Earlier on, we watch how being amputated of an arm, it gains strength and jumps back to life! Some of these instances in My Octopus Teacher are indeed lessons for humans to not give up in the face of adversity. In the process, the octopus gets in the shark’s back and takes it for a ride: shows the incredible spirit of the creature! The shark retreats being ‘outwitted’ by the tender octopus. Seeing no proper hiding nearby, it surrounds itself with the shells as a shield! The shark tries in vain to break the shield to reach it. In another dare devil act, it jumps on to the shore for a few minutes only to return with vigour. Then it surrounds itself with the kelp leaves and peeps at the shark. The octopus is fiery, intelligent, fun loving and trust worthy! When sharks attack, it changes its war tactics in a span of few seconds. Seeing no proper hiding nearby, it surrounds itself with the shells as a shield! Image Source: IMDB It took three years for the team to complete the documentary. The documentary films one year of bonding though between Craig and the mollusc. He braves the chilling water (46 degrees Fahrenheit) and other predators to be with ‘her’. He doesn’t want to miss a single day of her life. He goes on to say how his deep longing for the invertebrate blows into an ‘obsession’. And also a lesson on how delicate it is to handle relationships!Īlso read: Film Review: Veronica Decides To Abort, A Much Needed Look At ‘Unpregnant’ It is a great treatise on building relationships where one should not encroach upon the territory or trust of another. In the process, he avoids wet suit and oxygen cylinders so as to not disturb the ecosystem and to blend with it. When he drops a thing and frightens the nearing mollusc, he is deeply embarrassed by the fear he created in the creature. He is cautious, sensitive and empathetic. And Craig is admirable for the value he attaches to the octopus’ feelings and its presence. In My Octopus Teacher, the way the curious, inquisitive mollusc reacts to the stranger is amazing! The initial mistrust and fear is slowly replaced by confidence and love that is silently exchanged between the animal and the human. Directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, My Octopus Teacher shows Craig, a documentary filmmaker and naturalist, go to sea to heal himself of the vagaries of the world where he finds solace and rejuvenation in his bonding with an octopus.ĭirected by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, My Octopus Teacher shows Craig, a documentary filmmaker and naturalist, go to sea to heal himself of the vagaries of the world where he finds solace and rejuvenation in his bonding with an octopus. It shows the bonding between a sea diver (Craig Foster, also the producer) and an octopus in its natural habitat: the Kelp forest in False Bay near Cape Town in South Africa. This healing power of the nature is reflected in the Netflix original documentary “My Octopus Teacher” which won the award for the best documentary at the 93 rd Academy awards. William Wordsworth, Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey The guide, the guardian of my heart, and soul The world he reveals is one where plants eavesdrop on each other, talk to their enemies, call in insect allies to fight those enemies, recognize their relatives and nurture their young.The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurse, From the stunning heights of Utah's Great Basin Desert to the rainforests of Canada's west coast, Smarty Plants follows lead scientist and ecologist JC Cahill as he treks the green world and discovers that plants are a lot more like animals than we ever imagined. And yet we know very little about them.Ī luscious exploration of the natural world, Smarty Plants effortlessly integrates pioneering science with a light hearted look at how plants behave, revealing a world where plants are as busy, responsive and complex as we are. Stunningly diverse, plants have served us in many critical ways, from providing food, shelter and clothing to life-saving medicine. They are among the world's oldest and most successful organisms and represent some of the strangest and longest living life forms on the planet. Is it possible that plants are smarter than we think?
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