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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: OchoCinco on February 05, 2009, 04:59:58 PM

Title: Sharkwater - documentary
Post by: OchoCinco on February 05, 2009, 04:59:58 PM

http://www.youtube.com/v/ggtxA4wuXzY


For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.

Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.

Stewart's remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world's sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.


I dont know if this documentary has been discussed but, this is one of the best films ive seen in a long time. Really opened my eyes to whats going on to the world. I highly suggest watching this if you like stuff like this. GREAT GREAT film.

Title: Re: Sharkwater - documentary
Post by: NotoriousTDA on February 06, 2009, 01:38:47 PM

i had to write a report on this movie. pretty sweet documentary!

I cant believe more people die in a year from vending machines falling on them then shark attacks!

Title: Re: Sharkwater - documentary
Post by: the ghost on February 06, 2009, 02:44:28 PM

Quote from: Hip Hop Aint Dead, It Just Moved To Canada on February 06, 2009, 01:38:47 PM

I cant believe more people die in a year from vending machines falling on them then shark attacks!

That's crazy!  I would think that shark attack deaths would be way higher.  I think there were almost like 100 that were killed by sharks when the USS Indianapolis sunk in WW2:(

Vending machines are some bad mutha's!