User:Cullen328/sandbox/OGNP
Featured national parks[edit]
- Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve - Hawaii, United States
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Australia
- Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/04/13/obama-national-parks-show-netflix/
- Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, United States
- Gunung Leuser National Park - Indonesia
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary - California, United States
- Tsavo National Park - Kenya
- Loango National Park - Gabon
- Yakushima National Park - Japan
- Manuel Antonio National Park - Costa Rica
- Tsingy de Bemaraha - Madagascar
- Torres del Paine - Chilean Patagonia
- Cerro Castillo National Park - Chilean Patagonia
- Conguillío National Park- Chilean Patagonia
- Laguna San Rafael National Park - Chilean Patagonia
- Diego Ramirez Islands - Chilean Patagonia
and Chilean Patagonia
Critical assessment[edit]
A reviewer writing for the Hollywood Reporter described Obama's skills as a narrator: "He explains the synergistic ways in which governmentally reserved natural spaces can have non-antagonistic relationships with nearby human populations. He contributes wry humor to the scripts, with their slightly superficial, overly anthropomorphic explanations for animal behavior. And, more than that, his trademark deliberate cadences and oft-emulated calculated pauses are a perfect delivery mechanism for letting lovely nature photography breathe."[3]
A reviewer writing for the Houston Press said that the series is "the single most calming thing on television" and went on to say that "What truly sets Our Great National Parks apart, though, is the message woven into the episodes. Pragmatically, Obama tells us how various parts of humanity have made preserving the wild world a priority."[4]
The review in the San Diego Union Tribune observed that the series is "devoted to the eye-popping, heart-stopping, consciousness-raising wonders of the world’s most astounding national parks."[5]
A less favorable review in The Daily Telegraph described the series as"dazzlingly gorgeous yet a long way short of groundbreaking" and compared Obama's role negatively to David Attenborough, concluding "where David Attenborough enthusiastically brings to life the tooth and claw rhapsody of the natural world, Obama sounds stilted, even bored."[6]
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{{cite news}}: Empty citation (help) - ^ Fienberg, Daniel (April 12, 2022). "Netflix's 'Our Great National Parks': TV Review: This five-episode look at natural preserves from Hawaii to Chile to Kenya to Indonesia features President Barack Obama as an on-camera presenter and ubiquitous narrator". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Rouner, Jef (April 18, 2022). "Obama's National Parks Series is the Most Calming Thing on TV". Houston Press. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Karla (April 15, 2023). "In 'Our Great National Parks,' Netflix takes optimism out for a spin". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Power, Ed (April 6, 2022). "Our Great National Parks, review: nice try Obama, but Attenborough remains leader of the pack: Barack Obama's nature documentary is beautiful, but reminds us of the hole that will be left should David Attenborough retire". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 5, 2023.