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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.

While it was fascinating to watch her swim alongside such massive sharks, I think it sends a problematic message. It's risky to personify apex predators like giving them names and suggesting a personal bond blurs the line between perception and scientific reality. What are her actual qualifications beyond being an advocate with a passion for sharks and diving? Throughout the entire segment, I couldn't stop thinking of the "Grizzly Man," who believed bears were his friends. He named and interacted with them as if they were pets...until they ultimately killed and ate him.

I'm not suggesting sharks lack sentience, and I fully support efforts to protect them. But this approach feels like playing Russian roulette. At any moment, one of those sharks could turn on her. Maybe it's my deep fear of sharks, but portraying wild animals as misunderstood rather than dangerous can lead to tragic consequences-just ask the tourists in Yellowstone who try to pet bison. Wild animals deserve respect, not familiarity.

I really enjoyed watching this. It definitely changed my view completely about sharks. I love animals. I love people that are so passionate about animals. Ocean is a remarkable person. The fact she dedicated her life to saving sharks and removing the stigma that sharks are not evil creatures. They're very smart and yes, they are very dangerous. But I don't think her message is that - hey everyone should start swimming with sharks, they're totally safe! I think she's just trying to raise awareness that these majestic creatures don't deserve the cruelty from fishermen poach them just to remove their fins. The filming was stunning. I really enjoyed watching this. I learned a lot.

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.

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.