Disneynature started a tradition last year by releasing their documentaries about the world on Earth Day. Last, year, Earth followed three families (elephants, blue whales, and polar bears) as they journey for survival and we get to see how they live. This year, Disneynature takes us deep in to the sea with Oceans.
These documentaries always seem to be fascinating because you get to see stuff that you would not get to experience otherwise. We get up close and personal with Great White Sharks and gigantic Blue Whales. But there are sea otters, walruses, turtles, coral reef, sea lions, and so much more as well.
The appeal of this documentary is learning about the unknown. There is a world that is living in our oceans and most of the stuff that is going on, we have no clue about. The size of the oceans is amazing, and you cannot imagine how many species call it home. These filmmakers are able to capture intimate and tense moments. We see an army of crabs marching in to battle like out of a scene from 300. There is a scene of a diver right next to a Blue Whale that will take your breath away. And a diver swimming hand-in-hand (or hand-in-fin) with a Great White. And we get to witness a walrus holding its child like any of us would do. All of us are more alike than we realize.
Oceans is a beautiful look in to a world that you cannot fathom. The documentary makes you aware of how important the oceans are to all different kind of creatures and to us. It does focus a little bit on how we are slowly destroying the oceans because of pollution and some species are becoming extinct because of the capturing and killing of them. But it never preaches, but those messages cannot be ignored.
This documentary, narrated by Pierce Brosnan, wants to entertain, educate and amaze you. It does all of those things quite nicely. I think 90 minutes is appropriate for a documentary like this because you could start to get restless if it was any longer. There is not a specific focus in Oceans, just a bunch of jumping around from one ocean to another and finding out who lives where and how other animals depend on the oceans even if they do not live in it.
Oceans is important because it focuses on its beauty and problems. It captures your attention by showing you things that most people will never see in their lifetime. Every ocean is a sight to see and every living thing that lives in it comes from somewhere and has a history. They have a purpose.
Disneynature Bonus:
BORN IN CHINA (2017)
4 out of 5 stars
John Krasinski voices the right amount of childlike perspective in Disneynature’s newest astonishing documentary about China’s majestic land and its incredible inhabitants. Families, instinct and survival is identifiable to all creatures and the captured footage never ceases to amaze.
“Nature Boy” Brandon Vick is a member of The Music City Film Critics’ Association, the resident film critic of the SoBros Network, and the star of Brandon’s Box Office In Your Mouth. Follow him on Twitter @SirBrandonV and be sure to search #VicksFlicks for all of his latest movie reviews.
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