Wonders of the Sea 3D

Wonders of the Sea 3D
Official release poster
Directed by
Written byDavid Chocron
Screenplay by
  • Francois Mantello
  • Jean-Jacques Mantello
Produced by
Narrated byArnold Schwarzenegger
Cinematography
  • Jean-Jacques Mantello
  • Gavin McKinney
Edited byEnzo Mantello
Music byChristophe Jacquelin
Production
companies
Myriad Pictures
3D Entertainment
Distributed byFathom Events
Release date
  • 17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) (US)
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
LanguageEnglish

Wonders of the Sea 3D is a 2017 American documentary film co-directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau and narrated by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Background

Schwarzenegger expressed the hope that the film would do for marine conservation what the film Saturday Night Fever (1977) did for disco dancing, and what the film Pumping Iron (1977), in which Schwarzenegger starred, did for gym memberships.[1] When the film was screened at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, Schwarzenegger argued[2]

"Don’t ever ever buy into the idea that the environment ought to be a political issue.... there is no democrat or republican air, there is no democrat or republican water. We breath the same air and we drink the same water."[2]

Filming and casting

The documentary was filmed over three years in locations ranging from Fiji to the Bahamas.[3]

The cast includes Céline Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau, and Jean-Michel Cousteau.

Critical reviews

The film has been reviewed in US media that include Variety[4] and The Hollywood Reporter.[5] The film has also been reviewed in Canada by the Toronto Star,[6] the National Post,[7] The Globe and Mail,[8] The Georgia Straight,[9] Now Magazine,[10] Original Cin,[11] and What She Said,[12] in Spain by El País,[13] in the Philippines by the Philippine Daily Inquirer,[14] and in Italy by Mymovies.it[15] and Comingsoon.it.[16]

References

  1. ^ Utichi, Joe (20 May 2017). "Arnold Schwarzenegger Channels Werner Herzog For First Doc Narration 'Wonders Of The Sea 3D' – Cannes Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Lang, Jamie (25 September 2017). "Arnold Schwarzenegger Wants to Save the World Again, This Time for Real With Cousteau Doc". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ Galuppo, Mia (18 April 2017). "Arnold Schwarzenegger to Narrate Underwater Doc 'Wonders of the Sea'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ Kiang, Jessica (29 September 2017). "Film Review: 'Wonders of the Sea 3D'". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ Young, Neil (3 October 2017). "'Wonders of the Sea 3D': Film Review | San Sebastian 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. ^ Demara, Bruce (31 January 2019). "Wonders of the Sea immerses us in endangered beauty — and challenges us to act". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ Knight, Chris (1 February 2019). "Wonders of the Sea 3D is proof that you can have too much of a good thing". National Post. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ Wheeler, Brad (31 January 2019). "Review: Wonders of the Sea 3D is gorgeous, but nearly drowns in its narrative". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  9. ^ Eisner, Ken (30 January 2019). "Jacques Cousteau's son presents an aptly named Wonders of the Sea 3D". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ Simonpillai, Radheyan (30 January 2019). "Review: Wonders Of The Sea 3D doesn't need Arnold Schwarzenegger". Now Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. ^ Lacey, Liam (30 January 2019). "Wonders of the Sea 3D: Eco-eye candy for kids from the Cousteaus and Schwarzenegger with lots to see and banalities to say". Original Cin. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  12. ^ Brodie, Anne (31 January 2019). "Jennifer Dale, People! Plus, Rob Stewart and Jacques Cousteau's Legacies Lives On, Black History Month on PBS, Tiny Stuff, Bad Stuff and Glenn Close, People!". What She Said. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. ^ Costa, Jordi (14 June 2018). "Contaminar el asombro". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  14. ^ Nepales, Ruben V. "Jean-Michel Cousteau, with the help of Arnold Schwarzenegger, lets us peek at 'Wonders of the Sea'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  15. ^ Cappi, Marianna (16 May 2018). "Le meraviglie del mare". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  16. ^ Gironi, Federico (17 May 2018). "Critica di le meraviglie del mare". Comingsoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.