We don\u2019t know the names of the sea turtle family in Greenpeace UK\u2019s short film \u201cTurtle Journey.\u201d What we do know is that it\u2019s impossible not to see ourselves, and our loved ones, in this Aardman Animations<\/a> story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sea turtle family has just finished visiting their relatives and is swimming home in a large clamshell. Dad and Mom are in the front, driving together. The three kids are in the backseat, cheerfully filming their journey with a video camera. Dad notes that outside of a few typical frustrations, like the kids shouting and route closures (big whales resting in the way of the road), everything about the trip was perfectly ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The trouble begins when the sea turtle family takes the scenic route home. There are warning signs all is not right in the ocean. There\u2019s a vibration underneath the clamshell that Dad writes off as \u201croad work\u201d as a huge drill stabs the ocean floor just out of his eyesight. A massive cloud of ink balloons in the background \u2014 too much to belong to any one octopus. Drops of ink mix in with the ocean water, as do large pieces of plastic. The water becomes frenzied. A passing starfish hits Dad in the face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry,\u201d the starfish stammers, unable to open its eyes, \u201cI can\u2019t see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nTurtle Journey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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