My Octopus Teacher (2020)
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. (imdb)
Genre: Documentary
Country: South Africa
Directed By: James Reed, Pippa Ehrlich
Starring: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
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My Octopus Teacher belongs to 8 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 83 stars)
2. Oscar Winner: Best Documentary, Feature (public: moderated by sengir - 6 stars)
3. Availability: Netflix Canada (public: moderated by geohawk - 5 stars)
4. Directed collaboratively (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
5. Netflix Sverige (public: moderated by Jakobostgren - 1 star)
6. seen in 2020 (private: sproost)
7. Dämon 2020 (private: caffe)
8. 2021 Oscar (private: Ozancan)
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| Jun 11 | forehead1 | 70 87% |
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| Jun 09 | uraltangok | 60 25% |
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| Jun 08 | Scorpus | 78 65% |
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A surprising and informative documentary, though the filmmaker's story is not particularly compelling
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jamiryo | 80 72% |
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| Jun 06 | dset | 80 47% |
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norval_jones | 75 52% |
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zmt311 | 74 65% |
| May 31 |  |
Evolution | 90 95% |
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Finally a film that speaks my language. Anyone that spends a good deal of time practicing observance in wilderness knows how real this film is. Quite a lot more depth to this than your typical made-up sequence found in a BBC Natural History unit production.
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| May 30 |  |
gertrud | 45 46% |
| May 29 | Orbnauticus | 11 5% |
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| May 29 |  |
PetrosTser | 60 38% |
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Beautifully shot, no doubt, and with moments of both warmth and intensity, "My Octopus Teacher" explores rather unusual themes, something that probably sets it apart from what you've already seen. It's pretty interesting as a nature documentary, however the philosophical, introspective overtones, e.g. the parallels drawn between the octopus and humans, were a bit generic and shallow for my liking, as all living organisms have to face and overcome adversity, not just us and the octopi.
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| May 29 |  |
ltjjj89 | 65 44% |
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Are you bonding with her? Or are you blindsiding her? You had a chance to comfort a wild animal at the end of its life. An animal that trusted you. How profound that could have been.
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| May 29 | theficionado | 25 20% |
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| May 28 | submor | 82 58% |
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| May 26 |  |
Ross | 75 78% |
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I didn’t care the least about the poetic/pretentious narration, but the amazing underwater shots carried the film for me.
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Smallworld | 95 87% |
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deaddilly | 65 39% |
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The story of a master of disguise getting her spot blown up by a stage-5 clinger. Touching but ethically questionable.
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Omid Ranjbar | 58 66% |
| May 04 |  |
aross | 80 80% |
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Beautiful documentary. I thought the filmmaker was actually what made this even more interesting than it would have been if it were just a Planet Earth crew stalking an octopus for months on end. His passion/obsession made it more fascinating for me. And though his vague story about his life and the octopus being parallel was a bit odd, I appreciated his thoughts about nature and his connection with his son.
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| May 03 |  |
Bojangles | 65 69% |
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Anthropomorphized? How? I didn't see the octopus hop in its Toyota Tundra to go pick up groceries. It seemed like an octopus to me...
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| May 03 |  |
finchereznor | 80 65% |
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Hoodar | 82 86% |
| May 03 | debaser1985 | 70 60% |
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| May 02 |  |
christof | 85 77% |
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I imagine the overly earnest narration was not to everyone's taste. However, it has some precise and important things to say about 'othering' nature/wildlife. Incredible detail and sensitivity brought to a few square meters of ocean.
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| May 02 |  |
CCLZA | 60 32% |
| May 02 | ik55 | 77 74% |
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By showcasing his unique relationship with an octopus, Craig made me question in 90min, my entire existence and way of life. How little I know about the world around me. His dedication and hard work to find the octopus every single day was truly inspiring. It was incredibly endearing to see that relationship develop little by little. Their first physical contact made me tear up. And what are the odds of his son finding and holding what was probably its tiny surviving offspring. Just fascinating.
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| May 01 |  |
cminato | 90 94% |
| May 01 | the0bauman | 60 45% |
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Sweet Leaf | 90 84% |
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orcunselvi | 75 77% |
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hak etmiş oscarı dili kurgusu ve hikaye anlatımı cok olgundu w/aly @mltp
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Ozancan | 60 19% |
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selinozcelik | 75 46% |
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Fergenaprido | 80 85% |
| Apr 24 | Ashetails | 75 63% |
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| Apr 24 |  |
KasperL | 55 39% |
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Some of the moments of the protagonist and the octopus are cool but the narrative is rather useless. "I started thinking like an octopus" .... *rolls eyes*
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| Apr 24 | zetabel | 70 32% |
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| Apr 24 |  |
CosmicMonkey | 73 40% |
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The definition of a "crowd-pleaser documentary", cute, pretty and heartwarming, but also pretty mindless and empty. The story is certainly touching, the underwater photography is stunning and octopi are definitely cool af, but that's about all the entire film is.
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| Apr 23 |  |
erkayama | 75 64% |
| Apr 23 | korehan | 80 72% |
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| Apr 23 | jjrocketman | 50 90% |
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erkam | 80 78% |
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clayj41 | 80 80% |
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Kerfoot32 | 39 42% |
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PrestoBix | 52 13% |
| Apr 19 |  |
psim | 74 43% |
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The underwater photography is great and the film tells a surprisingly coherent story, but I could have done with about 30% less pontificating voice-over.
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didem. | 70 31% |
| Apr 19 | chiphall72 | 63 35% |
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| Apr 17 | frax | 80 72% |
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| Apr 17 | bobolijntje | 85 65% |
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| Apr 17 | Teacher | 43 10% |
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Hisingen | 65 38% |
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Bunken | 70 71% |
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exolstice | 86 81% |
| Apr 10 | daystron7 | 71 80% |
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FoxyRussian () | 17 7% |
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The best part about this movie is in 5 years when it's on mute in Best Buy and I'm comparing which TV displays better colors. It's pretty, but it's incredibly boring. Your girlfriend is not interesting Craig, please just buy a car for your midlife crisis
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Kraven1138 | 78 81% |
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stoickov | 85 79% |
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nforvendetta | 100 99% |
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| Apr 05 | boysanilar | 79 63% |
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| Apr 04 | Neowulf | 40 24% |
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Can a human with his cameras and lights ever "just observe" nature objectively, or is his mere presence always an unavoidable source of disturbance? How much interference is OK? Can a filmmaker develop a strong bond for a wild animal, or should he aim to stay objective? How ever well-meaning, could it cause unintended damage? These are some of the interesting ethical questions that this film quickly handwaves off, with a bad aftertaste as result. The actual octopus footage is amazing though.
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| Apr 04 |  |
buttercup | 4 9% |
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Quimbo | 75 53% |
| Apr 04 |  |
faruksongur | 7 52% |
| Apr 04 |  |
kadikoy | 80 88% |
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2021 Oscarlarında en güçlü 3 belgeselden biri. Belgesel kameramanı Craig Foster, Güney Afrika'da yazlığındaki okyanusta dalış yapmaktadır. 1 ahtapot ile tanışır ve arkadaş olur. Çok ilginç 1 hikaye. Ahtapot'un su altında yaşamı ilgiyle izleniyor. Yeni 1 dünya. Filmin sonunda, yaşlılık ve üzücü 1 son. Ben biraz dibe dalayım. Deniz anası var. Çık çık.
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| Apr 03 | Barxday | 61 63% |
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| Apr 01 | insider4 | 100 98% |
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| Apr 01 | owen1218 | 60 28% |
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Fascinating life of a cephalopod! But filmmaker never learns anything. He wants to live "inside of nature" but instead consciously chooses to live outside of it, refusing to build a real relationship with her and instead chooses to let her get munched by a shark, to film her gruesome death instead of offering comfort.
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| Mar 31 |  |
gulnur | 77 70% |
| Mar 31 | anial | 81 69% |
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| Mar 30 |  |
Phelipe | 70 50% |
| Mar 29 |  |
glumpy_99 | 80 56% |
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Poignant and moving portrait of empathy and connection perhaps doesn't go quite far enough delving in Foster’s mind-set as far as his "interfering" in the world of the titular creature; conveniently ignores the intriguing notion that it is really the creature that interests us most (or the "cutest") that deserves our empathy (if you're a crab, it's fine to be thrown to the mercy of any predator under the "circle of life" theory!) An enjoyable saga, if not quite as perceptive as you might like.
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| Mar 28 |  |
lucas1092 | 85 63% |
| Mar 28 | smhdlk | 77 45% |
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| Mar 28 | mvsilva | 73 29% |
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| Mar 28 |  |
mehmetşerif | 82 53% |
| Mar 28 | akali_ | 80 76% |
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| Mar 27 | Sadman | 75 45% |
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The octopus needed more screen time. I was invested in everything that involved the octopus itself. The scene of it playing and “hugging” was especially touching. The human side of this documentary were not as engrossing. Our main human's transformation in meeting with the octopus felt alien to me, I couldn’t really follow his logic. The film-making also worked a little too hard here with several unnecessary close-ups that could've been used to showing us more of our octopus friend.
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| Mar 27 | oakke | 60 31% |
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talat | 80 66% |
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Incredible imaginery and such a heartwarming story.
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obtiosov | 54 15% |
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Stewball | 80 80% |
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Yeah, the hyper sentimentality can easily be misrepresented as anthropomorphic, but this documentary of octopus intelligence fits with what I've read in other sources, especially its curiosity. At least he didn't give "her" a name. Her year-long story and what he went through to get it is phenomenal.
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Anthropomorphized bullshit
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moraesfelipe | 40 14% |
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Well, the film seems to have a pretty high consideration for itself -- it thinks it is a kind, cute, romantic version of Grizzly Man or something like that -- but, in the end of the day, I find it just cheesy.
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Rich guy with camera goes snorkeling in cold waters and makes friends with an octopus. Narration seemed a bit forced or something. There wasn't enough info on the octopus life other than being intelligent and able to regrow arms. The shark chase was the best part.
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numan | 69 48% |
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lunarstyle | 78 37% |
| Feb 02 | leap | 33 25% |
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| Jan 31 |  |
mattorama12 | 75 77% |
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Octopuses are just absolutely amazing and you really get a feel for it here. The narrator has an unfortunately boring tone, but the story itself is great. I also really strongly disagree with his decision to become part of this octopus' world as more than an observer, but then choosing to not intercede to help her.
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ramynoodle | 80 90% |
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monclivie | 50 13% |
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Motherfucker, you are not David Attenborough! Yes, it has a lot of nice shots (thanks to Roger Horrocks) but you can compare the story to builiding a beautiful relationship with a girl, and then patiently filming her being brutally raped in a bad neigborhood because you don't want to interfere with the natural turn of events. All the points go to the poor octopus that believed she can trust a human.
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| Jan 05 | bolinek | 65 85% |
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Jarmom | 80 68% |
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halmic94 | 75 65% |
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FCritikerAdm | 2 15% |
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Boring.
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| Dec 16, 2020 |  |
RTAudience | 96 98% |
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sebby | 60 45% |
| Dec 15, 2020 |  |
TheEscapist | 77 83% |
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Nice documentary. Some nice insights about the wild and connection. Beautiful underwater footage. The narration works most of the time, particularly because it can be insightful. At times it did feel a bit manipulative or overly dramatic / cinematic, which cheapened the experience a little for me. I also think it could've been just a bit shorter. Nice ending quote, that hit me. Spoiler: "What she taught me was to feel... that you're part of this place, not a visitor. That's a huge difference."
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| Dec 13, 2020 | bcaloz | 78 50% |
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