March of the Penguins has appealed to conservatives, according to the New York Times this morning. Link. Excerpt:
[C]onservative groups have turned its stirring depiction of the mating ordeals of emperor penguins into an unexpected battle anthem in the culture wars.
March of the Penguins, the conservative film critic and radio host Michael Medved said in an interview, is "the motion picture this summer that most passionately affirms traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child rearing." . . .
The movie goes on to follow the penguins as they trek back and forth over 70 miles of ice to their breeding ground and huddle together to protect their eggs in temperatures that average 70 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
Maybe I'll have to see it. It may inspire me to continue my film, March of the Penguin Father Who is the Sole Provider for Eight Dependents and Sometimes Feels Like He's Losing His Mind Because of It. It promises to be a great flick. Compelling scenes (plural) of a straight jacketed father with a maniacal laugh will chill viewers.
