Yes, the work they're doing is mind-boggling and important, but sometimes the images alone are more than capable of speaking for themselves.
Aliens of the Deep
The search for life beyond begins below.
2005 · 1h 35m · G
Documentary
Directed by
James Cameron
,
Steven Quale
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Aliens of the Deep
Overview
James Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of the planet's most unique life forms.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
That IMAX 3-D cameras have plunged so deep to record an often bizarre array of sea creatures undoubtedly delivers a certain 'wow' factor, but the accompanying commentary is heavier on breathless excitement than solid fact.
A master showman's large-format documentary, a movie with great images, great special effects and the sheen of Hollywood often missing in these museum or science-center movies.
The experience is so immediate and immersive that you actually feel as if you are swimming with the krill.
Here we know only that Cameron and his bright-eyed young scientists (who take turns narrating) are heading to the deeper parts of the Atlantic and Pacific to observe the environment and life-forms down there.
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