Microcosmos (ATOM Study Guide)

Microcosmos chronicles one full day in a meadow in the French countryside. The strange journey kicks off with a dizzying aerial shot that zooms in from up in the clouds down to ground level. Throughout, the directors use extraordinary close-up shots that make the insects look like huge, bizarre looking extra-terrestrials and single drops of water appear to be gigantic, gooey objects from outer space.