"Remarkably Bright Creatures" on Netflix

[nuxvomica]

A night-shift cleaning woman (Sally Field) at an aquarium enjoys the quiet of her job and the company of an aging giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus (voice of Alfred Molina) who resides there. But she is still suffering from a tragedy in her past, as is the vagrant musician (Lewis Pullman) whom she is training to replace her, as is the octopus himself, who narrates the story. The title, by the way, is Marcellus' description of the two humans.

Though rooted in real life, this is nonetheless a magical story, beautifully acted by a solid cast, about the healing power of friendship, regardless of species. I loved every minute of this movie, so much so that I now regret the delicious plate of spaghetti pescatore I enjoyed years ago at a restaurant in Messina, Sicily.

[Ocelot II]

1. I liked it! I liked the book a little more because Marcellus the octopus had more of a voice,

but the movie was enjoyable and well-acted. Some reviewers thought it was a bit corny, but IMO the curmudgeonly octopus gave it enough of an edge to keep it from being sentimental.

[slightlv]

2. I'll have to look it up tonight...

I love going to bed and watching a movie. Corny is good, IMO. It's what we need to balance out the cruelty of the day to day.

[Trueblue Texan]

7. This comment is very interesting and I suspect true!

We had to put down my precious baby boy dog last week. For the better part of the last year I grieved prior to his death, dreading what was coming. His father was killed violently and suddenly, run over by a car. That was 11 years ago and I still grieve. I managed somehow to love Emo even more desperately than his father and so was fearing the worse grief I’ve ever experienced. The first few days after Emo’s death were black with grief. To pull myself back into the light I started watching a silly, but funny sitcom on Netflix. The next day, I noticed the heaviness in my heart had eased. I also noticed that if I didn’t watch it for a day or two, the heaviness returned. I feel I have found an effective tool against the black hole of grief now.

I know we have to grieve such a loss. I still can’t converse about my Emo. Grief has to be done. There is no getting around it, but I think I found a way to prevent getting stuck in it. I think watching the sitcom interrupted the pattern the grief was etching in my neuro pathways. So I think there is more truth to your comment than I would have ever thought. Thank you for sharing. I definitely think you’re on to something!

[Easterncedar]

3. Thanks for the recommendation.

I will watch it

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

4. Yes

Friend introduced me to this series as my past and hers were rife with us working with amazing creatures. My 30 yrs plus professional career was entirely working with so many different species in the veterinary and animal behavioral fields. . So ya....pretty cool and btw... homo sapiens are the only species on the planet that CAN Not get along with each other. Lions figure it out. Bugs figure it out. Fish figure it out. Giraffes ft figure it out. Humans are doomed. They have greed. Animals don't.

[Cheezoholic]

5. I used to SCUBA dive A LOT when I was younger and interacted with many many Octopuses in the wild

And yes, they will blow your mind. Undeniable intelligence IMHO.

[bif]

6. The book was wonderful, so I'm a bit hesitant to see the movie.

But it's in my queue.