![]() ![]() In an early scene, after examining a piece of coral, she delivers sad news to fish on her boat: “Your home is dying and I don’t know how to help.” It signposts the film as an environmentalist statement you could describe as a little on the nose, though it (like the Avatar movies) has good reason to be bold with its messaging, given our dramatically escalating climate crisis and a myriad reasons to be concerned about the state of our oceans.Ībby’s friendship with the underwater extrovert allows her to put a fishy face to the preciousness of the reef and inspires her to take a stand against the destructive forces of commerce – much like her activist mother Dora (Radha Mitchell). Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning She meets ol’ mate Blueback as a youngster (played as a child by Ariel Donoghue and as a teenager by Ilsa Fogg) and, as an adult (Mia Wasikowska), becomes a marine biologist caring deeply about the state of the reef. ![]() Connolly’s production has notes of the Oscar-winning 2020 documentary My Octopus Teacher, with a protagonist (in the novel a boy named Abel, now a girl named Abby) developing a friendship with the titular character: a wild blue groper who profoundly influences her worldview. ![]()
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