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  • @natorator1014
    @natorator1014 4 роки тому +2323

    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.

    • @gborsonello
      @gborsonello 4 роки тому +90

      I so feel you. This changed also something in me too. After watching it, I just can't eat meat anymore, any kind of. Art has the power of change oneself. Hugs!

    • @huriye161
      @huriye161 4 роки тому +71

      Seafood is the first “food” I stopped eating before becoming fully vegan. Watching this reinforces my vegan status. They deserve life as much as humans. We don’t have the right to take it away from them. The only way I’d say you have a solid reason for eating animals is if ur living in the jungle or desert.

    • @Dragonfly88
      @Dragonfly88 4 роки тому +24

      I can relate very much. I must have had the same reaction. I would also consider myself a movie fan, not even particularly documentaries. This film has been the most insightful life echoing masterpiece I've ever seen. speaking to an underlying understanding, emotionally and rationally. A lot of things make so much sense and it speaks on very deep layers of our existence. It's incredibly moving.

    • @Jigendaiske
      @Jigendaiske 4 роки тому +12

      Nice story bro

    • @sugarbear1965
      @sugarbear1965 4 роки тому +11

      Wow ur are amazing

  • @RobsWorld
    @RobsWorld 4 роки тому +3097

    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!

    • @MissNikki
      @MissNikki 4 роки тому +54

      I also cried a few times throughout this documentary. Right around the middle when she first "lies down" on his chest hit me hard. Also, the shapes she makes, and the different ways she swims are unbelievably gorgeous.

    • @cristianepaulovich5542
      @cristianepaulovich5542 4 роки тому +22

      Hey Rob! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this amazing documentary. For me it was a beautiful experience to see the deep connection and love that raised from this encounter. Good to know someone else felt like me. Cheers!

    • @MrBensthejet
      @MrBensthejet 4 роки тому +22

      I felt the same, this is so powerful and so perfectly constructed. Simply beautiful

    • @kudamtema3386
      @kudamtema3386 4 роки тому +13

      This! 100

    • @runawaychic00
      @runawaychic00 4 роки тому +21

      It is a brilliant documentary and makes one realize we are much closer to these species than one would think.

  • @woodandmetal3107
    @woodandmetal3107 3 роки тому +463

    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.

    • @Henry_Kimler
      @Henry_Kimler 3 роки тому +2

      Beautiful to let a friend being mutilated then eaten alive by scavengers and making a film about it? You guys are nuts.

    • @kools4585
      @kools4585 2 роки тому

      @@Henry_Kimler that man did not care when he watched his “friend” getting eaten

  • @tidalboxer
    @tidalboxer 3 роки тому +1677

    It won an Oscar! I’m so happy. I watched this on a whim and cried hard. Sob cried. Wow. Such a touching documentary.

    • @glenngoes
      @glenngoes 3 роки тому +41

      Most I’ve ever cried in a movie ever. I was literally sobbing for the last hour.

    • @Hugo411
      @Hugo411 3 роки тому +25

      And now we need a Photo of the lovely winner with her Oscar. An Underwater one. 8 arms swaddling her well-earned award.

    • @abby.f
      @abby.f 3 роки тому +9

      ikr. it’s such a good documentary to watch. i’m happy and sad at the same time. gosh

    • @lilbit2870
      @lilbit2870 3 роки тому +7

      @@Hugo411 awe man, you sent me from crying to bawling ugly cry with that comment!

    • @sandinista138
      @sandinista138 3 роки тому +5

      Yup cried like baby for that poor beautiful octopus….

  • @czrcn
    @czrcn 4 роки тому +1308

    This is the kind of movies that the world should be watching to make us kinder and gentler.

    • @sharondianneb
      @sharondianneb 4 роки тому +13

      So true

    • @333houseoflight
      @333houseoflight 4 роки тому +15

      Yes they should play it in schools

    • @JS-go5wz
      @JS-go5wz 4 роки тому +13

      Exactly. We hunt and eat this beautiful creatures. There are even UA-camrs who eat them while it's still alive on video.

    • @onetwo3411
      @onetwo3411 4 роки тому

      @@333houseoflight no they shouldn't

    • @gv1405
      @gv1405 4 роки тому +2

      The best comment here ! Thanx

  • @NishantHagjer
    @NishantHagjer 2 роки тому +192

    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.

    • @scoper7897
      @scoper7897 Рік тому +2

      More like she taught that he has 0 empathy towards others. The octopus trusted him thats why it didnt try to fight back so hard on first shark encounter and he betrayed her trust by just standing there and watching her almost dying. Thats what was only thing heartbreaking

    • @fluffyfeather39
      @fluffyfeather39 9 місяців тому

      ​@@scoper7897 wow amazing insight. that's amazing that you were able to extract the octopus' exact thoughts in that the swimmer was going to help her fend off the sharks. him repeatedly helping his friend would surely not cause the octopus to become dependent on him and cause more problems for her long term. totally

    • @scoper7897
      @scoper7897 9 місяців тому

      @@fluffyfeather39 ur animal hater. U prob eat octopus

  • @Praxis71
    @Praxis71 4 роки тому +1936

    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.

    • @Darlucian
      @Darlucian 4 роки тому +54

      same here

    • @kostas3440
      @kostas3440 4 роки тому +68

      Same. Cheers from Greece

    • @lin474
      @lin474 4 роки тому +83

      We're Greek and my husband said the same thing about not being able to eat octopus again :)

    • @melissachin9499
      @melissachin9499 4 роки тому +39

      I felt exactly the same too!! Such a beautiful doc!

    • @resortpoint
      @resortpoint 4 роки тому +52

      I already stopped a few years ago.

  • @SuhasSreehariOnline
    @SuhasSreehariOnline 3 роки тому +846

    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.

    • @bdfan4ever
      @bdfan4ever 3 роки тому +43

      Your comment reminded me of that moment and I literally started crying. I’m so fortunate to carry that image with me.

    • @mmartin7483
      @mmartin7483 2 роки тому +22

      I haven't felt so full of love yet so sad in my entire life. Just beautiful !

    • @KiraYoza
      @KiraYoza 2 роки тому +41

      It’s crazy how intelligent they are and self aware and loving I’m now a huge fan of octopus what an amazing creature

    • @Andrea-kl4bf
      @Andrea-kl4bf 2 роки тому +6

      Excuse me, what does that mean?, that mating season was coming and she knew what it meant.

    • @s9mp9e
      @s9mp9e 2 роки тому +15

      @Konstantin 'human traits' are still in their infancy when it comes to perceiving the world and universe at large
      Too many people in the world behave like lesser animals -- saying animals are like people would actually be quite the insult to an animal 😂

  • @Sejuani89
    @Sejuani89 3 роки тому +2739

    I never imagined in my entire life that I would cry for an octopus! 😭

    • @anatalitaojeda2656
      @anatalitaojeda2656 3 роки тому +48

      Same here! Oh Gosh!!! It was an amazing documentary indeed

    • @jaun-fourieleroux8268
      @jaun-fourieleroux8268 3 роки тому +26

      HAhahaha me too mate, nothing to be ashamed of though 🤙

    • @ScreamMario
      @ScreamMario 3 роки тому +28

      Assassination Classroom fan: first time?

    • @sherriforeman8953
      @sherriforeman8953 3 роки тому +35

      I did. I cry when ANY animal is hurt or dies. 😥

    • @dav1d557
      @dav1d557 3 роки тому +3

      Same I wanted to cry

  • @KdubtheAxe2
    @KdubtheAxe2 4 роки тому +583

    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.

    • @tidalboxer
      @tidalboxer 3 роки тому +4

      Meeee too.

    • @moarmy7764
      @moarmy7764 3 роки тому +8

      Wtf Im gonna watch it tomorrow
      Why everybody cry?

    • @mslulu966
      @mslulu966 3 роки тому +1

      It moved me just as powerfully!! It still haunts my mind 1 day later and seeing this trailer makes want to watch it again but I really don't feel like crying again right now. Something about it moves the soul. 🐠🐙💝🦭

    • @prairiesmoke260
      @prairiesmoke260 3 роки тому

      Thank you Craig Foster. Your storytelling
      is as amazingly tender as your relationship with her became. So many touching moments. No dry eyes here!

  • @user-lc4sg3tv1k
    @user-lc4sg3tv1k 2 роки тому +89

    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.

    • @mike_oe
      @mike_oe 7 місяців тому +1

      well said!

  • @ILLVMBlog
    @ILLVMBlog 3 роки тому +178

    Such a beautiful story. I cried when she made her final journey. Fantastic photography and just a wonderful film.

    • @PHXsportsfan
      @PHXsportsfan 2 роки тому +5

      And the Mother Octo passing on so her babies can live...cycle of life.

    • @captaincoolkid69
      @captaincoolkid69 Рік тому +1

      spoilers

  • @eanderson1974
    @eanderson1974 4 роки тому +72

    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.

    • @TheSpringMood
      @TheSpringMood 9 місяців тому

      If he was the octopus`s friend he would have helped her to get rid of the shark.

  • @romy8792
    @romy8792 4 роки тому +1947

    Me and my friend got drunk and decided to watch this and we both cried like little babies

    • @kimberleygoodings1676
      @kimberleygoodings1676 4 роки тому +46

      Me too!!!!! Ive just told my friend on facebook to watch it and i said have the tissues ready!

    • @tj-kv6vr
      @tj-kv6vr 4 роки тому +8

      my friend and I. just because you have a drinking problem doesn't mean you need be stupid.

    • @terrorbirbfpv4732
      @terrorbirbfpv4732 4 роки тому +47

      @@tj-kv6vr Get your letter case right numbnuts.

    • @matt79hz
      @matt79hz 4 роки тому +19

      @@tj-kv6vr You understood him though right, or are you as stupid as your statement was superfluous?

    • @adamwakeling2225
      @adamwakeling2225 4 роки тому +40

      @@tj-kv6vr just because you have an anger problem doesn't mean you need to air it

  • @MIBIncomeEncourager
    @MIBIncomeEncourager 3 роки тому +29

    As a documentary film maker I will simply say this is one of the most moving, evocative, stunning (visually) pieces of work I have enjoyed viewing.......it's strength is the raw honesty of the film maker and his narrative of the relationship between him and the octopus.....it is very special....the footage is clear and beautiful....the octopus changing colours to match with kelp, rocks, the den,.....the octopus walking on two arms over the sands.....the film makers care and worry for the octopus when a shark wrestles her in her den and tears an arm off.....how he can't sleep until he finds her again.....
    This is a true, magical, down to earth, beautiful beautiful piece of work..........

  • @jeetdhindsa
    @jeetdhindsa 4 роки тому +55

    This film has had such an enchanting affect on me that I'm still spellbound, and left pondering, questioning and reflecting my own life, relationships and connection with nature. It's on my list of favorite films of all time.

  • @John5209
    @John5209 4 роки тому +367

    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!!

    • @Del-Canada
      @Del-Canada 4 роки тому +4

      I don't know what the issue is to be honest. I swam in the ocean when I was living in Cape Town no problem with just my shorts. But then, I also swim in the Atlantic here in Nova Scotia in the summer and it is ice cold.

    • @roguewavesa8056
      @roguewavesa8056 4 роки тому +7

      You get used to it, been doing it most days since Jan, your body adapts.

    • @bingbong7408
      @bingbong7408 4 роки тому +5

      Honestly, as a cape town resident, we swim in the sea regularly with just shorts, so really no big deal, and i stay on the Atlantic side as well

    • @secondaccount6716
      @secondaccount6716 4 роки тому +16

      @@Del-Canada what an amazing human being you are :). when is your video coming out? lol

    • @Del-Canada
      @Del-Canada 4 роки тому +1

      @@secondaccount6716 I'm pretty amazing.

  • @TheonlyLarsNelson
    @TheonlyLarsNelson 3 роки тому +201

    If you haven't already seen this absolute gem just watch it right now. The octopus is the star but watching one of our own being respectful and sensitive and kind is quite mind blowing as well.

    • @WHATTUBEful
      @WHATTUBEful 3 роки тому +5

      Just finished watching it. More than wonderful! Extraordinary. Cried so much!

    • @TheonlyLarsNelson
      @TheonlyLarsNelson 2 роки тому +1

      @Konstantin Dahlin You find humans globally kind, respectful and sensitive? Where do you live? I want to move where you are :) Have a nice day

  • @smloco8894
    @smloco8894 4 роки тому +203

    This was the best documentary I have ever seen. It has everything: listening, context, adaptation, survival, life, love, delicacy, violence, emotions, intelligence, .....👏👏👏👏👏

    • @32JEAN34
      @32JEAN34 4 роки тому +7

      Yes it really is. If you like this kind of documentaries you should watch "Jago a life underwater" on Netflix. Its the most beautiful documentary I've ever watched.

    • @luv2stack
      @luv2stack 4 роки тому +1

      @@32JEAN34 Thank you for that I'm gonna watch it now

    • @32JEAN34
      @32JEAN34 4 роки тому

      @@luv2stack awesome! did you like it?

    • @luv2stack
      @luv2stack 4 роки тому

      @@32JEAN34 Tried to find it but it's not available in my country. Looked everywhere

    • @32JEAN34
      @32JEAN34 4 роки тому

      @@luv2stack aww too bad.. the full movie is on youtube but with really crappy quality.

  • @25lavender
    @25lavender 3 роки тому +384

    Our Octopus, she have won an Oscar!!!
    Well she deserves more and heaven.

    • @lilbit2870
      @lilbit2870 3 роки тому +12

      The film did win the Oscar for best documentary. 👏

    • @shortstorypictures
      @shortstorypictures 3 роки тому +5

      @Juan Álvarez B you are the worst

    • @flowerfleur8105
      @flowerfleur8105 3 роки тому +1

      @Juan Álvarez B She deserves more than you because she has a heart!

    • @MikeRey785
      @MikeRey785 3 роки тому

      @Juan Álvarez B yes

    • @Jaiyro
      @Jaiyro 3 роки тому +2

      @@flowerfleur8105 3 hearts to be exact

  • @devinlaizure3921
    @devinlaizure3921 Рік тому +12

    I’m an infantry Marine. This was the best doc I’ve ever seen and enjoyed. The steady, patient persistence and personal attachment you gain a new understanding. Having spent so much time in the sea I know that we don’t know. So well done

  • @colleencreamer2472
    @colleencreamer2472 4 роки тому +277

    I had to lie down after watching this movie. It took it out of me. Gorgeous, transcendent ... and terrifying at what we are losing every minute of the day.

    • @virenrathore1024
      @virenrathore1024 3 роки тому +6

      life is slipping away ....

    • @ChopinBrocoli
      @ChopinBrocoli 3 роки тому +3

      I was already lying on the sofa but cried myself to sleep. Heartbreaking.

    • @mslulu966
      @mslulu966 3 роки тому +2

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who was profoundly moved and my soul was stirring watching this extraordinary documentary. I cried so hard, so many times. Very powerful film!!🐙💖🐠🦭

  • @jamesscurry
    @jamesscurry 4 роки тому +53

    I don’t remember the last time a film affected me in such a deep and profound way. I really was with the awe inspiring beauty and the terror of what it means to be a human being. The courage and the joy of that little Octopus has forever changed my heart. Thank you my Octopus Teacher 🙏

  • @berryfairy68
    @berryfairy68 3 роки тому +21

    Finally something beautiful and breathtaking comes from Netflix. This was one of the most mesmerizing documentaries I have ever seen. Wish every person in the world could see this, instead of the nonsense they feed daily in the news. Make everyone remember their humanity and how connected we all are to this planet.

  • @yangvivianwang1242
    @yangvivianwang1242 4 роки тому +48

    Wow for the first time this year I’m put in a gentle and peaceful mood, after watching this documentary. I know I will come back to this amazing masterpiece again and again. It even healed me in some way and restored my faith in the world to some extent. It made me cry throughout the whole movie but also felt very warm and relaxed. Thank you Craig.

  • @Monolink26
    @Monolink26 4 роки тому +283

    The whole documentary is deeply meditative and beautifully conceived.

  • @sophiar6996
    @sophiar6996 3 роки тому +155

    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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @mmartin7483
      @mmartin7483 2 роки тому +2

      I agree ..I also came across it by mere chance.

    • @fm4660
      @fm4660 2 роки тому +1

      This documentary is awful - the man is talking about his friend octopus and didn't help him while it was being eaten by a small shark. Don't wish anybody to have friends like the author of the movie. After this moment you understand that all this cameraman is speaking is a lie.

    • @DaveVsEvilDead
      @DaveVsEvilDead Рік тому

      youre awful for even saying something like that, but..each person has their own path and Im pretty sure where your path is going. My Grandmother was Shawnee Native American and she would probably call you "one thats not with the world" and it makes sense to me now, if you cant see something so beautiful between two species, then maybe you need to look one more time in the mirror, becasue it seems to me that you dont get it, but theres always hope.@@fm4660

  • @robbertboon1985
    @robbertboon1985 4 роки тому +50

    The most profound documentary I have ever seen... One mans connection with the wild, so raw, it really touched me.

  • @MrIcemanuk2007
    @MrIcemanuk2007 4 роки тому +88

    This guy is how all humans should be.. Amazing intelligent man. Without people like him in this world this life wouldn't be worth living. Thankyou for making this. And thankyou for showing the world your story!.. I'm blown away.

  • @liquid7315
    @liquid7315 4 роки тому +41

    This whole documentary was incredible, but what struck me the most is how he and her were meant to meet. How she changed him. Incredible to see her reach out and touch him, how she obviously showed affection and would even cuddle with him and go to his chest. I wonder if she could feel his heart beat. That last time; after she plays with the fish, maybe she was saying good bye.... I dunno. Absolutely the best documentary I've ever watched.

  • @bridge4
    @bridge4 4 роки тому +1092

    brilliant documentary. great story-telling, flow, insight, and messages. the world needs more people like you, ser. thank you for this, and thank you for being you. bravo!!!

    • @bridge4
      @bridge4 4 роки тому +3

      @Our Dimension LOL ~ WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

    • @RUN_IT_UP_
      @RUN_IT_UP_ 4 роки тому +1

      @@bridge4 HAHA IT AINT REALLY YELLING BOLD TYPING ID SAY

    • @jalin8039
      @jalin8039 4 роки тому +4

      NO WAY. I did not expect to find you here!!!! I love your channel. Keep it up!
      I love octopuses soooo much

    • @ClarkTheShark
      @ClarkTheShark 4 роки тому +2

      Jalin Pathak-Attewell They certainly are majestic beasts!

    • @bridge4
      @bridge4 4 роки тому

      @@RUN_IT_UP_ lol I hear ya. I was just playing

  • @nefariousnewt
    @nefariousnewt 4 роки тому +31

    This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Absolutely captivating. I can barely think about it without getting emotional.

  • @jimmyog
    @jimmyog 2 роки тому +24

    I came back to watch this again after about 2 years. I have to just reiterate. This documentary makes you question and reevaluate your whole relationship with nature and is such a unique psychological take. The creator slash explorer of this doc is a genius for taking this mindful and curious approach, almost child-like sensory approach because I remember thinking about animals in the same way as a kid and losing that over time growing up as we become more and more surrendered and lost to the human world. This doc is inspirational, moving and beautiful in every way and really is a stroke of organic genius. Everything just feels challenged, natural and honest, and the connection this man has to nature is so raw.

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 Рік тому

      Should make you realize the Bible is true and God created us to care for animals and them to want our care.

  • @angelicasimp
    @angelicasimp 4 роки тому +1566

    Amazing ..i cried.... this is beautiful

  • @narusasu136
    @narusasu136 3 роки тому +98

    just finished watching and currently am sobbing, rushed to this video into the comments to find that I'm not the only one that was so highly affected by this documentary. Amazing work, Craig you are amazing!

    • @dracarysMB
      @dracarysMB 3 роки тому

      I'm sobbing too... just finished watching on Netflix.

    • @oliverjason
      @oliverjason 2 роки тому +3

      Movies have made me sad and movies have made me cry but this movie was absolutely gut wrenching. I screamed in tears as she let herself get torn up. It was literally like witnessing the sudden and tragic death of a loved one. I grieved for that octopus.

  • @tabaxikhajit4541
    @tabaxikhajit4541 Рік тому +10

    This is one of the most beautiful things I have watched in my 49 years. I began to describe why but I knew my words were reducing it. Just watch with the heart of a child. She deserves that.

  • @shawniemar
    @shawniemar 4 роки тому +71

    This is the most beautiful and moving film I've ever seen. I needed to see this right now as I struggle to make sense of this world. We need more people like Craig Foster.

    • @magnumbers9255
      @magnumbers9255 4 роки тому

      Same here... This doc gives us some answer provided we are open minded and grasp it

  • @lifeofreilly9943
    @lifeofreilly9943 4 роки тому +204

    The fact that humans don’t realize the connections between animals and humans is evident and real if you’re paying attention...This documentary is beautifully narrated and showcases the importance of caring for animals-Under the ocean, on land, or in the sky

    • @AndomedaShift
      @AndomedaShift 2 роки тому +3

      Humans do realize. It’s exhausting seeing this same type of comment on every nature documentary ever made. Ffs everyone knows how smart and in tune animals are.

    • @TuberoseKisser
      @TuberoseKisser 2 роки тому +1

      This comment gives off "live laugh love" vibes ngl

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 Рік тому

      Because God literally made us to care for animals. We are the stewards of this Earth. And they KNOW that, too.

  • @Slave2TheRhythm69
    @Slave2TheRhythm69 7 місяців тому +12

    That part almost in her final days when she is playing with the fish and then goes to hug him was mesmerizing, animals can feel joy and love ❤

  • @maryanne8395
    @maryanne8395 4 роки тому +102

    I wish I could keep this feeling in my heart forever; this is a love story like none other.

    • @musicaddict5076
      @musicaddict5076 3 роки тому +1

      Beautifully said. You could see the pain in his eyes telling the story. Just an amazing film.

    • @AntwhaleNearfar
      @AntwhaleNearfar 3 роки тому

      The Zoo 🙄

  • @weiweic5144
    @weiweic5144 4 роки тому +133

    I never thought I’d cry over an octopus film, and I did cried heavily both of sorrow and heartfelt after this.

    • @incogitatus
      @incogitatus 4 роки тому +1

      I almost cried watching the trailer when the shark appeared... lol

  • @rightguidlaff
    @rightguidlaff 2 роки тому +64

    This was an amazing documentary. There is a real sadness to it as well - I think the reason I got so upset by this is I think we know as humans that we've kind of messed up this beautiful gift we've been entrusted with because of our greed and instincts out of control. This wee octopus has taught us how to connect with our true selves again. It even went and covered his heart. Brilliant *sob*

    • @aranguren12
      @aranguren12 2 роки тому +3

      Couldn't agree more with you. I wanted to rage for that same fact but the combination of sadness, awe and love for that story kept me in a state of wanting to protect it, nature, with all my might.

  • @uflesch
    @uflesch 4 роки тому +34

    I had just read "The Soul of an Octopus' and this was a wonderful follow-up to that book. Difficult to put into words the experience one has being pulled into this incredible documentary. I think it is the best one I've ever seen. The world he shows us is one still intact in its beauty, even though we humans are quickly destroying our greatest gift, the planet. Connection to earth will be the only thing that might save it just as it saved the filmmaker.

  • @darrenh116
    @darrenh116 4 роки тому +7

    Absolutely brilliant documentary. One of the most profound statements this film makes is how our world and the natural world have very different rules -- and when you join the natural world, respect those rules and let whatever will be simply be. Cannot stop thinking about this film.

  • @phinlyn
    @phinlyn 3 роки тому +36

    Watched this for the first time today. I cried ugly tears. Like actual geyser tears. Not just from the story itself but the musical score was one of those beautiful pieces I've heard for a documentary. It was just so touching and heartwarming. ❣️

  • @andreabertozzi8199
    @andreabertozzi8199 4 роки тому +48

    i cried watching it. i'm 23, this documentary inspires me to work for the preservation of the environment

    • @Hariprasad-cd5bi
      @Hariprasad-cd5bi 2 роки тому

      Dear brother, if you really love nature be vegan 😇

  • @9fungie9
    @9fungie9 4 роки тому +17

    An ABSOLUTE MUST SEE film. Incredible heartwarming story and brilliantly filmed. I always knew the Octopus had a very high intelligence but you will see amazing things in this film that you probably never saw before and it only confirms once again how amazing the underwater world is and how everything fits together and needs to be in a certain balance... The Ocean is such a wonderful place.. and so much still needs to be discovered... but we keep destroying her more and more.. Encounters like these and the brilliant story telling and filming give us such a insight in this miraculous world. Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience... We could feel your emotions through the whole film...

  • @furbl4345
    @furbl4345 Рік тому +12

    Octopuses are super intelligent. They can build houses, shelters, make friends with other animals. They can change shapes and colors to disguise themselves from predators. They have three hearts and eight brains. They are truly sensational sea animals.

  • @BR1NDLED
    @BR1NDLED 4 роки тому +43

    "What happens if I just went every day?"
    I saved a common green lizard (anole) today from inside a retail store. The entire time I was carrying it out I couldn't help thinking of that octopus. Once outside at the edge of some woods , as I held it towards some blades of grass, it just sat there looking back at me from the palm of my hand. It was probably the warmth of my hand or fearful of moving, but I wanted to feel a connection.
    This film inspired me. It wasn't a "crazy idea."
    Thank You

    • @mj-uc6wc
      @mj-uc6wc 3 роки тому +1

      I do that with snails when i find them in my organic lettuce, sometimes I buy cuttlebone (for birds) and the snails suck on it and grow their shell back if craked. I don't know, but the stranger the creature the more fascinating it is.

    • @LetsGoFlyers2011
      @LetsGoFlyers2011 3 роки тому

      Are you saying you bought a lizard at a pet store and let it go in the woods?

    • @brittneybuckley4692
      @brittneybuckley4692 3 роки тому +1

      @@LetsGoFlyers2011 ...no, they’re saying they found a lizard in a retail store? Pretty clear. I’ve caught & released dozens of lizards from my house.

    • @LetsGoFlyers2011
      @LetsGoFlyers2011 3 роки тому

      @@brittneybuckley4692 Oh, I thought they meant a pet retail store. Thanks for your insight.

    • @sherriforeman8953
      @sherriforeman8953 3 роки тому +1

      GREAT JOB !! 🦎

  • @laurenceseberini6241
    @laurenceseberini6241 4 роки тому +34

    Perhaps the most moving and touching thing I have watched in years. Proudly South African and exceptionally well done. Do not miss this.

  • @emafel98
    @emafel98 3 роки тому +66

    I never thought I would be moved by watching this documentary. I can only thank Craig Foster for opening my eyes with delicacy and love for nature.

  • @lnconnuconnu2108
    @lnconnuconnu2108 4 роки тому +277

    I knew that the Octopus was smart but damn, that guy put it to another level. Beautiful nature, just forgive us

    • @nottoberemembered
      @nottoberemembered 3 роки тому +10

      Going vegan helps with the personal guilt, although it opens your eyes to just how bad we are.

    • @stephanieretana2056
      @stephanieretana2056 3 роки тому +3

      Beautiful nature, just forgive us.

    • @elevenpoisons2484
      @elevenpoisons2484 3 роки тому

      @@nottoberemembered yeah. When I was Vegan I felt more miserable. I am too weak

    • @alexina4567
      @alexina4567 7 місяців тому +1

      @@elevenpoisons2484
      Im vegetarian not vegan, but it was one of the best changes of my life

  • @aliciaM925
    @aliciaM925 4 роки тому +12

    Never cried so much over a documentary in my life. Beautiful captivating amazing and wonderful story of life and it's beauty and wonders. Excellent documentary. Narration and filming were excellent. I really felt like I too, feel in love with that magnificent creature.

  • @brandoncollins4812
    @brandoncollins4812 2 роки тому +52

    Not only the best nature documentary ever made, arguably, but perhaps the most amazing thing ever put on camera, period.

  • @NeuroTheory
    @NeuroTheory 4 роки тому +150

    What an extraordinary experience it was to see this film. I can't even fathom how difficult it must have been to shoot. One of my all time favorite documentaries.

    • @32JEAN34
      @32JEAN34 4 роки тому +6

      Yes it's really beautiful! If you like this Kind of documentaries you should watch "Jago a life underwater" on Netflix. Its the most beautiful documentary I've ever watched.

    • @NeuroTheory
      @NeuroTheory 4 роки тому +4

      @@32JEAN34 Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely be checking it out. :)

  • @TheBeefTrain
    @TheBeefTrain 4 роки тому +658

    "Oh God he's back again."
    - the octopus

    • @mitchellluong
      @mitchellluong 4 роки тому +15

      Spoiler alert he did not get her murdered tho

    • @orlaprior4558
      @orlaprior4558 4 роки тому +10

      Finally, I’ve been looking for a comment pointing out how the octopus just wants to be left alone.

    • @goodname7660
      @goodname7660 4 роки тому +12

      @Dorian Gray Bruh it’s the circle of life. Animals get eaten like that it’s like if you developed an attachment to a fish and then this octopus ate it’s just the food chain, anyway what was he meant to do to the shark? Like if he tried attacking the shark he would’ve gotten seriously hurt

    • @marcogross4063
      @marcogross4063 4 роки тому +6

      @Dorian Gray are you crazy? The octopus didn’t die for that. And it completed it’s life cycle.

    • @stellanhughes2549
      @stellanhughes2549 4 роки тому +1

      @Dorian Gray well somebody has good taste in literature 🥺

  • @walterhennesen7659
    @walterhennesen7659 3 роки тому +196

    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!!!!

    • @bandini7541
      @bandini7541 3 роки тому +11

      Well, i guess these sharks have their senses too. It is just part of the evolution and we must be lucky to be on the top of it :) In other words, let's stop this madness and take care of our mother Earth.

    • @nickname8619
      @nickname8619 3 роки тому +2

      Its just nature taking its course

    • @josevillalpando2716
      @josevillalpando2716 3 роки тому +6

      I feel like those pajama sharks weren’t supposed to be in that area kind of like an invasive species eating very precious animals that aren’t supposed to eaten it almost like they just wanted to hunt octopus didn’t see them eat any other animals

    • @ujwallimbu3614
      @ujwallimbu3614 3 роки тому

      I'm sorry but we're never on the top of the food chain

    • @adorablegirl1559
      @adorablegirl1559 2 роки тому +2

      This documentary changes you, it makes you see the creatures around you in an absolutely different light. I was vegetarian due to religion now I feel i am for them.

  • @garywilliams4451
    @garywilliams4451 4 роки тому +6

    The best documentary I have ever seen in my 60 years. Attenborough eat your heart out. He brings his feelings and emotions into a place we can all see and empathize with. A lot of humans could do with a little of what that beautiful creature has in spades.

  • @lorettanericcio-bohlman567
    @lorettanericcio-bohlman567 4 роки тому +13

    I loved this film. I’m on the coast of California and outside most of my days. If you are alone, nature shows you so many things and experiences that are magical. I finally bought a really good camera and getting great shots but the magic is found in your heart.

  • @c.bellamy2007
    @c.bellamy2007 3 роки тому +77

    This was absolutely breathtaking. Amazing and just incredible. These animals are so intelligent. I mean, I am speechless. Everyone should definitely see this, you will have a brand new appreciation for animals in general.

    • @tonytim5105
      @tonytim5105 3 роки тому

      Yeah, incredibly brilliant. I hear one's to be the new Jeopardy host. What a silly thing to say. Look at the size of its brain! Hummmmmmmmmmmm... it's an instinctual being fighting to survive, to get away from the self-absorbed, pretentious dope of a horrible man. He's not only completely full of himself but of shit too. Imagine being such a horrible loser you harass an octopus day in and day out for the sole reason to serve your arrogant hollow heart. .

    • @dilphyo6178
      @dilphyo6178 3 роки тому +2

      @@tonytim5105 did you actually watch the documentary?
      And have you ever had a pet before?

    • @tonytim5105
      @tonytim5105 3 роки тому

      @@dilphyo6178 I never what this canned self-love garbage.

    • @tonytim5105
      @tonytim5105 3 роки тому +1

      @@dilphyo6178 No and yes. I'd rather slice my eyeballs, drown in my own juices then watch this. You should know when you're being played. This is a corporate, safe, cynical and sh*t doc. You accept it without question, great. I choose to see it for what it is: Self serving at the expense of a wild animal.

  • @jieglobal2856
    @jieglobal2856 4 роки тому +23

    Tears in my eyes
    You did something.. Dedicated patience and understanding. You brought documentary into a new spectrum. Well done and thank you for a special moment you shared with us. It teaches us all that everything is special if we make time to invest in it.

  • @Darksilviah
    @Darksilviah 4 роки тому +11

    I cried my heart out from beginning to end. This is such a bittersweet story, and animals are so delicate and can teach us so much by simply living their life... A beautiful, beautiful story. 💕💕💕

  • @patrioticstandard6627
    @patrioticstandard6627 Рік тому +5

    I just found this documentary, and I'm so glad I did. What a beautiful story, and what a commitment from Craig. You can truly tell this touched him. She was a beautiful octopus. It's amazing that this man was in the right place to have this wonderful octopus change so many lives. Thank you, octopus, for reminding us to care for our wonderful creatures.

  • @souslalune2387
    @souslalune2387 4 роки тому +59

    This has touched my soul on so many levels. Stunning. I have no words for this, I am just grateful to have been able to see such an amazing bound. Nature is everything. I ugly cried.

    • @claireanai627
      @claireanai627 4 роки тому +6

      I ugly cried too!!! My favorite documentary of all time.

  • @lavenderlounge
    @lavenderlounge 4 роки тому +20

    Thank you Craig!!!! This is one of the most beautiful, inspiring, educational nature documentaries I've seen. It's truly wonderful. For those needing a break from the chaotic above ground world of today, treat yourself to the beautiful, soothing chaos of the sea.

  • @whatswrongwithu
    @whatswrongwithu 3 роки тому +13

    A story of friendship, living, fighting, surviving, loving and most of all a mother's love and her sacrifices. What an incredible masterpiece. Thank you for this gift Craig and the rest of the team who made this. Live fast. Die young.

    • @earlsanchez2231
      @earlsanchez2231 Рік тому

      Ahm live fast die young? Can you explain me this thing?

  • @nicolemillsphotography9086
    @nicolemillsphotography9086 4 роки тому +25

    This was so amazing to watch. I could not look away and I cried at the sadness and beauty of this Octopus life.

  • @pratigyat1557
    @pratigyat1557 4 роки тому +43

    So beautiful! One of the most intelligent creatures on the planet , teaching us about love 💘

  • @pierinacamarena2507
    @pierinacamarena2507 9 місяців тому +1

    Awe inspiring, poignat, profound and beautiful documentary. I cried, I laughed and loved the octopus dearly. Also amazed by the gentleness and respect that this man has in his approach to nature. His understanding of nature a living being, in its wonder and vulnerability

  • @ConvexPaintingNerd
    @ConvexPaintingNerd 4 роки тому +49

    I watched the whole documentary. I cried when she died 😭 I'm currently working on making a sculpture of her out of polymer clay ❤ that's how much I loved this story

    • @bridittebargeot2679
      @bridittebargeot2679 3 роки тому +3

      Lol i started drawing and painting octopusses after watching this ♥️🐙

    • @sherriforeman8953
      @sherriforeman8953 3 роки тому +2

      I did too. I cry when any animal is hurt or dies. I wish he hadn't seen it happen ... 😥

    • @abllux
      @abllux Рік тому

      Did you finish it?

  • @slurpingticklepest926
    @slurpingticklepest926 4 роки тому +11

    I watched this the other day, and it blew my mind. Never in my life did I realise how amazing the animal Kingdom can be. Watching the journey that man and the octopus embarked on together was truly magical.
    I watched it with my mum, and I had a huge lump in my throat watching that, and my mum blubbered like a baby!
    Ok, I admit, I had tears in my eyes by the end. I keep thinking about what I saw, days after I watched it. It's not often a documentary has stayed with me like that.
    EVERYONE should watch this film!

  • @stephaniedolan5468
    @stephaniedolan5468 2 роки тому +13

    The best documentary I’ve ever seen; cried for an hour after it ended; so touching.❤️

  • @margotmacewen
    @margotmacewen 4 роки тому +15

    What I took from this film is that we are all a part of an exquisite, beautiful and intelligent world much bigger than our mere human one. We so often forget to step outside our trifling human world and this film allows us to. It provides a glimpse into that bigger picture. I found this to be a beautiful and soothing story, with incredible camera work and gentle lessons.

    • @mj-uc6wc
      @mj-uc6wc 3 роки тому

      I can't stop thinking that we are not a part of it, we are the bad guys who don't belong here, maybe we don't belong anymore or maybe something went terribly wrong when we came about.

  • @jennyclairet
    @jennyclairet 3 роки тому +14

    This is one of the most emotional and beautiful things I have ever seen. Absolute must watch.

  • @dopasheen
    @dopasheen 3 роки тому +43

    Me and my mum are crying buckets having just finished watching it. Such a precious and beautiful story

  • @jewelscatchew
    @jewelscatchew 4 роки тому +17

    This film was absolutely beautiful and moving. It will get the accolades it deserves. I encourage everyone and anyone to watch it.

  • @iGrooveable
    @iGrooveable 4 роки тому +13

    Saw this last night. I never thought in a million year that I'd be blubbering over an Octopus Doc..
    This is one of the best films I've ever seen...!
    Visually stunning, captivating and aMazing to watch..

    • @claudiasmith1600
      @claudiasmith1600 4 роки тому

      Haha! I read that as Octopus Doc. Like she was an M.D. Silly me!

  • @rek55544
    @rek55544 3 роки тому +35

    I just watched this documentary. I cannot explain the depth of emotions it stirred. It is so hauntingly beautiful. Touched my heart, mind & soul. And that feeling lingers long after the documentary is over. What an extraordinary feeling & an awareness towards all living creatures 💙

    • @djronniebruno
      @djronniebruno 2 роки тому

      Omg my feelings exactly. I wish I could Meet all the people who this film has touched. It would be a wonderful family, wouldn’t it?

    • @rek55544
      @rek55544 2 роки тому

      @@djronniebruno Yes 🙂🤗

    • @damianplasencia2708
      @damianplasencia2708 Рік тому

      all i know is i really want to eat that octopus,,, especially add some soy sauce to it OMG!! How yummy 😋😋

  • @soniasommer7738
    @soniasommer7738 4 роки тому +8

    This is one of the most exquisite and mind expanding movies I have seen in a very long time. Thank you Craig Foster for sharing your story so beautifully and powerfully with us.

  • @mandyb0725
    @mandyb0725 4 роки тому +5

    Truly ineffable! I can’t recommend this documentary enough. Poignant, stunning, beautifully narrated. I’m still crying tears of joy. Thank you Craig ♥️♥️♥️

  • @Slaktrax
    @Slaktrax 3 роки тому +5

    One of the best films about nature I have ever seen. Moving, well narrated and never forgotten.

  • @epinephrine9429
    @epinephrine9429 4 роки тому +121

    *SPOILER*
    I found it amazing that at the end of her life, this beautiful creature came outside her den to die, rather than hide away. Seems to me, in death, she was giving her body to nourish other sea creatures and in her own way, keeping this forest alive. What a beautifully moving and well-told story with magnificent cinematography and music that completely transcends you for 1 hour 25 minutes. Bravo.

    • @stringsattached8998
      @stringsattached8998 4 роки тому +12

      Exactly right, that was the most amazing thing for me too.

    • @martin1042
      @martin1042 4 роки тому +7

      I wonder if she feels a lot of pain while she's being eaten alive. If I was dying i still wouldn't want fish to bite little chunks of meat out of my body before I'm gone.

    • @francois9747
      @francois9747 4 роки тому +3

      @@martin1042 She's already dead when they start to eat her lol

    • @Tyler-hk4wo
      @Tyler-hk4wo 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah female octupus die shortly after that process so even if she wasn't dead then she would've died shortly

    • @Bonjovi322
      @Bonjovi322 3 роки тому +2

      @@martin1042 I wish he put her in a safe place to die peacefully I feel so so bad the fishes slowly eat her while she was still alive that was horrible I can't get over it

  • @JWH534
    @JWH534 4 роки тому +425

    When this has you more in your feelings than most movies
    these days...

  • @gauravpriyadarshi533
    @gauravpriyadarshi533 3 роки тому +8

    "What she taught me that you're a part of this place, not a visitor."
    Beutiful ♥️♥️👌👌

  • @sample.text.
    @sample.text. 4 роки тому +15

    Absolutely mesmerizing documentary.. I even cried a couple times.
    I've always known how remarkable Octopus are, hell i have an entire Blue Ringed Octopus tattoo across my right side..
    But this took it to another level. Seeing the connection of man and wild animal so organically formed is breathtaking.
    Do NOT miss this documentary.

  • @vam9785
    @vam9785 4 роки тому +106

    Cried buckets watching this ... all animal life is precious

  • @GlossyHop
    @GlossyHop 3 роки тому +10

    The most beautiful documentary I’ve ever watched. I was in tears for most of it.

  • @azdrummer1
    @azdrummer1 4 роки тому +10

    Hands down one of the best ever documentaries ever on Netflix!
    Amazing!!!!

  • @burhanco
    @burhanco 4 роки тому +4

    Incredibly beautiful, heart-warming, and humbling. This filmmaker took nature documentaries into a new level. He can easily be the next Sr. David Attenborough and Jacques Cousteau.

  • @allanfaulhaber8910
    @allanfaulhaber8910 Рік тому +19

    Not only is this the best nature documentary I've ever seen, it is possibly the best movie I've ever seen. How the hell the filmmaker was able to create empathy (I cried for days) for what most of us would consider a strange, threatening, if not disgusting alien-looking creature. This dude deserves a Nobel.

  • @guoyuanasia2
    @guoyuanasia2 3 роки тому +6

    Wow, this is the most beautiful marine life documentary I've ever seen... It's incredible on so many levels, and it's extremely sentimental, touching, and inspiring.

  • @DFlSWITZERLAND
    @DFlSWITZERLAND 4 роки тому +22

    A tender voice, indicating a curious and tender soul ... making us aware again of the beauty and importance and our dependency of this global natural network.

  • @mehulfuria5997
    @mehulfuria5997 3 роки тому +2

    Yes. I cried over an octopus. Seriously one of the best documentary you'll ever see. I don't think there would be anyone with a sane mind who would dislike it. It's amazing. Flawless. Intimate and magnificent. Bravo!

  • @focusezz6947
    @focusezz6947 4 роки тому +8

    What an emotional roller-coaster this documentary was. Through the lenses of a man exploring the ocean because of his curiosity, turning from a chance encounter into this personal connection with an elusive and intelligent animal. This film was well shot and well edited with clear visuals to give this in-depth look into a relationship that we haven't much explored, and it was so beautiful. Every rendezvous with this amazing animal pulled me further into this deep, yet fascinating rabbit hole that that is the octopus. Some shots were so beautiful that I had to rewind and re-watch a couple of times, like the furtive movements of the octopus being the prey then suddenly becoming a predator through the changing of chromatophores in the blink of an eye, or the adaptation used to capture a novel prey such is the lobster was illuminating of just how clever this tiny cephalopod was. I was brought along vicariously on this incredible journey and yet even still, I felt this grief and sadness to know that at the end the octopus made the ultimate sacrifice to nurture her young, and it was touching and empathetic on a level I didn't think I would have had for an animal that I was so indifferent to before, but now I can't think and feel otherwise. One of the best documentaries I've personally seen and will probably keep revisiting in the future.

  • @lisung6092
    @lisung6092 4 роки тому +245

    “Look deep into nature than you will understand everything better”
    -Elbert Einstein

    • @deathmetalpotato
      @deathmetalpotato 4 роки тому +38

      Say what? Apparently Elbert Einstein didn’t speak as well as his brother Albert. 😂

    • @lizgonzalez7652
      @lizgonzalez7652 4 роки тому +8

      @@deathmetalpotato lmao 🤣😂

    • @pumitriii6160
      @pumitriii6160 3 роки тому +2

      Elbert Ainstein*

    • @and__lam1152
      @and__lam1152 3 роки тому

      @Sam Elbert of the equation E=MDMA .... and doing wonderful things healing people with longterm treatment resistant PTSD

    • @JK-nk3hb
      @JK-nk3hb 3 роки тому +1

      “ I have a dream”
      Martin Luther Chandler Bing

  • @nathenalocke3075
    @nathenalocke3075 Рік тому +3

    This was one of the best films I have ever seen. I have never cried so hard in my life- the narrator makes it feel just like the octopus is ….everything ❤

  • @RosettaStoned462
    @RosettaStoned462 4 роки тому +13

    This was such a beautiful story. Everyone should have to watch it. Thank you for this; it has left an indelible mark on my heart and soul.

  • @kathday-knight1767
    @kathday-knight1767 4 роки тому +12

    I really enjoyed this, I balled my eyes out at the end. What a beautiful story and bond. I do wish however he would of helped her and held her that last time. I know he said he was letting nature take it's place, but he is also part of nature and became part of her world, her friend for 3/4 of her life. Like in life we would help a human friend or pet, so why not a friend of the sea he visited every day for almost a year. That is his choice though and he will have to live with that the rest of his life. Octopus's are extremely intelegent creatures and he certainly captured that, I am glad I watched it, but in a way I wish I didn't because I it certainly pulled at the heart strings knowing I couldn't do anything.

  • @Riververchi
    @Riververchi 2 роки тому +2

    I have watched so many of such documentaries, but this..this was was documentary of a LIFE TIME!!!! This is the MOST magical thing I have ever seen and I have learned SO MUCH!!!

  • @360flipmaster
    @360flipmaster 4 роки тому +16

    Seriously beautiful documentary, one of the best I've ever seen. Very touching, heart-warming and just fascinating!