Planet Ocean is a 90 minute 2012 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot. Can we imagine a film that would change the way people look at the ocean? Can we explain simply, to everyone, the greatest natural mystery of our planet? And lastly, can we help our children believe in a better and more sustainable world tomorrow?…
Yann Arthus-Bertrand directs this documentary that seeks to change the way we view our oceans. Using the most advanced photographic equipment available, and facing extreme geographical conditions, the director and his team set out on a journey of discovery to explore the most inaccessible and least known areas of our planet.
Planet Ocean Review
“Planet Ocean is a 90-minute survey of the world’s oceans. This special project, directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot was the culmination of a lengthy collaboration with the OMEGA and Tara Expeditions. In June 2012, director Arthus-Bertrand presented this film to leaders of the Rio+20 conference. Narration is provided by popular actor Josh Duhamel. An understandable award winner at the 2012 Blue Ocean Film Festival, this is an excellent overview of the blue depths that most of us have never seen. However, there is a recurrent and rather heavy-handed reference to the delicate balance between the humans species, its technologies and the integrity of the ocean that approaches preachiness… this is still an entertaining watch, if not at the ultimate level of BBC Earth’s The Blue Planet.” Blu-ray.definition.com