I saw Coral Reef Adventure at IMAX yesterday. It was a great movie with beautiful visuals and a great story behind it (trying to save a reef in Fiji from being wiped out) but some of the divers in it made me shake my head in dismay. They had HORRENDOUS buoyancy control. Much of the time they were plastered to the bottom. I understand that they had to lug around that gigantic IMAX cam sometimes but in times where they weren't it was still bad. These were people who had been diving for 30+ years too. I also saw: breathholding with a reg out of the mouth, loose or improperly clipped off octos and gauges and harrassment of marine life.
Despite the drawbacks I hope it will introduce a few new people to diving because it really was a breathtaking film.
Despite the drawbacks I hope it will introduce a few new people to diving because it really was a breathtaking film.