DEEP BLUE

DEEP BLUE – United Kingdom/Germany – 2003 - Documentary
AVERAGE
Directed by Alastair Fothergill & Andy Bryant
Sat June 4 11:30 am Egyptian Theatre
Mon June 6 7:15 pm Neptune Theatre

While beautifully photographed with stunning underwater scenes, this film accurately captures life for marine life in the oceans depths; the director seems to be hung up on the brutality of survival of the fittest. Scene after scene as well as the narration center on each creatures struggle to avoid being eaten by another higher in the food chain. It culminates with graphic footage of a baby and mother whale being chased and stalked for six hours by hungry sharks who eventually exhaust the calf enough to be able to rip it up alive and devour it in front of both the helpless giant whale of a mom (and the audience). This flick is not a particularly pleasant oceanic documentary to watch.