Amid a pandemic when many have been isolated in their homes, the crowd-pleasing Netflix film “My Octopus Teacher” offers viewers eight arms to hold them — and a much-needed hug. “It was the most incredible footage I’d seen of anything like it before,” said the U.K.-based Reed. “It was all shot in normal speed,” Reed continued, “so it had this natural, real, authentic feel to it. When the octopus is again threatened by a shark, the men capture a thrilling chase scene. The underwater sequences are framed by Foster’s responses to this transformative experience at a crossroads of his life.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2021 14:32 UTC