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The Discoverers (IMAX Large Format)
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Product Description
THE DISCOVERERS takes viewers on incredible adventures around the world and into space while sharing the challenges, lessons, and exciting discoveries of men and women whose individual passions have benefited the research of scientists today. The film portrays the fascination inherent in all individuals to learn more about our world, to probe the unknown, and find the answers to life's mysteries for ourselves.
Produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films. Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in association with Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, SEM Les Production la Géode and EXPO '92 Seville. Producer/Director: Greg MacGillivray. Executive Producer: Jeffrey W. Kirsch, PhD.
Product Details
- Released on: 2004-07-06
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 2
- Dimensions: .35 pounds
- Running time: 40 minutes
Editorial Reviews
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Originally filmed in IMAX format, The Discoverers features some astoundingly spectacular footage all centering around the act of discovery. The story of the great navigator Magellan's search for a passage to the Pacific is presented with film of spectacular sunsets and scenery, and a visit to a re-creation of Sir Isaac Newton's laboratory while he refracts light with lamps and prisms is equally beautiful. The various vignettes, which range from a child and her father discovering paintings of bison painted on cave ceilings thousands of years ago to a scientist on a team analyzing data sent back from a probe sent to the planet Venus, don't proceed in a linear path. But that's the whole idea. The production was inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin, and the goal was to put the viewer alongside those who explore the unknown as they experience the joyous moments of discovery. There is some serious science presented in the course of the film, but fear not, it's all presented in a highly entertaining manner. All that's required is to simply sit back and immerse yourself in the utterly gorgeous cinematography. --Robert J. McNamara
