The Boy & the Octopus

Name: The Boy & the Octopus
Genre: Short, Adventure, Family
Released: 2024-11-12
Duration: 4 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Solomon Horta, Solaya Sang, Samuel Fernandez

2024
4m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

428

YOUR RATING

Solomon Horta in The Boy & the Octopus (2024)

Adventure Family Fantasy Short

Follows the journey of a child who discovers a curious octopus has attached to his head during a seaside vacation. After returning home, the boy forms a true friendship with the octopus by i... Read allFollows the journey of a child who discovers a curious octopus has attached to his head during a seaside vacation. After returning home, the boy forms a true friendship with the octopus by introducing his new companion to his life on land.Follows the journey of a child who discovers a curious octopus has attached to his head during a seaside vacation. After returning home, the boy forms a true friendship with the octopus by introducing his new companion to his life on land.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

428

YOUR RATING

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Featured review

7/10

Under The Christmas Sea World

4 minutes from New Zealand's most famous director, Taika Waititi!

It will not take you much longer to watch the entire short film than it will be to read this synopsis and review, so feel free to navigate away now.

Still here? Alright. How to summarize the four minutes?

"A young boy encounters a curious octopus while snorkeling on a seaside vacation. The persistent mollusk attaches itself to the boy's head and becomes his constant companion."

Still here? You could have watched most of it already. But, alright. Here are my thought bubbles.

Feels like a commercial. For what? Christmas? Yes. Disney? Yes. Octopuses? Yes. Octopi? Yes again.

Extra points for "Part of Your World" instrumental soundtrack for the ultimate The Little Mermaid and Under The Sea vibes, plus a fish tank cameo that evokes Finding Nemo and Pixar nostalgia.

Now go watch it if you have not already!