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There's been a lot of controversy and attention around her, but ultimately, she succeeded in directing that spotlight toward a cause she's been relentlessly advocating for. Personally, I have mixed emotions - I value influence grounded in fact and research - but the fact remains: she's a force for positive change. And honestly, I'd rather have someone like her in this world than not.

Her life, her choice. As the documentary pointed out, what better role model than someone who's fighting with everything they've got to keep focus on what truly matters in this tangled mess of life?

Overall, the documentary had a strong rhythm, clear goals, and a compelling narrative arc. It hinted at a broader direction for the movement she represents. At times, it even felt like an homage to Steve Irwin - another passionate advocate for life and for extraordinary creatures that need our care, love and most importantly- our voice in action.

I really liked this documentary at first, but as it went on I became very aware of who these people were and what their main interests were, and I truly don't think it's shark conservation. Like others have mentioned in their reviews this seems more like an elongated Instagram post than it does a documentary. I really didn't like the fact that we got SO LITTLE time with the actual scientists, and they were made out to be the big bad guys out to get Ocean. I think it misrepresents their intentions and makes this "documentary" come off as very biased. I would have loved to have learned something from watching this, but the only thing I've come away from this documentary with is you really probably shouldn't go petting 20 foot long great white sharks in your bikini. It's a pretty bad look overall.

I love animals and people who love them! But to push the limits will only get you killed! The crazy grizzly man tried doing the same thing! Ahh they are misunderstood, no they are predators! Nothing hard to understand. They are not your pets! Great filming though! Ocean did swim with deep blue years ago and that was pretty awesome! Highly recommend you watch this. Obviously you have to be a little mental to swim with these animals and get this close. Now I am just writing more letters here to fill my minimum requirement letters for a review haha! Only have thirty seven more letters left to write!

Wished there was more substance here. Seemed heavily self-righteous on Ramsey's part with her and the rest of the cast talking about how great she is on top of most of the footage being of her. It was annoying to see her holding a GoPro with it literally glued to her face while 20 sharks swam in the background (were many shots like this). Felt very vain and footage was something you'd post on your Instagram for views.

Throughout the documentary she had the mentality of a five year old who tells people 'dont hurt the sharks, they aren't monsters, animals are good'. Pretty much the same mentality that ended up with Grizzly Man in the stomach of a grizzly, and same attitude that got Steve Irwin killed. I love Irwin as much as the next guy, grew up learning about animals watching him but recently as an adult watched a video of him lie in front of an Inland Taipan snake (most venomous snake in the world, one dose of its venom can kill 100 humans) and it slithered up to his face and flicked him with its tongue. That's just stupid and it was obviously this behavior that got him killed.

They're animals, they dont have human emotions and arent thinking what we are. Ramsey was portraying the same mindset while diving with the sharks talking about having these various emotions when she was beside them. Obviously domesticated animals have learned to form bonds and share human emotions but I highly doubt a wild shark is thinking 'oh its happy time with Ocean'. I guarantee if you starve that shark for a few months and put them in an enclosure with a person they arent going to last long.

That being said I'm all for the conservation of animals and plants. I saw some extra footage for Planet Earth (PE 2 I believe) where they showed this small island with a vast array of species, only to show an image of what it looked like a few years afterwards being completely decimated by harvesting wood. An entire ecosystem gone, thousands of known and unknown species erased. That was heartbreaking because you can't regrow something like that.

I wish the film had focused more on the conservation aspect with data about what is happening globally with sharks. At one point they did mention that 70-100 million sharks are fished each year which is an insane number. I agree that senseless killing of anything should be regulated; it either needs to be used for food and/or some product that benefits us. If a shark is killed just for a fin or another part and the rest is unused that is not cool. If we kill something we should use as much of it as possible. When I was younger I used to kill small birds with my BB gun just to test my accuracy (and just being a kid). One day my grandfather asked me why I just killed this bird, I didn't have a reason. He told me not to kill anything I didn't use, and I've never killed anything since.

Certainly there are better shark documentaries out there, in fact just wait for shark week, you'll find plenty of educational videos that are less glam and more informative.

7.4 stars.

As any other logical person would conclude, this is a very dangerous profession. Her whole life is about sharks. The fact is, I applaud her dedication to her beloved pets. I feel she considers them pets, or just apex predator acquaintances, either way, she is rolling the dice every time she hangs out with these behemoth buddies.

It doesn't change my feeling about this documentary. It's quite entertaining and actually endearing. I feel sorry for the sharks if I'm being honest. I would never dive and float around with these guys, because it's a huge risk. What if I am that one in ten-thousand human, and a shark happens to be in a mood that day, and takes my leg? I'll avoid the possibility of it, but I still feel that Ocean truly believes this is her destiny, so good for her. I think that if one of her shark friends ate her, she wouldn't mind. As she becomes a tasty treat, Ocean would exclaim that she exited this life on her own terms.