Journey to the South Pacific (Short 2013)

Journey to the South Pacific: Directed by Stephen Judson, Greg MacGillivray. With Ferdiel Ballamu, Cate Blanchett, Menas Mambasar, Jawi Mayor. An underwater voyage to Indonesia to learn about its inhabitants such as giant rays and whale sharks as well as efforts being made in the region for ocean conservation.

“This documentary, as you can guess from the title, is about fish and sea. Unlike many documentaries, this one doesnu0026#39;t just educate you it also tells you a warming story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film has a lot of different things that everyone would love. It has education, geography, comedy, music, fish, culture and many more things everyone would enjoy. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story begins when a young boy lives on an island in gorgeous Indonesia. What is very unique about the story is that it follows a boat that travels to different islands and takes kids from each on a u0026quot;floating schoolu0026quot; where they dive, play fun games and, of course, learn about fish. When the young boy goes on this boat, he leaves home for a couple months for a wonderful aquatic adventure.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy favorite scene is when they talk about the corals singing and they show different marine species making sounds with music-like voice overs and, the funny thing is, they do it in a chorus-like rhythm. I love it because itu0026#39;s light hearted and funny. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnlike most new movies, this film was taped on a real film, not digital. This gives more in-depth colors. And, itu0026#39;s shot on Imax film which is ten times larger than 35mm which gives better quality because of the larger frame. Not only that but this film is in 3D as well, together making a spectacular IMAX adventure that make you feel like youu0026#39;re in the movie. The director does a wonderful job as does the narrator. Iu0026#39;m impressed. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie is definitely suitable for ages 1 to 18. Younger kids would not understand it completely but they would still enjoy the colors and the music. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eReviewed by Gerry O, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic. For more youth reviews, go to kidsfirst dot org.”