The Greatest of All Stories

Rating: 10/10 (20 September 1999)

I've always been obsessed with sea, with that Big Blue, and before I had the chance to see Besson's movie, I thought it was impossible for anyone to put that love and obsession on screen and make a great movie out of it. Besson succeeded in it and for that he has a special place in my life. I know that lot of people think that the movie's not so good; they dislike the story, etc., but I feel that they miss the crucial about the film: it's not the story that's important, or anything like that - I believe that people who don't feel that special kind of connection to the sea can't really understand the meaning of the movie. The meaning cannot be explained in words; to really understand it, you just have to feel it.