The Story of the Weeping Camel

Another documentary, hope that's ok for everyone. This was, of course, nominated for best documentary at this year's Oscars. It lost. Which is fine. It deserved a nomination, but not much more. I had forgotten until this movie started that back in October, while at a petting zoo with Erica and my niece and nephew and family, I decided camels were my new favorite animals. They're very humorous creatures. When I remembered this, I got even more excited about this film. This was another pretty slow one. Not much dialogue and a lot of footage of camels. But it's good. It's an interesting look at another culture, and it ends up being a pretty incredible story. And there's lots of laughable moments too. One kid's name is Dude, for instance. That's funny in itself. And the youngest boy in the movie goes along with Dude across the desert to another persons yurt, and they have a TV. This kid wants a TV really bad after that and it's really funny. I won't ruin the funny dialogue in case you want to see it. And the old Mongolian men are really cute. And the camels are awesome. Those humps! They're huge! So, let's wrap this up. This is a very pretty movie, and very intriguing, but in the end, nothing too overly exciting. If you don't mind somewhat slow movies, or if you like camels, or other cultures, it's definitely worth it. Even if you hate slow movies and camels and other cultures, the last 15-or-so minutes will most likely blow you away.