Angel Azul: The Destruction Of Coral Reefs

The focus of the documentary is on the destruction of the world’s coral reefs and the part that humans are playing within that destruction and the rebuilding of the reefs. The documentary mainly follows an English artist/sculptor call Jason Taylor and his work within the community of Cancun, Mexico to help rebuilt a coral reef there through the use of statues to create an artificial reef which benefits the local ecosystem greatly.
The documentary has a particularly poignant message for the role people are playing in relation to the reefs which has both negative elements and positive elements. The negative elements of the message of the documentary include the poor water quality destroying the corals, the dolphin tourism which prevents the dolphins from protecting the coral reefs by …show more content…
The documentary uses to great effect the transition between different time periods as it allows the documentary to show the hard work and passion put into the project with the end goal and the great results the project brings about. This effect is mainly achieved by showing the process by which the sculptures are made with this footage being interspersed with shots of the sculptures as they are first placed on the ocean floor and after the coral reef has started to develop allowing the viewer to see how effective this kind of work is.
Angel Azul brings a human element to the problem of coral reef disappearance across the world by showing and interviewing people from the local community within Cancun helping the project and the artists from various places around the world. During these interviews it allows you to gain insight into their views and motivations about the problems with them sometimes speaking directly to the