I really enjoyed this film and it made me a lot more emotional than I thought I would be at the end of it. I never thought I would be 1 of these people who would watch something and decide to go vegetarian or vegan or whatever after it, but I don't think I can eat octopus again after watching this.
At one point Craig compares the octopus's intelligence to a cat or a dog and I think that shows when she rushes to greet him and hug him. It also made me wonder what kind of reaction I would get from my 2 cats if i left them in the wild and only visited once a day. I bet it wouldn't be as warm as he got from her!
However, I have to agree with other people in here that he could have done more to help her. Yes on the 1 hand I don't think that Attenborough type documentaries should interfere when a lion is chasing down an antelope for example. Thats nature taking it's course. But he had developed a bond with the octopus and clearly the feeling was mutual. I don't think anyone watching would have been on here complaining if he had chased off the sharks when they were chasing her. And watching her final moments and him not holding her was heartbreaking. The thought of me not comforting my pets, who are essentially as good a friend to me as the octopus is to him, in their dying moments doesn't bear thinking about. I'm sure she would have known he was there, he should have at the very least reached out to her.
This is a great watch and really emotional. Craig should really have just shown a bit more compassion and protection to her and this could have been a genuinely great film.
At one point Craig compares the octopus's intelligence to a cat or a dog and I think that shows when she rushes to greet him and hug him. It also made me wonder what kind of reaction I would get from my 2 cats if i left them in the wild and only visited once a day. I bet it wouldn't be as warm as he got from her!
However, I have to agree with other people in here that he could have done more to help her. Yes on the 1 hand I don't think that Attenborough type documentaries should interfere when a lion is chasing down an antelope for example. Thats nature taking it's course. But he had developed a bond with the octopus and clearly the feeling was mutual. I don't think anyone watching would have been on here complaining if he had chased off the sharks when they were chasing her. And watching her final moments and him not holding her was heartbreaking. The thought of me not comforting my pets, who are essentially as good a friend to me as the octopus is to him, in their dying moments doesn't bear thinking about. I'm sure she would have known he was there, he should have at the very least reached out to her.
This is a great watch and really emotional. Craig should really have just shown a bit more compassion and protection to her and this could have been a genuinely great film.
