What starts off with a journey to film the blue whale, the largest animal on the planet, leads to the shocking discovery of a dense layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Craig, alongside Tanya Streeter, a world record-breaking free diver and environmental activist, then travel across the globe to report on the destruction caused by decades of plastic use. The film presents beautiful shots of the marine environment. This contrasts with footage of heavily polluted cities and dumps full of plastic garbage. The comparation between these images sends the message that our actions and choices can severely impact our planet. Throughout the film, experts are interviewed to …show more content…
The Leeson team takes us from the large landfills that surround the capital of the Philippines, Manila, to the hemorrhages of Tuvalu, some of which are practically drowning in plastic. In the absence of a better solution, the plastic in these places is bordered by the sea and causes irreparable damage to the ocean; or burned on the site, causing irreversible damage to the