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DVD : Evolution (part 1): Darwin's Dangerous Idea
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Evolution (part 1): Darwin's Dangerous Idea starring: Liam Neeson (narrator) directed by: David Espar, Susan K. Lewis List Price: $19.95 CD-Charts Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.96 (10%)Prices subject to change. |
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781578078585 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Soundtrack ISBN: 157807858X Label: WGBH Boston Manufacturer: WGBH Boston Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: WGBH Boston Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 20, 2001 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: WGBH Boston Theatrical Release Date: 2001 Sales Rank: 42292 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: "It is like confessing to a murder." His torment resonates in society today in the challenge his incredibly powerful idea poses to our understanding of our world and ourselves. We interweave the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. We also explore why Darwin's "dangerous idea" matters perhaps even more today than it did in his own time, and how it conveys the power of science to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - A respectable man comes up with a dangerous but brilliant idea!!XXXXX "If I were to give a prize for the single best idea anybody ever had, I'd give it to Darwin for the idea of natural selection, ahead of Newton, ahead of Einstein, because his idea unites the two most disparate features of our universe: the world of purposelessness, meaningless matter and motion on the one side and the world of meaning and purpose and design on the other." The above quotation is found at the beginning of this fascinating docudrama that traces the genius, torment, and secrets of Charles Darwin (1809 to 1882) beginning after the time he came back from a trip to islands that sparked his thinking. It documents how he developed his theory and why his theory is so relevant in today's society as well ... Read More: Rating: - a great look at Darwin's life and ideasI thought this documentary was good because it was interesting and informative. It combined reenactments of episodes from Darwin's life with modern-day scientists discussing his theories and their continuing influence. Watching it, one sees that Darwin was not the cold, arrogant scientist that we are sometimes led to believe, but a very compassionate, caring man. I feel that watching this DVD helped me understand evolution better and place it in the context of the author's life. Rating:  - A documentary about Darwin's lifeThis is a documentary about the life of Charles Darwin. It details both the content of his ideas and the contrast with religious and scientific norms at the time. This is a movie and not a soundtrack as stated in the title. For those that have Netflix, it is available for rent. Rating: - The dramatic introduction to the PBS series on "Evolution""Evolution" is as much about the profound impact the evolutionary process has had on our understanding of the world around us as it is on the various versions of the theory that have been expounded in scientific textbooks for the past century. The series basically focuses on five key concepts regarding evolution, sandwiched between episodes that constitute a dramatic introduction and a controversial coda. "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," the first episode in the "Evolution" series, offers dramatizations of key moments in Darwin's life along with contemporary talking heads explaining the profound implications of the evolutionary theory and the place it holds in the scientific community today as a pivotal concept. It takes a while to adjust ... Read More: Rating: - Good intro to Darwin and EvolutionThis two-hour docu-drama on Darwin's life and his discovery of evolution by natural selection is cleverly interspersed with relevant discussions regarding the controversies surrounding Darwin's dangerous idea, such as the displacement of God. Would have given this five stars, except that the close caption feature didn't seem to work. (Has anyone else experienced this difficulty?) |
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