Out of the Cradle

Nice to watch some of the newer theories brought to life in cgi. Who was the narrator, though? They listed hundreds of hard working computer artists in the cast but not the main voice of the documentary :)

Very informative, despite what the vegan before me thinks

Not slick but startling visualizations add to the excellent storyline resulting in a holistic view of the human past. Well done. And it's own way unforgettable. In ways even pioneering.

It is about time a docu was made with updated data on pre-historic hominids with CGI graphics and re-enactments that can rival any blockbuster. If you are interest in pre-historic facts and best-guesses with modern findings watch this. It takes you from the very, very beginning of tree walking hominids to the sea fairing humans to populate this world in all corners. From stone tools and axes to sowing needles. From community based clans to rival slaughters. What impact did we initially have on the environment is also briefly reviewed.

This docu took alot of work and money for sure.

In fact Japanese documentaries (many good ones are on Curiosity Stream) are becoming my favourite as their attention to details and analysis with respect to astronomy, historic and science based docu's rivals any western ones. Their research include scientists in every single corner of this world, definately not one-sided, and require quite substantial budgets I am sure. Difficult in their current social attitude, but I wish they would also try and tackle environmental issues, they would make a difference, although it is sensitive, it is hugely important to know what we humans have done to a once-balanced environment and heed the eventual breakdown of the natural earth....

But Well Done on Out of the Cradle, will watch at least another 5 times. Hope the team will look into similar pre-historic documentaries soon (Mammal rise and fall and rise, pre-hominid evolution, for example)

First of all, this documentary is extremely well done. CGI is amazing. Super factual and up to date. 10/10. Highly recommend if this is your jam.

Second of all, I can smell the soy through my phone while I was reading the vegans review. He is so ill-informed on how homo habulis/erectus/sapians brain were been developed, let alone the digestive track.

Eating meat is what caused the jump in intelligence and massive brain growth. Not plants. It was the protein, fat, and amino acids that are stored inside animal meat.

If anyone wants to dive into this more, I highly recommend reading Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human.