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(About Our Ads) "DEEP BLUE" (2005) (Documentary) (G) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons None Moderate None *Moderate None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity None None Moderate None None Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence None None None Moderate *Moderate QUICK TAKE: Documentary: A superficial if visually impressive look at the varied animal life in Earth's vast and deep oceans. PLOT: As narrated by Pierce Brosnan, the film takes a look at the various animals -- ranging from whales, killer whales and dolphins down to crabs, sea horses and deep sea creatures that never see the light of day -- that dwell in Earth's vast and deep oceans, and their efforts to deal with the constant cycle of birth, death and renewal. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're into documentaries and/or are interested in animals that live in the ocean, they just might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: G For not containing material to warrant a higher rating. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: No humans are seen in the film. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this G-rated documentary. Despite that rating, the film contains footage of animals attacking and eating other animals that might be disturbing or even scary to some younger kids if they've never seen roughly the same on TV and/or are sensitive to such matters. Other moments of potential animal peril are accompanied by a moderate amount of suspenseful and ominous music. Some of that footage has bloody/gory results (blood in the water and views of a partially eaten baby whale carcass). Beyond that and some related thematic elements of "the circle of life" in nature, etc., the rest of the film doesn't contain any material that most parents would find objectionable. That said, should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE None. BLOOD/GORE We briefly see some excrement fall from a flying bird. We see several shots of blood in the water and then see an underwater shot of the whale calf's carcass floating there, with part of it missing and various fleshy wounds around that (after being attacked and partially eaten by killer whales). We briefly see a little blood from a wounded fish right before a swordfish eats it. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE None. FRIGHTENING SCENES The following may be disturbing or even scary to very young viewers who've never been exposed to the same on nature shows on TV. Older kids and those who've seen such footage before with no ill effect won't likely have any problem with what's presented here. We see various killer whales attacking various sea lion pups right along the shore (as some suspenseful dramatic music plays and we see a large dorsal fin). The first such footage is hard to make out as there's plenty of splashing of water (although we see some pups trying to avoid the predators), but later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about. More such footage then shows the killer whales tossing the dead and limp pups through the air (one even flings a pup way up into the sky -- many stories -- before it crashes back to the surface). Some of that attack and thrashing footage is in slow motion, thus exacerbating the effect. That said, none of it's any worse than on related nature TV specials showing similar footage. The sight of scores of crabs on the sand (sometimes racing toward the camera) might be unsettling for some kids scared of them (although the score is light and playful during such footage). The narrator mentions the ghostly world of the deep and we then see footage of various odd and possibly scary looking creatures. We see various fish hiding at night as suspenseful music plays on the soundtrack and we see the shadows of sharks passing over them. We then see many sharks "pounce" on one fish, resulting in a violent looking feeding frenzy. We twice see a polar bear jump into a small hole in the ice that various Beluga whales are using to get air. There's some thrashing about, but the bear comes out both times with no prey. We see footage of several killer whales harassing a blue whale mother and its calf, and as the narrator states, eventually exhausting and separating the calf from its mother. We then see the killer whales pushing the calf (which is about the same size as them), but then hear the narrator say that the calf has succumbed to the attack. We see several shots of blood in the water and then see an underwater shot of the calf's carcass floating there, with part of it missing and various fleshy wounds around that. We see a whale's skeleton along the sea floor (right after the above attack, so some kids might think it's the calf's skeleton, but that's never made clear). We see a lot of sharks gathered in one spot (shot from below them). A scary looking deep sea fish with big teeth chomps down on a shrimp. GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR None. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) A moderate amount of dramatic and suspenseful music plays in various scenes. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY None. SEX/NUDITY None. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES None. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The various forms of life that live in Earth's oceans. The cycle of birth, death and renewal that continuously occurs on Earth every day. The comment that humans have explored more of space than the depths of the world's oceans. The environmental/ecological statement at the end of the film about whether humankind will exhaust all of its wildlife resources before we understand them. VIOLENCE Nature-based violence includes the following: We see various killer whales attacking various sea lion pups right along the shore. The first such footage is hard to make out as there's plenty of splashing of water (although we see some pups trying to avoid the predators), but later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about. More such footage then shows the killer whales tossing the dead and limp pups through the air (one even flings a pup way up into the sky -- many stories -- before it crashes back to the surface). Some of that attack and thrashing footage is in slow motion, thus exacerbating the effect. That said, none of it's any worse than on related nature TV specials showing similar footage. We see time-lapse footage of some coral stinging and eating other coral (with added sounds to exacerbate the visuals). We see many sharks "pounce" on one fish, resulting in a violent looking feeding frenzy. We see footage of several killer whales harassing a blue whale mother and its calf, and as the narrator states, eventually exhausting and separating the calf from its mother. We then see the killer whales pushing the calf (which is about the same size as them), but then hear the narrator say that the calf has succumbed to the attack. We see several shots of blood in the water and then see an underwater shot of the calf's carcass floating there, with part of it missing and various fleshy wounds around that. A scary looking deep sea fish with big teeth chomps down on a shrimp. Reviewed May 2, 2005 / Posted June 17, 2005