'Earth' Movie | New Disney Label Releases First Film

‘Earth’ generates buzz on Earth Day

Earth Day 2009 is here, and with it comes the first release by Disneynature, a new film label by none other than Disney. The company chose to release “Earth” today to commemorate Earth Day. Already the documentary on endangered species is pulling in high ratings from critics.

How ‘Earth’ helps Earth

Besides calling attention to nature and animals, Disney has promised to plant a tree for each person who attends “Earth” on opening weekend. With all the attention this movie has gotten already, it’s sure to pull in big bucks at the box office. Movie and animal lovers will be busting out the credit cards for tickets and popcorn in no time.

Origin of film

Disneynature didn’t need any cash advances or extensive funding for “Earth.” The movie is made from footage cut from the 2007 BBC documentary “Planet Earth.” The film follows three groups of animals — polar bears, humpback whales and elephants — on journeys.

The film features mothers and their babies. Disney could get more bang for its buck with this mother-and-child theme because of quickly approaching Mother’s Day.

Future of Disneynature

Disney’s new nature-focused division plans to release films on oceans, chimpanzees and big cats in the near future. Disneynature actually is somewhat of a throwback to the ’40s and ’50s for Disney. Back then, Disney released several documentaries as the “True-Life Adventure” series. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "'Earth' Movie | New Disney Label Releases First Film"