ABSTRACT
Traditionally made with strong voiceover/narration, sweeping musical elements, and stunning wildlife photography. Shot by wildlife photographers that have the patience and stamina to remain for months in the field, it relies on scenes of action from animals that are then structured into a compelling narrative. As with most natural history films, the cinematography is spectacular and although a relationship has been built between a mollusk and a man, it isn’t overly anthropomorphized. Struggles that involved swimming in frigid waters off the coast of South Africa without a wetsuit or scuba tanks. It is a beautiful film that reminds the reader of the importance of saving the threatened kelp forests in the ocean as much as the people are trying to save traditional forests on land. Ehrlich and Foster filmed together only after the octopus's death, mostly to get shots of Foster in the sea.
