"Blue Planet" is a 42-minute American movie from over 25 years ago written and directed by Ben Burtt and Toni Myers. This is still from the days when IMAX documentaries were not narrated yet by famous actors and actresses, so Myers does the narration herself. Probably not the best decision. I am not saying that they should have gone with the likes of Harrison Ford or so, but another narrator may have been a blessing. I found the narration very sterile and monotonous for the most part and it truly heart the important message from this film. It can be a very emotional subject, but it never really felt like this because of the narrator. Quite a pity. This is my only major criticism though. The contents were fine and informative, even if the film may have dragged a bit if it had reached the 1-hour mark. But this has to do with the narration once again. As a whole, the film tackled many different areas and I believe they did a good job putting such a broad topic like our planet into under 45 minutes. Quite a challenged and they succeeded. It's a bit of everything and nothing that really goes too much into detail and this may be a good thing too. I recommend checking it out. Thumbs up.
Review of Blue Planet
