lithofyte

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Decided to go watch a screening of the film after work as I have the book which I've started but not finished. The documentary follows three aspects of the 'Underland', (1) scientific exploration and anthropology, both (2) historical and (3) current. The cinematography and sound design were amazing. The image of the tree whose roots cascade into the massive cavernous void, as featured on the poster, is etched in my mind.
I would love to watch more docufilms in the future.

We didn't start watching this movie from the beginning. The film had already been broadcasting on itv for a good 20 minutes, so I was immediately launched into action and had no context on the story or cast. It had very fast pacing. At the same time, how do you present a narrative about travelling the world in less than two hours? Other than Turkish Prince Arnold Schwarzenegger which threw me off, they never set foot in Africa... Upon further research into the book's plot they at least travel to Egypt. It should be retitled to 'Around the East and West in 80 days'.

I want to watch this again. I initially watched this because it ticked two of my boxes, visually appealling set design and language immersion. I, only recently, started to learn Japanese and following general language learning advice I thought a film in Japanese would be a good start. The 5 narratives, starting off somewhat loose, separate and surreal in nature, eventually become interconnected in both subtle and wacky ways. I was a bit too focused on the set design for this to be a learning opportunity.