By “Oceans,” the Disneynature movie that was released on Earth Day, is 87 minutes of breathtaking shots of sea creatures. Pierce Brosnan narrates the movie and is complemented by accompanying orchestra music.
The G-rated documentary appeared to be a hit with children by keeping their attention the entire time and providing comedic relief at points.
The shots of clownfish swimming through the ocean and hiding behind sea anemones made children in the theater burst with laughter.
Brosnan’s comments like, “the big fish is eating the little fish,” makes it clear to the audience that this film was made for children. However, the film still manages to keep everyone’s attention, young and old.
The movie opened with Brosnan saying, “To really know what the ocean is, you have to see if for yourself.” This educational film gives everyone the chance to explore the deepest parts of the ocean that only divers would normally see.
The documentary shows the everyday life of sea inhabitants in South Africa, Australia, North America, Japan and various other locations. With shots of water molecules, crabs, leopard fish, penguins, hammerhead sharks and hump back whales, this film is sure to please animal lovers.
“Oceans” provides unforgettable shots of sea life that the average person in the audience may not know exists in the deep ocean waters. The film not only provides underwater shots, but also includes amazing skylines, sunsets and coastal shots.
Disney has a tendency of personifying animals in their films and, for once, they do not do that. However, the animals are still easy to relate to. Images show them completing human-like tasks, such as sleeping and eating.
The movie also makes a comparison of ocean life and outer space by providing phenomenal shots that prove just that. One shot looked like the moon sitting in the night sky, only later revealing that it was a sea creature breathing in the shadows of the ocean.
The documentary implies that we should take more care of the oceans. The film documents pollution and other dangers to the ocean. Images of bottles, plastic wrap and a shopping cart are shown carelessly thrown in the ocean, which pose harm to the animals who live there.
Brosnan mentions near the end of the film that there are problems in these animals’ paradise, like pollution, over-fishing and melting polar ice caps. The documentary appeared to be taking action, showing children that the world needs to make changes, or else the sea life will dwindle off. However, the human race’s effects on the ocean are only briefly covered.
One thing that the film’s creators left out was facts. The audience was given shot after shot of beautiful sea creatures, but they did not provide viewers with enough information. While the movie had amazing visual transitions, it lacked fluidity when it switched topics. This weakness in the film could have been fixed by providing more facts.
Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud, who also made the 2001 Oscar-nominated documentary “Winged Migration,” directed “Oceans.” The duo seem to be aiming at viewers’ hearts with images of penguins slipping on ice, polar bears jumping into the icy arctic waters and fish that resemble characters from “Finding Nemo.”
Though the film was satisfying, it wasn’t phenomenal. The visuals are reason enough to see the film, but other than that, it would be much cheaper and more informative to turn on “Planet Earth.”
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