Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

KJ Moodie This 'documentary' is an absolute disgrace, the majority of its time was spent trying to undermine the character of Charles Darwin, his work was never presented in its own light, but was constantly tainted with Creationist misdirections. A large portion of time was spent trying to discredit uniformitarianism, a concept that Charles Darwin had learned from reading the works of Charles Lyell. The film makers frequently made allegations that Darwin was unduly influenced by Lyell and by his own Grandfather, and often had Creationists on their payroll come and say things like "he (Darwin) had preconceived ideas" or would mention "Darwin's devotion to Charles Lyell".The idea of catastrophism was emphasized every few minutes, with frequent references to earthquakes, floods and rapid continental shifts. There is a strong emphasis on the assertion that there is some kind of debate within science about the age of the earth and about whether evolution occurred. This however is not the case, Scientists are unanimous in accepting evolution as the explanation for the biodiversity on earth, and there isn't a credible scientist on the planet that would take young-earth creationism seriously. The people that made this film exist only on the very fringes, they will constantly make accusations that there is a conspiracy within science to silence them, but this isn't true. Young Earth Creationism is not scientifically supported at all, and this film is a prime example of that, they have to resort to character assassinations to try and convert people.

sikkemak Throughout the documentary, and interspersed with beautiful footage of the places to which it refers and several re-enactments, leading evolutionist and creationist scholars present their understanding of Darwin's challenges. The viewer is left questioning the validity of Darwin's theory, and wondering whether there is a better "grand narrative" than evolution, with which to understand life and origins. The documentary does not present itself as a creationist production. The Voyage can serve well as a discussion starter in the context of an apologetics or science context dealing with origins, and is recommended for such purposes. (Pre-) college students and their parents, and those with similar interests can benefit from discussing the documentary–and should count on delving deeper into the issues it presents.

exilebay Being used to hard hitting Creation videos and presentations, I was surprised at the mild approach of this documentary. The film makers took great pains to put Darwin and his ideas in the context of the era in which he lived. This was a time when Darwin would not have been able to benefit from what we now know about the complexity of life, such as the complex protein-based machinery contained within a single living cell. This documentary clearly showed that while Darwin's ideas were not original, he did bring together his observations in a unique way. Sometimes he did not have enough information to draw the correct conclusion, and sometimes he was simply bent on showing that uniformitarianism could explain all life on earth. Yet after a lifetime of study, Darwin failed to formulate a reasonable hypothesis as to how life arose in the first place.This was a very balanced documentary, but the viewer will have to listen carefully to the arguments because the producers will not hit you over the head with the evidence showing that Darwin "missed the boat" when he sailed on the Beagle.

june-court This film gives an overview of Darwin's life and work, centering on re-enacting Darwin's voyage as a young man on the Beagle. I felt the choice and use of actors, interviews with highly qualified scientists and locations was excellent. This was particularly so at the locations visited by Darwin where his conclusions were found to be false or controversial by the highly placed and regarded scientists interviewed, some of whom were not Creationists.This high quality film brings much-needed balance to the evolution/creation debate and should be widely shown in schools, universities and particularly on TV.