Last year, Disney Nature’s first film, Earth disappointed with its too loud score, ambivalent script [animals are like us; no, they’re not] and a tendency to talk about the circle of death but not show it. Other than its beautiful cinematography, James Earl Jones’ voice and some great clips of the crew actually filming the documentary, it was something less than a triumph.

Oceans, I’m pleased to report, has dialled the score down from Pink-Floyd-in-concert volume, the script doesn’t try too hard to anthropomorphize the sea-going mammals and fish the film displays. Even when the film turns to the problems with the ecology, Pierce Brosnan’s narration makes the point without belabouring it.

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