Origins of Life
2001 · 39 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 91 VOTES · DIR. Gérald Calderon
Overview
A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to examine the process of evolution by looking at the many creatures of the sea that can illustrate the way multi-cellular life emerged over the course of four billion years. OCEAN ORIGINS is a creative film that uses fascinating documentary footage to look at scientific theories and principles in an interesting manner
Dialogue Timeline — 192 lines
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00:00:32 Our universe was born some 15 billion years ago-
00:02:30 This film tells the story of life's beginnings and its evolution.
00:04:38 Slowly, the Earth cooled.
00:05:59 Boiling hot, it poured down for millions of years.
00:07:04 But how?
00:08:29 At first just a group of molecules enclosed in a membrane-
00:09:39 Some unicellular creatures, cyan bacteria,-
00:10:39 -the cell developed a nucleus-
00:11:13 Movement...and feeling.
00:12:36 Some unicellular creatures began to join forces.
00:13:07 Tiny animals together with micro algae-
00:14:14 -sprouted organs with specific attributes.
00:15:59 The sky took on the hue we know today.
00:16:45 Sea urchins, male and female,-
00:18:21 Fertilization brought with it diversity,-
00:19:17 The larvae of the scallop.
00:21:13 Sexual reproduction was a resounding success.
00:22:18 Carried along by the ocean currents-
00:26:35 Mollusks, such as the nautilus,-
00:27:17 -the more invisible you had to be.
00:31:02 There were several massive extinctions-
00:31:58 -a close relative of the vertebrates.
00:33:52 All these extravagantly formed animals-
00:35:46 -and inaugurated a whole new saga-
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed192
Dialogue density4.9 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line00:35:46
Production Record
DirectorGérald Calderon
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes91