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The Great Barrier Reef

Name: The Great Barrier Reef
Director: Greg Grainger
Released: 2017
Duration: 45 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

2017

TV-G

Director

Greg Grainger

Runtime

45 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Great Barrier Reef is a traditional natural history documentary focused on showcasing the beauty and fragility of a UNESCO World Heritage site. It highlights marine ecosystems and biological life without delving into human-centric themes. The film’s narrative structure revolves around scientific and athletic expertise, avoiding social or multi-layered issues. Consequently, it does not explore complex human dynamics or systemic social critiques.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Great Barrier Reef have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses entirely on marine ecosystems and biological life. There are no depictions of human gender identities or sexual orientations.

How does The Great Barrier Reef portray gender?

Fair

The film focuses on Marina Kazankova, a world champion freediver, highlighting her expertise and leadership in a physically demanding role.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Great Barrier Reef?

Minimal

The film centers on the biodiversity of the reef. It lacks a human cast, meaning there is no exploration of racial or ethnic identities.

How does The Great Barrier Reef represent religion and culture?

Fair

The documentary emphasizes conservation efforts related to global warming and ocean acidification without engaging with specific religious or cultural critiques.

Does The Great Barrier Reef include disability representation?

Minimal

The subject matter is exclusively marine fauna and geological structures. No human characters or narratives involving physical or neurodivergent identities are present.

Present on Screen

Highlights a highly skilled female expert in a physically demanding role.
Offers valuable educational content on marine biodiversity and environmental threats.

Limited or Absent

Lacks human-centric narratives, making it difficult to address racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ representation.
Avoids social or cultural critiques, sticking to a traditional conservationist perspective.

Official Synopsis

The well-known actress and world champion in freediving, Marina Kazankova, presents the most beautiful and wonderful reef in the world: the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Threatened by the ongoing global warming and over acidification of the ocean, it is fighting for the preservation of this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site. She takes us on an extraordinary journey from the Hardy Reef across the Whitsunday Islands to the unique Coral Cays. It is accompanied by a variety of reef-based life forms such as whale sharks, turtles and the rare, up to three meters long giant grouper. Once again we experience the underwater world of the world’s largest reef with its hidden caves, mysterious shipwrecks and fantastic horizontal waterfalls.

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