Documentary
score - 6062 votes
Directors - Pippa Ehrlich
Countries - South Africa
runtime - 1 H 25minute

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It just feels incomplete. This is an extraordinary tale of a man and an octopus. The title alludes to lessons that he learnt during his 300-over days with the octopus before it meets its natural demise. The cinematography is unquestionable, the interactions between the man and the octopus beautiful, but where are the lessons?

At the start of the documentary, Foster informs us that he needed to take a break after burning out with his work, so he returns to his childhood haunt to restore himself. He says that he has not had a decent night's sleep in two years and his relationship with his family is worsening. The only other human face we see is his son's and we perceive an improvement to the father-son relationship as the son later joins the father on his underwater excursions.

Foster reveals near the end of the documentary that the takeaway lesson from the octopus is that humans belong in the water. Except we do not because humans cannot breathe underwater which he clearly demonstrated numerous times by having to surface at inopportune moments to take a breath during his filming. I was hoping for something more profound. He stated that all creatures are precious; I expected a paean to marine conservation. He noted the parallels between the octopus' life and his; I was waiting for a commentary about human existence and practicing gratitude instead of being swept away by society's pressures. He neither discloses the full nature of his personal crisis nor elaborates how his perception of life and his role in this world has changed. Otherwise it would have been 10/10.

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