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Download OceanWorld 3D Divx This is the twenty-fifth film I saw at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival.
And this is the first 3D movie so far to prove that a 3D movie can still bore you to death.
It was probably considered a foolproof idea when it was conceived - and
indeed, I was very much attracted to see this film because of the
premise of seeing living creatures of the sea interact with each other
in oceanspace in glorious 3D. Heck, I like these types of
documentaries. (Especially those BBC ones with David Attenborough
narrating. C'mon, how many of you don't enjoy watching those? Raise
your hands. I didn't think so.)
And yet, somehow, it was absolutely boring, to the point that I fell
asleep. And really, I was surprised at how much I fell asleep. Imagine,
falling asleep with those 3D glasses on. Mind you, I wasn't the only
one; when I woke up intermittently, I distinctly remember the Korean
fellow next to me snoring away.
The first mistake the filmmakers made was to emulate the original
French version of popular documentary March Of The Penguins - by having
cheesy monologue for the main character, which in this case is a lone
sea turtle making its way across the ocean to find the right spot of
land to lay its hundred plus eggs. It's distracting, annoying, and
somewhat condescending to me. I would have preferred to just see a
documentary of sea creatures and the deep sea ocean world without a
tacked-on story, and without anthropomorphising (i.e. giving human
attributes or personalities to) the animals.
The next thing wrong with it is ... I don't know, coming after the BBC
documentaries? I was basically just bored with the images - been there,
seen that. I would've expected the 3D effect would give it more of a
feeling like one is physically there in the ocean, but somehow, that
effect is rarely ever felt. It's terrible, really. I'm sure much effort
and resources were expended and much research done to produce this
documentary.
It's bizarre, because I was really expecting to enjoy this, and I was
really surprised that I didn't. Maybe we still have a long way to go
before we understand how to really use 3D to create that holographic
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