Oceans (2009) on Netflix
G20091h 44mDocumentaryDrama
A boy on a beach wonders what the ocean is. In the Galápagos, marine iguanas and horseshoe crabs wander, and an Ariane rocket launch at night surprises them.
- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb7.7/1010,258 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes80%
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Plot summary
Oceans explores marine life across Earth's five oceans and considers the harm human activity does to that world. On a beach, children run toward the water, and one boy stops to ask what the ocean is. The film then visits the Galápagos, where marine iguanas and horseshoe crabs roam. A nighttime Ariane rocket launch startles both groups as it heads for space. Elsewhere, sea urchin larvae and a crustacean egg lie in a trench, moon jellyfish gather in a swarm, and other jellyfish drift with the current in daylight. Filming took place at more than fifty locations.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Oceans (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In North America the film was produced by Disneynature and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, who cut 20 minutes mostly depicting violent massacres of sea animals, recreated through visual effects, in order to target a younger audience.
- The documentary was produced in collaboration with scientists from the Census of Marine Life and used stabilized cameras for rough seas, an electric mini-helicopter to approach and film marine animals without noise, and submerged cameras towed and on poles, resulting in film of over 200 species.
