Oceans: Our Blue Planet

Oceans: Our Blue Planet opens at the Arizona Science Center on Tuesday, October 20, and it's a giant-screen film that takes you on a global odyssey of the world's oceans—the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. It's not just a nature documentary; it's designed for the big screen, so the scale is a big part of the experience. The film pulls from new ocean science and technology to push further into the unknown than ever before, moving from the coastal shallows down into deeper, more mysterious worlds.

Along the way, it brings to light some of the ocean's most astonishing creatures and the ways they survive. You'll see the ingenious tusk fish, which uses a tool to open its food, and a cunning octopus that shields herself in an armoury of shells to hide from predators. Those are the kinds of specific, strange behaviors the film focuses on, rather than just wide shots of the blue.

It's part of the Science Center's larger giant-screen theater program, which also includes fulldome experiences like Passport to the Universe, narrated by Tom Hanks, and Worlds Beyond Earth, narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o. If you're already planning a day there, it's easy to pair this with those.

Oceans: Our Blue Planet runs on Tuesdays throughout the fall—October 20, 27, and November 3, 10, 17, and 24—at 11:15 AM. It plays in the Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater on Level 1 of the Arizona Science Center, 600 E Washington St in Phoenix. Tickets are $8 with general admission.