Pure Magic

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 1999)

The Big Blue - the most magic movie ever made.
Maybe it`s because of it`s diffuse context. Maybe it`s the stunning scenes and photography. Maybe it`s the strong personalities. Maybe it`s the genuine music of Eric Serra. Maybe it`s a mix of it all.
It`s hard to define Luc Bessons real message with this movie. It`s a drama, a love story, an epic travel under water, a movie about friendship, respect and the love of the sea. The Big Blue is a movie that goes beyond all that. It takes us to a higher level of freedom, love and respect.
I actually don`t care to find the movies plot. I just want the Big Blue to be the movie it appears as to me as an individual. This movie can give it`s audience very individual meanings, depending of how open-minded you are when exposed for this magical world.
The two parallel love stories, Jaques Mayol - Johanna / Jaques - the dolphines, are two emotionally extreme strong affaires. After Jaques Mayol has found the deepest love, in both the dolphins / the sea, and to Johanna, he is heading towards a paradox. He is aware that this love is bound to fail and he is doomed to choose between the two things in life he really loves; A life under the sea, or a life with Johanna. This must be the worst situation you possible can imagine. From how I "know" Jaques Mayol I believe he did the right choice.!
After being on several of the movie`s locations, I am still in search of the real magic of the Big Blue. And the more I search for it, the more I realise that it`s magic is untouchable and goes way beyond man`s ability to sense the beauty of life.
At last a prayer to Luc Besson: Please - never ever make a sequel.