Sure, but I didn't need to hear CF's life story. He could've presented the octopus and his interaction with it without all that. Almost everyone I've talked to found it to detract from the documentary.
I enjoyed his story, it provided background without which it would have been footage of an octopus like every other nature documentary.
Re:“My Octopus Teacher” defied convention
by joezydeco on Friday April 16, 2021 @12:46PM
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I thought CF's story could have been a bigger hook into how he rediscovers the circle of life and his place in it. But the film never closses that loop successfully.
Re:“My Octopus Teacher” defied convention
by meristohm on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:04PM
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I appreciated the window into his struggles, not only because I continue to work towards better mental health, but because so many other people do, too.
Art is for the artist. That relationship gets more difficult when a production team gets involved, and will rarely (never?) please everybody.
Re:“My Octopus Teacher” defied convention
by QuantumGood on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:36PM
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Did not detract for me.
Can you already see this 94 years old guy jumping into the water to build a personal relationship with an octopus? ;) I think the whole point of the movie was not capturing the life of the octopus, but showing the relationship between human and octopus. This would not be possible with the way Attenborough documents things (i.e. as a narrator).