Deep Sea - Part of Animation Appreciation Week

Swept into the sea during a family cruise, a young girl named Shenxiu stumbles upon a mysterious restaurant under the waves. There, she meets the scheming head chef and his ragtag crew of adorable otters and sarcastic walruses. They join forces to save the restaurant and reunite Shenxiu with her mother. Though the design and color utilized in Deep Sea is enough to keep viewers fascinated, there’s way more than meets the eye to this feature. The themes of loss and loneliness play a major role in the story, with the sea, the restaurant, and all the various characters Shenxiu encounters all symbolic stand-ins for elements in her real life. It’s Alice in Wonderland underwater, if Alice was having a lucid dream, and desperately trying to turn a nightmare into something more palatable. Deep Sea is decidedly not for those inclined towards depression. To say that the film doesn’t have a Disney ending would be a vast understatement, and parents should consider seeing the film before they show i...