Turtle: The Incredible Journey follows the harrowing, solitary migration of a loggerhead sea turtle from her first moments of digging out from the sand-nest, through her long voyage around the Atlantic Ocean, and her return to the same beach 20 years later to lay her eggs.
The denizens of the sea are weird and interesting, there are some sad moments about how humans are making life hell for these creatures, and the film includes lots of beautiful footage of whales, dolphins, jellies, basking sharks, and more. Highly recommended!
Turtle: The Incredible Journey plays again Sat May 29, 11 am, Pacific Place.
Prepare for a serious case of cuteness-poisoning. It’s pretty heavy-handed in its emotional manipulation of the viewer, but GORGEOUS and well worth watching.
I LIKE TURTLES!
….sorry, but it had to be said.
After viewing, settle back with Holling Clancy Holling’s MINN OF THE MISSISSIPPI. (pub. 1951) “A turtle hatched at the source of the Mississippi is carried through the heart of America to the Gulf of Mexico.”