Quiet, charming short series about finding yourself in the sea
I've seen other films or shows involving free-divers (ama or haenyeo), but Azure Spring features diving more centrally, with plenty of underwater footage where it's clear the main cast are diving.
Another selling point for me is that there's also lots of footage of food preparation, including gathering seafood, vegetables from a community garden, etc. and cooking in a traditional pot.
I really like the calm, poetic tone of the series, which has a deep undercurrent of melancholy and darkness but doesn't sink into it. Instead it floats near the surface, hopeful, poignant, and gently funny.
The characters are sufficiently compelling and likable. And I like that it's only 6 30-minute episodes, which felt perfect.
Really my only complaint is a CGI cat inserted needlessly into various shots. It's technically well rendered but the stiff animations are distracting and it really doesn't add anything, so it's hard to understand why they spent money and effort on it.
Another selling point for me is that there's also lots of footage of food preparation, including gathering seafood, vegetables from a community garden, etc. and cooking in a traditional pot.
I really like the calm, poetic tone of the series, which has a deep undercurrent of melancholy and darkness but doesn't sink into it. Instead it floats near the surface, hopeful, poignant, and gently funny.
The characters are sufficiently compelling and likable. And I like that it's only 6 30-minute episodes, which felt perfect.
Really my only complaint is a CGI cat inserted needlessly into various shots. It's technically well rendered but the stiff animations are distracting and it really doesn't add anything, so it's hard to understand why they spent money and effort on it.
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