Leviathan

documentary

I'm sure this project seemed like a good idea when first discussed around a table. Let's show what life and work is really like aboard a vessel fishing in arctic waters. It's a tough, hazardous trade that very few ever experience.

Unfortunately the film that resulted is unwatchable. The first half hour is shot at night using constantly wavering camera with inadequate light which means we are viewing vertiginous blobs of light whose meaning is completely opaque. We gradually come to realize that these blobs are nets bringing in a load of wriggling fish. Then we get extreme closeups of fish heads, workers' knives, etc...eventually moving on to arms, faces...

Was this supposed to be cool? Cutting edge or some other trendy buzzword? Truly terrible film.

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