Becoming Cousteau

"Just like Valerie Taylor, documentary filmmaker, filmmaker, oceanographer and inventor Jacques-Yves Cousteau became one of the references when it came to the ocean. After all, he was one of the pioneers in the art of recording marine life, making his films and documentaries travel around the world inspiring children, teenagers and even adults about the wonders of the seven seas. 'Becoming Cousteau', a documentary produced by National Geographic and directed by Liz Garbus ('Until the End: The Fight for Democracy'), seeks precisely to rescue this figure. To do this, it takes a tour - a bit too bureaucratic - through Cousteau's life, showing how his journey began at the bottom of the ocean until he became internationally recognized. The main highlights of the film end up being, therefore, not necessarily the biography of the Frenchman, but side aspects. First, the recovered and restored images from the bottom of the sea, breathtaking. And, finally, the environmentalist message that Cousteau always propagated and that becomes increasingly urgent in the 21st century. A biopic, yes, but also a denunciation film about the importance of thinking about the lessons of this red-capped oceanographer on sustainability."