Our Oceans

A lovely documentary with some incredible shots. Although a lot of reviews have given our narrator, Mr Obama, some negative comments, I feel he did a good job and I was interested and hooked when he spoke. No, he's "not David Attenborough", but then neither is he English nor 98 years old so give the poor guy a chance!!

I had some moments where - and absolutely I'll hold my hands up if I'm wrong - I wasn't fully convinced the footage was legitimate. Particularly shots where there were multiple dolphins swimming in huge groups or sharks where they were swarming in a gigantic mass. It's sad that I'm left questioning the legitimacy of shows like this now because of AI. I just feel like as beautiful as these shots were, I don't believe them. Drone shots are well and truly possible but some of the immediate cuts from one wide lense to the close up made it seem fake. I hope I'm wrong and I hope someone can convince me, but for now I'm left with the bitter thought that not all of the shots were real. Despite this, if it is fake, it's some beautiful cinematography so at least I can admire that from afar...

I disagree with the people who criticize Barack Obama as narrator. We all need to know these facts about pollution. There is much that is positive but the alarming part must be included.

I thought he was engaged and interesting.

I found the photography absolutely astounding and I learned so much that I didn't know. It left me filled with wonder and awe. I was impressed that we have so much underwater, close-up footage. I learned about fish I never knew existed. And, the adaptive behaviors are fascinating.

It was well put together, narrated, and produced., I wouldn't change a thing. A great watch!

The visuals are stunning, many never seen before. I laud Obama for his support and voiceover. Even more appreciation goes to the people who designed these underwater equipments. Lastly, the highest level of appreciation for people on the ground. The overall effort and outcome is superhuman, I'm amazed sitting at home and watching it on netflix as to how this coverage is humanly possible, special appreciation to the southern ocean episode. A must watch for everyone, to induce a sense of self righteousness to preserve our oceans & environment and keep it clean. Earth is too magnificent to destroy for temporary joy/ gains.

Visually is stunning and a great documentary to watch but I am just not able to like the narration from Barack Obama.... I just doesn't sound exciting at all... More like someone reading the newspaper and trying to make an effort to make it exciting but it simply isn't. I think it was a bad choice even though the name stand out.

English is not my native language so I switched to German and thank God the voice is exciting and nice to listen to. In German 10/10 but in English I just can't listen to the voice without feeling a bit disappointed considering that there are so many great "voices " out there for documentaries , so a 7/10.

The filmography in "Our Oceans" is downright stunning!! . Absolutely breathtaking shots, though some of it looks like it was combined with artificial intelligence at times. It is sometimes hard to tell what is real and what is not, but overall absolutely amazing. I'm in awe that people and cameras are able to get that close enough. And speaking of cameras- they must have cost a fortune!! I've never seen anything with images that clear!

My biggest issue with this documentary is the narrator. Barack Obama is boring, and the inflections in his voice are all wrong. Was David Attenborough busy on another project? Obama really kinda ruined this film.