SeeFood

SeeFood

Year: 2011

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Aun Hoe Goh

AnimationAdventureComedyFamily

Pup, a curious bamboo shark, discovers a clutch of egg sacs while frolicking with his friends in the reef. When ruthless human poachers begin stealing the precious eggs, Pup vows to protect his family. He ventures out of the ocean into the beautiful yet perilous human world, proving that even the smallest hero can make a big difference.

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Timeline – SeeFood (2011)

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1

Divers steal Pup's unhatched siblings from the reef

Two human divers infiltrate Pup's reef and abduct several unhatched shark eggs. Pup attempts to intervene, chasing after them as they fade into deeper water. The theft shakes Pup's family and sets the film's central conflict in motion.

reef and seabed
2

Pup's sorrow leads to a late-night invitation

Pup accompanies Julius's invitation to a late-night dinner aboard his sunken ship, hoping to lift his spirits. Yet Pup remains unsettled and sullen, unable to eat as the weight of loss lingers. The quiet moment hints at a deeper resolve forming beneath the waves.

night sunken ship
3

Pup meets Octo and discovers an underwater car

Octo proudly shows off an underwater car of his own making and offers Pup a test drive. The glimpse of invention fills Pup with wonder and a growing sense of possibility. This friendship hints at a way to bridge sea and land.

near the reef
4

Pollution threatens the ocean from the surface

A factory on the surface spews pollution, and Murray the hostile moray eel rallies an army of spider crabs to press the ocean bed under siege. The looming threat shadows the reef and heightens urgency for action. The film juxtaposes beauty with looming destruction.

surface factory
5

Spin finds a land menu and foreshadows the coming clash

Spin uncovers a discarded menu and carries it to Julius's three pilot fish butlers, signaling a strange link between land and sea. The bizarre collection hints at a looming clash between shore and reef. The discovery deepens the sense that boundaries are about to be crossed.

reef
6

Julius guided toward the beach; Heather the hen encounter

Spin and Myrtle guide Julius toward the beach, where he is nearly stranded while attempting to snatch a meal from Heather the hen. The close call leaves him shaken but curious about land life. It marks a turning point toward the world beyond the reef.

beach
7

Julius hooked and almost fanned by fishermen

During a hunt, a heavy fish hook snags Julius and pulls him onto a fishing boat. He is almost finned alive, but a massive wave bursts onto the deck, scattering the fishermen and buying him a perilous escape. The moment underscores the ocean's peril and his resilience.

fishing boat
8

Pup discovers the fishmonger’s shed with eggs

On a wharf, Pup finds the fishmonger moving his unhatched siblings into a shed. He overhears Myrtle and Octo discussing Pup's unusual ability to breathe on land, which deepens his resolve to act. The information seals Pup's commitment to a risky rescue.

wharf and fishmonger’s shed
9

Plan forms: rescue team forms to save Pup's siblings and Julius

Myrtle and Octo realize Pup's danger and coax Octo into joining the rescue, forming a makeshift team. They begin planning how to reach land and retrieve the eggs and their friend Julius. Tension grows as time runs short and the stakes rise.

Octo's workshop
10

Octo builds a land-suit and launches toward the shore

Octo designs and constructs a robotic land-suit from wreckage, with a rocket to launch it toward the shore. The invention blends creativity with courage as the team prepares for a daring ascent. Nervousness clashes with determination.

underwater workshop
11

The land-suit crashes; team captured by roosters

The land-suit crashes into a chicken farm and the group is captured by roosters who haul them to the fishmonger’s shed. They face confinement on land, heightening the urgency of the rescue. The roosters provide a surprising obstacle in the mission.

chicken farm and fishmonger’s shed
12

Eggs hatch; Pup frees them and plans a rescue

Back underground, the shark eggs begin to hatch, and Pup seizes the chance to whisk them away from the shed, aided by Myrtle. He then sets off to rescue Julius, with help from a coconut crab and the roosters who reluctantly lend a paw. The hatchlings' safety becomes a rallying point for the team.

shed and shore
13

Final assault: mines, rescue, and factory explosion

Spin returns and Octo pulls sea mines from an old stash to block the polluted pipes, helping calm the mounting crisis. The team frees Julius and his pilot fish, engaging in a tense clash with the fishmonger and his divers. The shed catches fire, and humans chase the fugitives along dunes and motorcycles.

shed, shore
14

Resolution and hopeful future

On the beach, Pup is briefly captured again, but Julius rescues him in the nick of time. The fishmonger careens off the pier as the buggy collides with sea mines, and the factory explodes in a dramatic blow to the pollution that started it all. The roosters later entertain themselves with Octo’s suit, which breaks and sinks back into the ocean, leaving a hopeful note for the reef’s future. Julius returns to the reef with Pup and the others, and the hatchlings begin to grow.

reef and shore

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