Oceans (2009): Dir: Jacquacs Cluzaud, Jacquacs Perrin / Narration: Pierce Brosnan: The question is poised during the opening moments of this fetching documentary, "What is the Ocean?" We begins with a group of boys staring out at the lush wonders before we are taken deeper. Filmmakers Jacquacs Cluzaud and Jacquacs Perrin do a fine job at taking viewers beneath the surface as dolphins playfully leap and dive in union. Crabs crawls about the oceans bottom. Various whales are shown including the humpback whale, orcas, beluga, and the biggest of all, the blue whale which we're told is as long as a half block and weighs 120 tons. We witness sea lions frantically struggle to escape the gaping jaws of great white sharks. Plus we are subjected to polar bears on the Arctic surface. It all began with Earth, an excellent documentary by Disney that seems to inspired many animal related theme movies. Unfortunately Oceans lacks the effective narrative storytelling that Earth presented. Oceans has breathtaking scenery of great shots of wildlife but without the narrative structure it is nothing more than a pleasant view. That ranks it perhaps the weakest entry in this promising franchise yet still worthy viewing for families. This is fine viewing for anyone interested in marine wildlife but much of it was already referenced in Earth. The two can easily double bill. Score: 6 ½ / 10
Review of Oceans
