MIL, I'm so glad you watched it.
Frankly, I'll be glad anyone watches it.
Some members see some of my posts as unpleasant, or worse, so I don't hold it against them if they dismiss anything I post.
I remember the boy who cried wolf being ignored.
But this time I wish I had the wholesome PS reputation of, say, missy behind my recommendation.
What they managed to catch on camera blows my mind.
How could he (and the camera) just happen to be there under water for all these astonishing moments.
I was incredulous as I watched it.
Of course film makers have been setting up unlikely "natural" situations for the camera ever since documentaries have been made, but this cinematography was just over-the-top astonishing, as is the story itself.
Hugs to you missy.
I understand what you're saying.
In spite of some tearjerker moments IMO you'll be glad you watched this moving film.
It is the most pro animal-lover thing I've ever seen.
Kenny I’m always on your side. And I love Octopi.
I can’t watch the documentary because I get upset when I see nature in action and animals die. I’m weak and imperfect that way. March of the Penguins was a traumatic experience for me.
I respect and admire and adore the Octopus. Smart, sensitive and amazing.
Everyone who can should watch this documentary. And learn how wondrous the Octopus is.
I’ll give it another try. With plenty of tissues handy. Thanks Kenny.
Kenny I’m always on your side. And I love Octopi.
I can’t watch the documentary because I get upset when I see nature in action and animals die. I’m weak and imperfect that way. March of the Penguins was a traumatic experience for me.
I respect and admire and adore the Octopus. Smart, sensitive and amazing.
Everyone who can should watch this documentary. And learn how wondrous the Octopus is.
I’ll give it another try. With plenty of tissues handy. Thanks Kenny.
You wrote, "When I watched the movie, I came away thinking "Yeah - and I know why you're divorced, buddy"
... and what a terrible put down to anyone who has had a divorce.
mrs-b, yes as I said it has tearjerker tissue moments, but this is a nature doc not a Disney movie.
I found it to be brilliant and heartwarming octopus education.
IMO the film has way more pro than con and the con is simply observing nature in the wild not the human "hurting" the animal.
But as always, people vary.
I'm looking forward to everyone's reactions.
You wrote, "When I watched the movie, I came away thinking "Yeah - and I know why you're divorced, buddy"
What an unfair put down of anyone who has had a divorce.
I watched it a couple of months ago and I hated it. The photography is amazing, but I found his 'affect the environment but now just stand back and watch' approach was heinous. By the time you've inserted yourself into the picture and know that those animals have accected you, trust you, and have changed their daily routine to accommodate you, you need to pick a side. To stand back and watch them torn apart (@missy - yes - be ready for that part) is irresponsible, in my opinion. That animal trusted him, and he did nothing to help it when it was in distress.
When I watched the movie, I came away thinking "Yeah - and I know why you're divorced, buddy" - which also jelled with his own comments about his life and his personality.
Interestingly, my extremely pro-animal god daughter, who watched it with me, was equally incensed. Like - furious.
The camera work is fabulous. But the outcome is cruel, in my opinion. To see this as 'pro animal', just because he went there every day to record them, is a misnomer in the extreme. He hurt that animal. And I can't tolerate that.
He was voyeuristic and a passive observer, while those animals were all in. It was their LIFE and he just stuck a camera in their faces. At the end, he swam away and accepted their deaths as 'nature taking its course' - which just goes to show to what extent he sees animals as less than humans: had that been a human, or his own child, he would never have just recorded its slow and excruciating death. The whole "I can't get involved" argument is a cop out - he was ALREADY involved.
Hated it. Absolutely enraged at the end of it, and still am.
Let me know how you get on Missy
i want to watch it but im scared something bad will happen to octy
Thanks @mrs-b. You know me and I appreciate you looking out for me. I just can’t watch that happen.
I’m sorry Daisy. I don’t think either of us could bear to watch it.
mrs-b, yes as I said it has tearjerker tissue moments, but this is a nature doc not a Disney movie.
I found it to be brilliant and heartwarming octopus education.
IMO the film has way more pro than con and the con is simply observing nature in the wild not the human "hurting" the animal.
But as always, people vary.
I'm looking forward to everyone's reactions.
You wrote, "When I watched the movie, I came away thinking "Yeah - and I know why you're divorced, buddy"
What an unfair put down of anyone who has had a divorce.
I hate those African ones where endangered animals are starving to death and no one does anything except documenting how cruel nature can be ...
They educate the public.
Education can influence and lead to real change, like the ban on the trading of ivory, and tortoise shell, whaling, reducing human activity that causes climate change, etc.
As they say, sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Nature is cruel you say?
I hope you're a vegan who lives in a cave who buys zero stuff from society, aka as a wild animal.
Nature is natural.
Octumentary?This thread with its varying viewpoints has definitely piqued my interest! Off to search for this Octo-documentary!
... My contribution to this thread is invaluable. I know.
MIL, I'm so glad you watched it.
Frankly, I'll be glad anyone watches it.
Some members see some of my posts as unpleasant, or worse, so I don't hold it against them if they dismiss anything I post.
I remember the boy who cried wolf so often that he was ignored when announcing something really important.
But this time I wish I had the wholesome PS reputation of, say, missy behind my recommendation.
What they managed to catch on camera blows my mind.
How could he (and the camera) just happen to be there under water for all these fleeting and astonishing moments.
I was incredulous as I watched it.
Of course film makers have been setting up unlikely "natural" situations for the camera ever since nature documentaries have been made, but this cinematography was just over-the-top astonishing, as is the story itself.
MIL to help others find it can you reveal where you found it?
Thanks MIL.