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My Octopus Teacher: The Greatest Horror Film

Maggie Mae Fish · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Film analysis & criticismAnimals & nature

What it is

Maggie Mae Fish analyzes the documentary My Octopus Teacher as an eco-horror film, critiquing it as a story of a man projecting his own needs onto a wild animal.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a well-done critique of the documentary, sometimes in preference to watching the film itself.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I would recommend people not to watch it and instead watch this well done critique (and criticism)”

    Well-done critique recommended over watching the documentary itself

    AnonC, 2022-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?”

  2. “Maggie Mae's breakdown of My Octopus Teacher as eco-horror film”

    Eco-horror breakdown of My Octopus Teacher exploring language themes

    whymauri, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines”

  3. “Here is a critique of My Octopus Teacher as a movie of a self-centered man who projects his issues onto an unsuspecting wild animal”

    Critique of My Octopus Teacher as self-centered projection

    shard, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “The mystery of social behavior in octopuses”

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Topics: my octopus teacher, film analysis, octopus, anthropomorphism, video essay

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