Disneynature: Oceans

Theatrical Release Date: 2010 (USA) / 2010 04 22 (USA)

UPC: 786936804553

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:null

Summary: Winged Migration co-directors Jacques Cluzaud and Jacques Perrin re-team for this documentary produced for Walt Disney Studios' Disneynature banner and exploring the many mysteries of our planet's oceans. Almost three-quarters of the earth's surface is covered by oceans, yet strangely we seem to know more about deep space than the world of the sea. There's no question that the ocean has played a crucial role in the history and sustenance of humankind, but what secrets does the underwater world hold? Follow filmmakers Cluzaud and Perrin beneath the ocean waves as they seek out the answer to this and explore the many dangers and mysteries of the deep. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Nature [nf]

Features: Disc 1 - Blu-ray Feature Film + Bonus

Living Menus - A Fully Interactive Experience
Filmmaker Annotations
Plus All DVD Bonus Features

Disc 2 - DVD Feature Film + Bonus
"Make A Wave" - Disney's Friends For Change Music Video Featuring Joe Jonas & Demi Lovato
Disney & Nature: Preserving The World We Share
Deeper In The Ocean Select Bonus Videos

Disneynature: Oceans

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/19/2010

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DHMA null, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 84 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- DisneyNature: Oceans
1. What Is The Ocean? [:00]
2. Feeding Frenzy [:00]
3. Unseen Treasures [:00]
4. Getting Closer [:02]
5. The Ocean Floor [:00]
6. Giving Everything A Try [:00]
7. Teams, Families and Armies [7:43]
8. Thriving and Resilient [4:55]
9. Human Indifference [8:03]
10. The Icy World [6:43]
11. The Weightless World [5:38]
12. End Credits [8:18]

Tracie Cooper

A worldwide success, Disneynature's documentary Earth took audiences on an intimate guided tour through some of the wild's most inaccessible areas. Directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud (who collaborated previously for 2001's Winged Migration), Oceans offers a similarly unprecedented look at the vast underwater realm that provides shelter to some of the planet's most beloved, as well as least understood, creatures. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan, Oceans is made up of a compilation of underwater photography from over 75 diving expeditions that took place over a period of four years, and captures an astoundingly intimate glimpse into the lives of a wide array of sea life -- ranging from the marine iguanas of the Gal?pagos Islands to Arctic seals, humpback whales, jellyfish, vast schools of sardines, and creatures so alien it's difficult at times to believe the footage wasn't made with the help of computers or a green screen. Though Oceans hardly ignores the reality of predatory survival -- one particularly riveting scene involves the mass annihilation of a beach full of baby sea turtles -- the deaths are quick, relatively bloodless, and natural. In sharp contrast, the interference of man in matters of the ocean is significantly more disturbing; the catching and subsequent bludgeoning of a whale is a far more brutal death than those doled out by the sea's native hunters. While perhaps not as stunning as Blue Planet or OceanWorld 3D, Oceans is nevertheless a visual masterpiece -- enough so that it makes up for a lack of the kind of narrative found in many popular nature documentaries (such as March of the Penguins, Earth, and even Animal Planet's award-winning television series Meerkat Manor). Though there are scenes of tenderness and emotion, Oceans has the feel of a NOVA or National Geographic special more than it does a cuddly think piece. However, the straightforward tone speaks to the almost incomprehensible size of the planet's waters, adding levity to the film's overall message of conservation, and helping to stress the importance of expanding our knowledge of the ocean rather than exploiting it for personal gain. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Bruno Coulais  Composer (Music Score) 
Jake Eberts  Executive Producer 
Don Hahn  Executive Producer 
Jacques Perrin  Director 
Jacques Perrin  Producer 
Jacques Perrin  Screenwriter 
Kirk Wise  Executive Producer 
Jacques Cluzaud  Director 
Jacques Cluzaud  Screenwriter 
Stephane Durand  Screenwriter 
Nicolas Mauvernay  Producer 
François Sarano  Screenwriter 
Laurent Debas  Screenwriter 
Pierce Brosnan  Actor 
Lancelot Perrin  Actor 

Country: France,USA