Voir (TV Series) Summer of the Shark (2021) User Reviews

People giving this 1/10 - are you ok?

[sackofwhine · 8/10 · 30 December 2021]

I get not liking certain pieces of media but 1/10? That's a woefully misguided and childish take. A 1/10 means there's not a single positive thing to say about this episode- which is just objectively wrong.

I'm sick and tired of grown ups giving everything that slightly annoys them an automatic 1/10. It's like their critical thinking area is just disabled when consuming media.

The episode is fantastically shot and masterfully edited, bringing a lot of visual nuances to Stones text.

I think there's honestly some underlying misogyny going on in these reviews because a woman is telling her personal story that connects to a memory many people share. Especially the last sentiment of how men's fantasies have dominated Hollywood.

Let me tell you something: She's right. It's so funny that these types of reviews always show up on Imdb and not on Letterboxd. Different mentalities it seems.

I agree that her voice is a bit monotonous but at least it's authentic. What matters here is the story and the message, and I share her sentiments fully. People have become lazier and dumber when it comes to their filmtaste. Just the way it is.

interesting but for who?

[AvionPrince16 · 6/10 · 15 December 2021]

I dont really know what to think about the tv show. It have some interesting facts but its pretty non detailled and have not really a plus value or something. Its just someone who talk about some social condition or historical context.but thats it.

Poor Writing, Terrible Narration

[pejey-73375 · 1/10 · 16 December 2021]

What would have been an ordinary video essay with essentially nothing to say on its subject matter is elevated to a piece of remarkable performance art by merit of its narration. They could have just hired a professional narrator and been done with it. But they got a non-performer, film critic Sasha Stone. In her hands, this dull script with no points whatsoever becomes something more - something transcendent. From the first line, Sasha challenges Microsoft Sam for the crown of Least Expressive Performer of All Time. Even a computer program might struggle to deliver so many different lines all with the exact same intonation, never stumbling into imbuing a sentiment with real, human emotion. This duality makes for a potent cocktail - a woefully overdramatic script paired with a performance completely free from any genuine expression of feeling. It serves as an excellent poster for what this overall series offers: Bad writing that's hard to notice because the performances are so, so much worse.

Blah, Blah, Blah....

[beckr1 · 1/10 · 21 December 2021]

You know, this could have been a great thing. The first episode is very important, but the narrator descended into an anger vomit rage that was really a turn off for movie lovers. I have my Jaws story and it's a beautiful one, but when the viewer is made to feel guilty for the outcome of the result, that leaves the viewer with a sour taste in their mouths. Take a lesson from "The Movies That Made Us." That elevated film, gave me a history lesson about the making of that movie and made me feel good about reliving that film again. I made me want to rewatch it again. It inspired me. This series did the opposite to me.