westgan3200 I just bought and watched this movie.Whether you believe in conventional evolution or not it is a non-confrontational non-threatening presentation that gives, I think, a very balanced view of what Charles Darwin accomplished through his life and writings, and their impact down to our present day. The movie starts out with an overview of Darwins' early life in Shrewsbury, England,including biographical details of his family, the influence of his father's religious Anglican faith and his mother's Unitarian faith, his ability to story-tell as a young boy and his inquisitive nature, before it leads into adolescence and early adulthood.This is followed by the great voyage on the Beagle as a paying companion of one of its officers and takes in some breathtaking scenery particularly around South America. The presentation continues following on Darwin's life into old age and discusses many aspects of his theories. Many eminent scientists are interviewed along the way, giving a well-balanced commentary to this film.Highly recommended!

imdb-828-326652 It's refreshing to see this subject presented in a fair and balanced way, and in a way that encourages open debate and discussion. I expected that the presentation might be aiming to criticise different viewpoints, but instead there was an unbiased presentation of historical and current evidence. So much of what we see on this subject tries to force feed a particular viewpoint down the viewer's throat, but the approach taken here is to encourage the viewer to think for themselves, and many will perhaps be encouraged to look into Darwin and his belief system in more detail.Great photography too, and considering that this was probably a low budget production I think the overall result is excellent.

bob1-828-854959 Amongst the hype of unrelenting praise for Darwin, this was a refreshingly balanced documentary. Brilliant filming from around the globe and interesting insights from top scientists to expand on the context and the reasoning behind the theory. All the mainstream films last year would unquestioningly promote evolution, yet here there are questions being asked, and the answers are not what the majority would have you believe most of the time. Perhaps this can be the start of some reasoned and balanced debate on the subject in the media.Enjoyable to watch, but makes you think and want to find out more.

sglasse74 A thought provoking and high quality documentary that provides a balanced yet incisive critique of Darwin's work. It does not attack the man but depicts him as a methodical, honest yet flawed naturalist who sometimes drew unwarranted conclusions from his data. The documentary reveals instances where Darwin failed to pursue certain lines of research which if he had done would have revealed a different explanation to the one he gave. It also shows how recent discoveries have provides a powerful challenge to some of Darwin's presuppositions. The documentary contains interviews with modern day intellectuals on both sides of the debate and provides a necessary counterbalance to the 'over-the-top' claims of some militant atheistic-evolutionists today. Highly recommended to all.