[birds squawking] [man] I remember the day
when it all started. Seeing this really strange… thing. A lot of people say
that an octopus is like an alien. But the strange thing is,
as you get closer to them, you realize that we're very similar
in a lot of ways. It's a hard thing to explain, but sometimes you just get a feeling and you know there's something
to this creature that's very unusual. There's something to learn here. I had to have a radical change in my life. And the only way I knew how
to do it
was to be in this ocean with her. And then I had this crazy idea. What happens if I just went every day? But you realize
that there's a line that can't be crossed. You start thinking
about your own vulnerability. Worried about your family or child. I hadn't been a person that was
overly sentimental towards animals before. I realized I was changing. My relationship with people,
with humans, was changing. What she taught me was to feel... that you're part of this place,
not a visitor. Tha
t's a huge difference.
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I never imagined in my entire life that I would cry for an octopus! 😭
Before I watched this, I was a fisherman who kept keeping fish for food. I was the kid who sat at home all day, even though I live right on the Connecticut coast, one of the most beautiful spots in America, yet I didn’t take advantage of it. After seeing this, my life has been forever changed. I sold all of my fishing gear, immediately signed up for any available scuba registration time available, and since then I have been exploring the wild every day since then. It stinks that even though we are the most intelligent creatures on earth, we don’t do anything to make sure we get better. Our world is dying and we don’t do anything about it. These creatures lay down their lives so others can live. I have seen over 1000 films in my whole life. This is by far my #1. I hope every single person sees this film so they can realize how precious life is.
It won an Oscar! I’m so happy. I watched this on a whim and cried hard. Sob cried. Wow. Such a touching documentary.
This is the most beautiful and soul-stirring thing I’ve watched on a screen. That moment… when the octopus stopped playing with the fish and dashed to give Craig a hug. She knew it would be mating season soon and what that meant. Absolutely beautiful, sad, heart-warming, all at once.
This is the kind of movies that the world should be watching to make us kinder and gentler.
I watched this documentary last night and haven't stopped thinking about it since. It's truly an extraordinary film. The story telling and footage are phenomenal. As an Italian, Octopus is a common food. I will never be able to eat Octopus again.
This is what the world needs. This is a man telling us a story that he actually lived through, which is magnificent. He shows us nature like we have never seen before. This is a story of two living beings that crossed their paths and made amazing memories. This is the definition of beautiful. You are one lucky man.
This is one of the best things I've ever seen in my life. 90 mins of pure knowledge, education, love, care and emotions. Thank you Craig for making this wonderful documentary. "What she taught me was to feel that you're a part of this place, not a visitor". One of the strongest lines I felt through my whole body. Beautiful cinematography, beautiful narration and beautiful octopus. Thank you.
Me and my friend got drunk and decided to watch this and we both cried like little babies
One of the best nature documentaries I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful and wonderfully narrated and educational--tremendous with its scientific breakthroughs on these amazing creature's behavior and intelligence. Loved when Craig first made contact and she gently reached out and touched his face. I'm not ashamed to say that I teared up a few times just being in awe of how incredible and special the interaction he had with her. I do believe that you now have 500,000 new potential friends waiting there for you in the misty kelp forest and that was one of her children you met. I've been very interested in octopuses and also like the Octolab TV channel, which I also highly recommend. Keep doing what you do Craig, the world needs people like yourself!
Our Octopus, she have won an Oscar!!! Well she deserves more and heaven.
I knew that the Octopus was smart but damn, that guy put it to another level. Beautiful nature, just forgive us
I usually never cry but I cried 3 times over the course of this beautiful documentary. It's been 20 minutes after I finished watching and I'm typing with teary eyes. Thank you Craig Foster and thank you Octopus.
He dived in the freezing Atlantic off Cape Town's west side, without a wetsuit. So as to be "at one" with the ocean. Respect!!
I cannot believe how many people have been touched in their very core, cried like they haven't cried in a long time. Getting reconnected to nature, opening the heart to the beauty and the love out there seems the path towards healing. This movie is worth hundred oscars.
Such a beautiful story. I cried when she made her final journey. Fantastic photography and just a wonderful film.
Just finished watching this film. This is one of the best nature documentaries I have ever watched, and certainly the best in recent years. What a beautiful friendship.
This was the best documentary I have ever seen. It has everything: listening, context, adaptation, survival, life, love, delicacy, violence, emotions, intelligence, .....👏👏👏👏👏
This is the best documentary I have ever seen in my entire life. It needs more exposure, I ran across it accidentally. Loved the emotions, the beautiful scenery and the narrator had so much feeling in his voice it just made the whole experience incredible. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My husband and I just watched this tonight since it's been nominated for an oscar. Lemme tell you not gonna lie, there are 2 grown adults sobbing the last 20 minutes of this documentary 😭😭😭😭so beautiful ❤️ and damn those pajama 🦈 sharks!!!!