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Beloved Naturalist David Attenborough Admits: “The End Of My Life Is Approaching.”
As he narrates over stunning images of our globe and its oceans, Sir David Attenborough has thought back on his life.
The 98-year-old’s most recent documentary, Ocean with David Attenborough, will be released on Thursday, May 8, which also happens to be his 99th birthday.
It will be a fresh addition to Attenborough’s extensive body of nature documentaries, which already includes Africa, Planet Earth, and Blue Planet.
The British biologist discussed the problems confronting Earth and the impact on the ocean in a video that was made public before the film’s release in US theaters.
“When I first saw the sea as a young boy, it was thought of as a vast wilderness to be tamed and mastered for the benefit of humanity,” said Attenborough.
“Now, as I approach the end of my life, we know the opposite is true.”
“After living for nearly a hundred years on this planet, I now understand that the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea.”
In order to “reveal the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery,” Attenborough will be examining the “story of our ocean” in the documentary.
In Ocean with David Attenborough, the presenter describes the ocean as humanity’s ‘greatest asset against climate change’, before adding, “Today, it is in such poor health I would find it hard not to lose hope were it not for the most remarkable discovery of all.”
“If we save the sea, we save our world. After a lifetime of filming our planet, I’m sure nothing is more important.”
It’s unclear if Attenborough will appear on screen in the one-hour, thirty-five-minute movie.
Scenes of the London-born adventurer traveling to remote parts of the world, which were once a regular feature of his documentaries, are becoming less and less common.
In 2020, the environmentalist acknowledged that he was reducing the amount of travel he was willing to do for his performances because, as he grew older, the idea of spending time on lengthy flights made his “heart sink deeper and deeper.”
In addition, Attenborough has admitted that he feels caught in a “paradox” regarding the environmental cost of the travel necessary to produce environmental movies that try to raise awareness of climate change.
However, he told the Radio Times that one still finds ‘hypnotic appeal’ in being able to experience nature up close.
Although Ocean with David Attenborough will only be available in theaters, it is anticipated that later this year, it will be made available worldwide via National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu.
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