience.
Format
Each episode focused on a different habitat, similarly to the first season.
Production
Production quality was great as always. First of all, the shots had to be well done as we were looking at very small creatures. I thought that the film crew managed to do that. However, as I mentioned before, it was sometimes hard to grasp the scale because the camera had to zoom in. So it was nice when we had both the zoomed in shots, combined with some shots of them in their larger surroundings.
The built narratives made the documentary very exciting as well. With Paul Rudd as the narrator, he tended to give a very friendly and relaxing atmosphere so that we'd feel affection for the little critters. The music for this documentary very much helped those narratives as well.
Episodes
So one thing I noticed was that this documentary tended to show very positive story lines. Before watching Tiny World, I was binging the BBC documentaries, which would show us nature as it was, whether our protagonist animal lived or died, it was out of our hands and we could only watch and accept it.
However, in this documentary, I found that we were often shown stories where our protagonists would survive and make it out of things alive. I don't know if it's necessary dishonest story telling. They're free to choose the narratives that fit the theme of their documentary. They were aiming for a more positive tone and they did just that.
Overall
Definitely recommend this documentary for those who are interested in little critters but also don't want such a rough experience.