The Movie: Don’t blame a film for its audience. A certain breed of conservative pundit may have embraced this documentary about Antarctica’s emperor penguins and their ancient, arduous mating ritual as both a testament to intelligent design and an allegory for parenthood (just ignore the detail that penguins are monogamous for only a season), but French director Luc Jacquet’s film is best appreciated on its simplest level. That is, as a nature documentary. One with neat-looking penguins who exist in a realm that has very little to do with humankind. (But do admire the filmmaking—a remarkable feat, given the terrain.)

The Disc: Extras include behind-the-scenes looks at the challenges the filmmakers faced, but not the film’s original-language version, with the lovey-dovey first-penguin narration. Perhaps Warner doesn’t want to let on that this is, in fact, a French film.