March of the Penguins

If you think your life sucks, go see "March of the Penguins."

I was apprehensive about this film, because I thought it would play to the cutesie, girly "I want one! Awwww" mentality.

Instead, you witness the toughness of Antarctica's only permanent resident, the Emperor penguins. The story is narrated by Morgan Freeman, making it instantly great, but the truly unique thing is that this "documentary" is a story.

It is delivered in such a way that you come to know the penguins as characters and their real life struggles become the plot. It's incredibly smart in the way the visuals match the writing, and the editing decisions are superb.

You will gain a very strong respect for the ordeal of these penguins and by the end feel like your life is very doable when matched up with theirs.