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    My Octopus Teacher: The Greatest Horror Film

    Maggie Mae Fish

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2022

    YouTube

    28:31 · 229K views · Oct 14, 2020

    Maggie Mae Fish analyzes the documentary My Octopus Teacher as an eco-horror film, critiquing it as a story of a man projecting his own needs onto a wild animal.

    HN recommends it as a well-done critique of the documentary, sometimes in preference to watching the film itself.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @AnonCSep 2022· in “Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?”

      I would recommend people not to watch it and instead watch this well done critique (and criticism) titled “My Octopus Teacher & Environmental Horror” by Maggie Mae. [1] I could’ve spent my time better if I’d watched this and avoided “My Octopus Teacher” altogether. [1]: this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @whymauriJun 2021· in “Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines”

      Love this analysis. It reminds me of Maggie Mae's breakdown of My Octopus Teacher as eco-horror film -- it ends up exploring the same themes around language and communication that you brought up here. [0] [0] this video Specific time stamp for section on language (Gorillas in the Congo): this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @shardJan 2022· in “The mystery of social behavior in octopuses”

      Here is a critique of My Octopus Teacher as a movie of a self-centered man who projects his issues onto an unsuspecting wild animal: "MY OCTOPUS TEACHER & Environmental Horror, An Analysis" this video

      RecommendsView on HN