Baja California, the coast is a haven for sea
creatures. This film explains why walruses, fishes
and birds flourish here in packs, schools and
flocks.
Whales spit through their breath holes, walruses
roar, sharks slither, huge manta rays float like
magic carpets above an ocean floor hosting life
growing upon life.
Starting from a blizzard of plankton, "Ocean
Oasis" captures the aquatic food chain in action. The
translucent jellyfish and plankton shots are
dazzling, like submerged star constellations. Well
shot too, a slow-mo hummingbird, canyon palm trees
and a single diver tangoing under a giant manta ray
twice her size while two suckerfish hitchhike
atop.
Fascinating documentary that could have benefited
from just a few more "LF moments."
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