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Aliens of the Deep is a beautiful documentary detailing the importance of the earth's oceans to all life on earth. Through the course of the film Cameron makes the point that perhaps we don't need to go traipsing off into space to find new life. Perhaps instead of going up, we should be splashing down.
As the girls left the theatre, I watched them walk straight past the latest Hollywood releases, march straight up to an Imax employee, and demand to know when the next movie was coming out. They may not be all that charged up about going to the next Disney flick. But they can't WAIT to go to "that movie? About the astronauts? Walking on the moon and stuff? It's going to be awesome!!" I highly recommend Aliens
of the Deep. To be able to go to a movie of this calibre that equally
entertains,
Appropriate Ages: 5 and Up Warning Bells: Sudden appearance of a squid may startle younger viewers/3D effects may be a bit intense for the younger set Parental Film Barometers: If your child has seen any other of the IMAX produced aquatic based documentaries (Coral Reef Adventure, Dolphins, Galapagos 3D) they should be fine with this one.
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Since
James Cameron's gigantic success with Titanic, he has found it difficult
to get away from the aquatic arena. With the passion displayed for the
subject matter, Cameron manages to sweep his audience (6 year old to adult)
alike, right along with him. Aliens of the Deep is fascinating.
I have never been one for the inner workings of machinery, and yet I was
enthralled with the descriptions, and explanations of the various undersea
apparatus. The scientist's sense of wonder at each new animal discovery
is palpable, and genuine. Watching the marine biologists work with the
creatures was exciting, (if a tad gross at times). The camera work is stunning,
and is made all the more inclusive by the 3-D technology. Simply being
able to watch the robotic submarine chug across the landscape, or see a
translucent jellyfish wiggle it's way across the ocean floor would have
been more then enough to hold a viewers' attention. The 3-D film
makes you a part of the film, making you feel as though you are on the
biologists work vessel, like you're floating through a coral reef, or as
though, if you could simply reach far enough, you could brush a fish as
it swam past. Amazing.