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Patrick and the Whale (2022)
Money ran out, had to 'just finish the docu'
The movie is about what he learned about sperm whales. The answer? Nothing.
Sure, it's really hard as someone with a relatively small budget to do research about sperm whales behavior. The images are very beautiful. But still it felt like a waste of time.
Is it still a documentary if you 'document' about how you tried something and failed? I guess it is. Once again: I don't blame him for not being able to get more satisfying learnings, but in the end it is still a failed documentary.
It reminds me of 'My Octopus Teacher', where it all clicks and he actually documents his friendship with the animal until it dies. They tried and recreate this with a whale, but it doesn't get very far. The whales even end up abandoning him in his failed quest to create a bond.