VOLCANOES OF THE DEEP

Documentary

BACKGROUND
Currently there are over 5,000 active underwater volcanoes, some of which are larger than anything on the earth’s surface whereas others are just cones the size of an automobile. The net result of this action is thermal heating of the oceans which ultimately reaches the water surface and is then carried aloft into the atmosphere to become part of our weather system.

REVIEW
This movie goes beyond simply showing billowing black clouds of hydrothermal vents. It explores the life around these fissures that survive (in fact they thrive) in this brutal high-pressure, super-heated environment. Some of the scientific revelations are remarkable. The movie suffers somewhat from lack of crisp editing and becomes repetitious at times.


CLASSIFICATION
for General Audiences

P.S.
Presented in IMAX format, it took over 20 dives and 10 years of work to make the film possible.