Synopsis
Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their great matriarch, Gaia, the family faces brutal heat, dwindling resources and persistent predators, as they follow in their ancestors’ footsteps on a quest to reach a lush, green paradise.
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Cast
- Meghan MarkleSelf - Narrator (voice)
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
The result, vibrantly narrated by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a slightly bouncier, more buoyant feature than some of its cinematic brethren, but one that accomplishes the necessary: it brings viewers inside the world of its awe-inspiring title stars. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
We forgive Elephant its conceits because it’s such a joy to observe the rituals of these incredible, amazing creatures. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Still, Elephant is affecting even on a small screen. - 63
Vanity Fair
It’s a solid nature movie, not quite factual enough to be a true work of scientific observation, but engaging and persuasively conservationist in its subtle way. - 60
The Guardian
It’s a technically impressive work with some lovely images — and a bit of a sugary taste. - 60
Variety
The herd’s endless quest to find water becomes a repetitive (and rather dry) theme. And to the extent that super-square anthropomorphic Disney filmmaking isn’t merely a form but a skill, I never felt overwhelmingly close to Gaia or Shanti or Jomo. The Disney nature films have always had a certain hermetic quality, but this one feels more sealed-off than usual. - 60
Empire
A fun diversion for the kids, but you feel Attenborough could have packaged these often beautifully produced images with more rigour and insight in under an hour. - 60
Los Angeles Times
The movie, which begins streaming Friday on Disney+, emerges a generally charming, sometimes cloying exercise in wildlife anthropomorphism.
