This domestic marine documentary "Blue Realm", which was launched on January 24, 2020, did not do large-scale publicity due to the epidemic and other reasons, but quietly brushed out a high score of 9.3 on Douban, although it was 0.1 points lower than the first season of "China on the Tip of the Tongue", but gave the majority of netizens a life experience beyond taste.
The pictures in this article are all screenshots from the documentary
"The Chinese version of Ocean Pulse!"
"Bored of turning tv by chance, I thought it was produced by the BBC, and at the end of the film, I found out that it was a domestic documentary!"
"Catch up on the BBC, Discovery documentary standard!"
"The BBC has a sense of sight, and it has greatly damaged my country!"
Polyps ovulating
Similar one-sided "touting", although it is still only on a small scale, is still enough to make people who have seen it proud. We did wait too long. As a short board in the domestic documentary category, nature documentaries have always been monopolized by the BBC and Discovery. In 2006, the BBC's "Earth Pulse Season 1" shocked us, and then, 2016's "Earth Pulse Season 2" shocked us beyond compare, and the Douban score was 0.2 points higher than the 9.7 points in the first season, reaching the limit score of 9.9 points. And the BBC documentary with a score of 9.5+ is not in the single digits. And this "Blue Realm" was quietly launched when the epidemic was raging, so that we heard the voice of China and the sound of China's surging ocean.
We have long been accustomed to envying and appreciating the ocean beauty of other countries, and we have subconsciously supplemented the offshore landscape of the country. Although our territory is vast and the coastline is narrow and long, but the population density in the coastal areas is large, the fishery resources are overdeveloped, the industrial pollution in the sea mouth is serious, and the environmental pollution problems caused by the offshore aquaculture industry must be counted, in addition to the tourism-based Hainan Island, I am afraid that not many seas are clean and rich. Why did the production team of "Blue Land" have the courage to spend four years to present the current state of the ocean in our country? Aren't you afraid to make an environmental documentary?
Patches of sea moon jellyfish
That is, a few years ago, "China on the Tip of the Tongue" went from being born out of nowhere to being popular all over the country, allowing the Chinese people to watch and swallow while also making the pride of the foodie country stir in the chest. Foodies are not qualified to be called by people in every country. The ridicule of Cantonese people except that the bench does not eat is more like a show off of the realm of eating. But now, such a show-off, in the face of this epidemic, seems to be no longer appropriate. Is it only something to eat and get your hands on?
I believe that many people come to watch this domestic marine documentary with these complicated emotions, but most of the people who have seen it will praise this well-made documentary. As a thankless documentary producer, the production team of "Azure Realm" is certainly not as well-funded as big manufacturers like the BBC, but they still survived for four years and survived this answer with international standards.
Sea frogs are the only frogs that can survive in seawater environments
The documentary is divided into 6 episodes, each of which was produced by a different director. Regardless of the picture quality, background music, dubbing and other hard indicators, this "Blue Realm" has reached a high production level, which can be called the peak of the same type of documentary in China. Although there is still a certain gap from the production of large factories, it has greatly exceeded the psychological expectations of the majority of netizens.
Although the rating of "Azure Realm" on Douban is super high, because of its low-key launch and lack of publicity, its popularity in China has not yet risen. But I believe that with the fermentation of time, this work of conscience will definitely have a day of headlines and hot searches. Next, I will share my own after-observation with you a little.
<h1>Episode 1: The Cycle of Seasons</h1>
Taking the four seasons as the timeline, from the frozen Bohai Bay to the coral reefs of the Beibu Bay in the middle of summer, from the small to the goby goby in Taiwan, to the giant sperm whale, they all follow the rhythm of the seasons. The most impressive thing is the spotted seal in Bohai Bay. The poaching of seal pups in Bohai Bay during the Spring Festival last year let many Chinese people know that there is a unique seal population in China. Because of the scarcity of populations, male seals have a hard time finding a mating partner. And this episode presents us with this poignant picture. The mother seal carries a baby seal while rejecting the persistent pursuit of male seals.
Mother and son are the male seals behind them
<h1>Episode 2: The Rhythm of the Tide</h1>
In this episode, the tide rises and falls on the beach and the tide on the offshore. As a middle ground connecting the continent and the sea, the tidal flats have also become a place of rich and diverse life with the help of the organic matter in the sea brought by the tide. The sand silkworm that sea anglers are most familiar with, ugly in appearance like centipedes, so it is also called sea centipede. It is this humble creature that will fight for its own life in order to reproduce. They also provide the energy to continue flying for many migratory birds passing by the mudflats. Offshore areas rely on currents to complete the cycle of life. Sea moon jellyfish, incapable of movement, drifting with the waves. Tens of thousands of patches of sea and moon jellyfish are known as plankton harvesters. Harvest them is another jellyfish, the white xia jellyfish.
Sand silkworms are dancing the last dance of life
<h1>Episode 3: Competition in Wetlands</h1>
Coastal wetlands, whether reeds, mangroves, or saline alkali ponies, provide shelter and tables for a variety of animals. In particular, the special anti-salinity ability makes it spread indefinitely in the tidal flats. In the late autumn, it reduces its chlorophyll content, slows down photosynthesis, retains more moisture, and the whole saline alkali canopy shows a spectacular scene of fiery red. An ancient and simple mollusk, Shi Su, over millions of years, evolved an epidermis that could merge with the tidal flats. In the lush mangrove forest, who is the prey and who is the hunter is unknown. The small insect killer of the large knife mantis, if not careful, will be terminated by the tree lizard.
Fiery red salt ground alkali pon
<h1>Episode 4: Embrace of the Bay</h1>
The bay or estuary is a golden treasure for gathering nutrients from the land, it is not only a haven for human beings, but also an spawning place and nursery for many marine life. In these areas where animals and humans intersect the most, the survival of animals is more prosperous. In China's Beibu Gulf, there are giant pandas in our water - Chinese white dolphins. The shallow bay formed by the coral reef is a five-star hotel in the ocean with a large number of customers. The horseshoe crab lives in the sea all its life, and during the breeding season, it always finds exactly where it was born in the bay where it was born and lays its offspring there. The bay's most mysterious visitor, the Bruce's whale, gulps down small sardines that come to lay their eggs in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Bruce's whales are hunting schools of sardines in the bay
<h1>Episode 5: Space on the Island</h1>
As isolated and independent spaces, the island effect has allowed many islands to evolve and develop unique ecosystems. Snake Island, equivalent to China's Galapagos. Although the environment is barren and survival is extremely difficult, the Snake Island Pit Viper has stubbornly survived and dominated Snake Island for a long time. Because of the lack of food, they can only rely on passing birds for food, and they can only fight for a year. The sea frog in the mangrove forest in the northeast of Hainan Island is the only frog in the world that can live in the sea. They are also known as crab-eating frogs because they feed on crabs.
The island viper is the only lord of the island
<h1>Episode 6: The Challenge of Survival</h1>
In our ocean, there are at least 20,000 kinds of creatures, and the natural environment with cruelty as the main theme makes the creatures have to go all out to win the opportunity to survive. As representatives of fragile creatures, even sand crabs can threaten the lives of baby turtles, but there is only one way to rush to the ocean in front of them. Although the hermit crab has the protection of shells, it cannot withstand the robber-like kind, and can only watch its nest being occupied. In order to find a suitable hatching point for her offspring, the mother of the rong du father fish refuses to pay attention to it, and if she can't find the right one, she can only rob others. The cobra tried to grab the shrew's nest, but lost the battle, almost becoming the shrew's dinner.
The unlucky hermit crab has been taken over by its kind
It turns out that under the destruction of the ocean, all kinds of creatures are still stubbornly surviving, which makes our hearts ache and let us see hope. If we can act as soon as possible, the prosperity of the ocean will continue for a long time, and if we continue to ignore it and plunder, we will eventually lose the ocean, the last pasture of mankind. Finally, highly recommend it to everyone who loves nature to watch.