Becoming Cousteau

Overall, while I'm personally not a man who adores diving or swimming underwater, this is quite a fascinating documentary.  Learning about the legendary Jacques Cousteau is quite an experience and informative.  Watching old footage with a stunning restoration is also an experience that I'm confident will please many movie lovers as the film delivers a positive and memorable journey underwater along with a touching finale.

Hubby and wife date night brought the documentary film 'Becoming Cousteau' which we both agreed was fascinating, but certainly not essential viewing. It's a biopic of Jacque Cousteau and has some great footage. Cousteau loved making "adventure" films and thus a lot of his life is on film. We learn how Cousteau's vision of climate change evolved and how he was a man ahead of his time. Hubby: 6.6/Wife: 6.8 Average: 6.7/10

What a great documentary about an amazing Man

I was disappointed there were no shots of the Portuguese crew member who plays David Bowie. In all seriousness this was a solid doc that I walked away from having learned much more than I expected to. It was of course primarily interesting in its depiction of Cousteau as an oceanographer but I also appreciated the doc incorporating events from his personal life as it gave a fuller picture of the man on a relatable human level as well. I was also surprised and unaware how environmentally unconcerned, and even harmful, Cousteau's operations were on oceans early in his career but loved the choice to include this as it makes his transformation into an outspoken environmental activist based on his first person observations an unimpeachable call to action for us all. *On a side note, early in the doc there was an adorable shot of a dog sleeping upside down on a bench below decks, sliding back and forth with the roll of the waves, that caused me to let out an audible "awwwww" and may just be my favorite scene in any movie, ever. 7.5/10

This documentary about one of the most famous explorers was really good. The entire crew did a fantastic job in making this documentary. This true story about the famous explorer Jacques Cousteau was amazing, inspirational, and dramatic. It gives the viewers a deep insight to who Cousteau was and what he did to save the ocean. He was a true hero and a great role model to the community. If you're a Disney+ member, you should watch this documentary sometime. It's a must see.

Far too graphic. I only made it a 1/3 through the movie. We see one man die on film, several bodies recovered underwater and then them hitting a whale. Which they go on to shoot in the head and is shown up close and personal. Thought this might be a great way to get my kids interested in oceanography. This was just too graphic, violent and improperly rated for them.

Love this! The OG preservationist and a story you may not have known before.

This was beautifully put together. What a magnificent story.

Absolutely loved to watch this movie. We grew up with His underwater world education but was never enlightened to this extremely unique and wonderful visionary as a person. What an inspiration!

A lot of enjoyable stuff in here, even though it just feels like any other doc made for Discovery Channel or something. I never knew much about his life so this was nice to watch. Also, seeing how Wes Anderson took so much of his filmmaking for the inspiration for "The Life Aquatic" was fun to see.