Post by Rob W. Case on Apr 26, 2010 4:39:50 GMT -6
The Disney Company is at it again with its new film “Oceans,” the 2nd installment on its latest nature film series. If you remember the first movie “Earth,” then you will remember all of the neat close-up shots of animals you may have never even known existed, as well as hard to get footage of many of your favorite animals. Oceans continued with that legacy by going under the sea to get such footage.
In the film, we get to see close ups of whales and sharks, but we are also treated to fish we may have never even knew existed. We are also treated to schools of fish “dancing” in the water, as one of the schools of fish actually look as though it is creating an underwater tornado. This film is visually stunning, and I’m sure it took years to be able to capture the shots that this film contained.
Oceans is actually a French film that has been Americanized and distributed by the Walt Disney Company. Our version of this film is narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
But yet, there are some elements (though minor) that to me anyway, were kind of annoying. One was the “evolution” aspect of the film. Why not just talk about the fish and leave it at that. The film’s writers went out of their way to give glory to “nature” and inserted within it Darwinian overtones. This film also pushes its politics, but briefly. I can understand the parts about throwing trash into the sea, and animals having to adapt to them. I can understand that. But when you see a collection of sea creatures captured into a large net for food, and hear Pierce Brosnan call these magnificent fish, “unwanted sea creatures,” if you’re a sensitive person, you may feel guilty for eating fish/seafood. The underlying political message within this film is that we human beings are the villains, and the film makes no bones about pointing that out. Also, if you see this movie and take your kids to see it, you may want to explain to them the “circle of life.” In one scene, you see these cute little seals swimming and frolicking in the ocean. Seconds later, you see one hacked in half, yelping in pain, by a great White shark. Of course that is what happens in nature, but you may want to communicate that point to your kids if you decide to take them to see this movie.
All in all, it was a pretty good movie. If I were to rate it on a 4 star scale, I would have to give it 3 stars.
The film runs 1 hour and 24 minutes and is rated G.
You can learn more by visiting…
disney.go.com/disneynature/oceans/
In the film, we get to see close ups of whales and sharks, but we are also treated to fish we may have never even knew existed. We are also treated to schools of fish “dancing” in the water, as one of the schools of fish actually look as though it is creating an underwater tornado. This film is visually stunning, and I’m sure it took years to be able to capture the shots that this film contained.
Oceans is actually a French film that has been Americanized and distributed by the Walt Disney Company. Our version of this film is narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
But yet, there are some elements (though minor) that to me anyway, were kind of annoying. One was the “evolution” aspect of the film. Why not just talk about the fish and leave it at that. The film’s writers went out of their way to give glory to “nature” and inserted within it Darwinian overtones. This film also pushes its politics, but briefly. I can understand the parts about throwing trash into the sea, and animals having to adapt to them. I can understand that. But when you see a collection of sea creatures captured into a large net for food, and hear Pierce Brosnan call these magnificent fish, “unwanted sea creatures,” if you’re a sensitive person, you may feel guilty for eating fish/seafood. The underlying political message within this film is that we human beings are the villains, and the film makes no bones about pointing that out. Also, if you see this movie and take your kids to see it, you may want to explain to them the “circle of life.” In one scene, you see these cute little seals swimming and frolicking in the ocean. Seconds later, you see one hacked in half, yelping in pain, by a great White shark. Of course that is what happens in nature, but you may want to communicate that point to your kids if you decide to take them to see this movie.
All in all, it was a pretty good movie. If I were to rate it on a 4 star scale, I would have to give it 3 stars.
The film runs 1 hour and 24 minutes and is rated G.
You can learn more by visiting…
disney.go.com/disneynature/oceans/