Great Barrier Reef
1981 · 39 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 123 VOTES · DIR. George Casey
Overview
Mysterious and only superficially explored by generations of the native Aborigines, Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most extraordinary natural life systems. Twelve hundred miles long and made up of coral, it is the Earth's largest structure built by living things, in some places extending 120 miles into the sea. So many varieties of life call the reef home that more than a dozen species can be found within any square meter of its surface. This IMAX film brilliantly captures the visual splendor of this environment with splendid underwater photography typical of the format. Sharks, sea turtles, anemones, and the coral itself are the living subjects of the camera's probing eye. Overall, this documentary is a comprehensive look at this long-studied web of life that leaves a lasting impression of its depth and beauty.
Dialogue Timeline — 393 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 It remained a mystery for a thousand generations...
00:01:37 exists apart from the greater community of living things
00:03:00 built by living things.
00:04:50 to tiny creatures called coral polyps.
00:06:09 and an eight-legged creature, long portrayed as a monster
00:08:02 cultivated within the tissue of the cords themselves.
00:09:48 to study the reef ecosystem.
00:11:28 as lovely and magical as a fairy-tale setting.
00:13:06 commute beyond the reef at night to hunt
00:15:02 Some sharks are permanent residents
00:16:37 Patrolling the edges of the reef
00:18:42 reach these fertile outposts on the wind or currents
00:20:37 After mating at sea
00:22:05 with immunities against many diseases.
00:24:10 For invertebrates such as the lobster
00:26:15 Emitting digestive juices that kill polyps
00:27:56 Capsules on the tentacles of some anemones
00:29:23 Among the most venomous
00:30:38 None is better equipped than the shark.
00:33:08 are now extended to sting and capture plankton.
00:34:23 Lighthouses and markers reveal an ominous side of the reef.
00:36:12 for the protection of many threatened species.
00:37:15 We are learning more and more about the Great Barrier Reef
00:38:22 he does to himself.