Watch Leviathan For Free

The Worst Film Ever

Fantastic!

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

For those who appreciate bluntness, here is my synopsis; a brilliantly edited film collage of commercial fishermen at sea, with no soundtrack, no narration, no text, and no interviews. Know that this is not for everyone.Now, this is a DOCUMENTARY film, and I was shocked by how many of the other reviewers did not realize this. If you are looking for a cut-and- dry plot and characters, Docs probably aren't for you.And finally, if you like the type of "documentaries" that air on the History Channel, and Animal Planet, TLC, etc., than this movie is not for you. It is thought provoking in the most literal of senses- this movie provokes the viewer to actually think about what is happening and what it all means. These things are not given to you- there is no voice over to give you context, there are no text slides to give you relevant information. It is raw, visceral experiences, captured in HD and edited together in a way which is, at the very least, innovative... and at the very best, perhaps genius.If you like "experimental" movies, like "Sweetgrass" or "Valhalla Rising," this movie will likely be enjoyable for you.For everyone else, you'll probably feel like you just spent 2 hours watching home movies from a deaf fisherman on a boat.

This experimental-documentary film examines in a very concise manner the problematic of mass consumption featuring a fishing ship as an all- devouring sea monster - Leviathan. The viewer is immediately immersed in a dark vision of this demonic large steel beast which leaves behind the remains of sea creatures and coloring sea water in red, surrounded with the sounds of fluttering semi-living fish, chains, anchors, ocean and screams of seagulls. They all create this sinister sound like a choked howls from abyss. An impressive visual and sound voyage and innovative approach to the issue (mass consumption) characterize this exceptional work about insufficiently identified atrocities of contemporary civilization.

This doc is a 'hard' watch but it does repay the effort. Heavymetal is the workers music of choice and the heavy metal of grinding gears and chains on the film's soundtrack is an assault to the ears. The use of small waterproof cameras has enabled the directors to establish highly unusual points of view, underwater sequences of the by-catch flashing past are seared on to your retina ( I had a detachment soon after watching this doc so I don't use the term lightly, you've got to suffer for art), the feeling of immersion in the life of the trawler and the hard physical work of the trawler-men is strong and the longueurs of the repetitive work are not shied away from and the reality of killing fish is seldom off the screen

I think that this was the worst movie I have ever watched. Please don't waste your time viewing this movie as I'm sure you have more important things to do then waste an hour doing absolutely nothing useful. Go take a hot relaxing bath instead. I wish I had have done that. I feel like I have lost IQ points from sitting here watching this movie with no narrative and awful cinematography. It cannot even be classified as artistic it is that bad. I see nothing of any use coming out of this film except a bunch of angry people that spent money or time on it to watch it. If you like the sea and want to learn something just watch the Discovery Channel or something and if you want to be entertained definitely do not watch this movie. Thank you to the producers and whoever else was involved for wasting their time and money on making this when there are starving children and helpless animals that would have benefited from you just donating that money instead. wow. what a ridiculous world we live in.