Leviathan is a different take on the nature documentary. It is one of the few documentaries that is actually able to capture the essence of its subject. Using strategically gathered footage, the film gives the viewer an intense look at what it's like to be involved with commercial fishing. It's not sensationalized like Deadliest Catch, it's real. All of it. The long uncut shots are what make the film which is trite to say but it's true. There aren't other documentaries that do what this one does. A comparison that occured to me is that this is The Velvet Underground to Planet Earth's The Beatles. That's nothing against either of them, they're both two of my favorite bands ever. I liked how the fish were credited.
