What proof do you have that it was not a real story? Just curious, not trying to start a fight.
Spoiler Alert below….
I don’t have proof, just suspicions. The film had a crew, he was not the only person doing the filming, there were writers. To me, that suggests that there was more to this story than a man making solo dives and happening to establish this incredible relationship.
Any diver will tell you that an octopus is very curious and it’s quite common for them to come to you inspect you etc., yet in the film, to me he seemed to portray what is common octopus behavior was actually some sort of fantastical personal relationship.
So we are lead to believe that they have this wonderful relationship and just like that he does nothing to protect his teacher when it’s violently killed and eaten. No pet owner in the world would do that, and then to take the stand that he wanted to let nature run its course is a weak excuse when he been establishing this intense relationship over the past year, when really, the line between letting nature go about undisturbed had been broken long before.
And then to think of the chances of actually being there at the end when they Octopus died. The odds are pretty low when you think about it. I always think…when something is too good to be true….it probably isn’t.
That said, the cinematography is stunning, the story is wonderful and I did enjoy the footage but, I just suspect that there was a little more artistic license added than we are led to believe.
