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With hypnotic visuals from the deep under to heartbreaking stories of blue whale’s offspring being caught up in plastic waste of the ocean, Blue Planet II brings meaning to efforts of marine conservationists, biologists, visual artists, environmentalists and above all, admirers of nature. Released on 18 May in what promises to be a one of kind cinematic experience, BBC-Sony and PVR tie up for the documentary enforces us to introspect.
In a seven part episodic series, the documentary talks of the disregard humans put out, in addition to tons of floating “consumed” plastic in our oceans. BBC-Earth, makers of the colossal epic “Planet Earth” series, have released “Blue Planet II” in India with only two episodes for now, which are being screened across 300 PVR theatres. To further drive the point home, the documentary is set to air on all Sony TV channels across the country.
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough with the bombastic Hans Zimmer orchestrating the background score, it remains to be seen whether the collection of this heart-stopping six thousand hour footage with eerie sounds from the underwater world will create any ripple back on the surface. In what is sure to be a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience, the crew travels to more than a hundred and twenty countries to make the point. “When in the ocean, if we noticed rubbish we would do our best to try and pick it up, just as any one who claims to love the ocean would hopefully do,” assistant producer Sarah Conner told The Telegraph.
The crew remains true to its cause of marine conservation throughout the 90-minute story and to more than what meets the eye. “We would rather there wasn’t a problem. We would far rather make a programme about the splendours and beauties of the sea, and that is what we set out to do. But if you did that with any degree of conscience you had to do what we ended up doing”, reports the The Independent quoting Sir Attenborough.
This is definitely going to be a unique and overwhelming experience for all viewers alike and is a must watch not just for its legacy, but also for its stark reminder of our brutally ignored reality.
Watch the stunning trailer here.
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