En paix avec les requins

This is a good docu, she is great. But people shouldn't just go swimming with sharks. There was a guy who did something similar for years and one day he was being filmed and a shark ripped off his leg. It's her life and if she knows the risks it's her choice. But it is valid to worry that social media influencers are taking risks more to promote themselves than help sharks. It seems like she genuinely loves sharks and cares about their survival. I think it is a beautiful film and shows how much they care about their survival animals. Though this is about her, she is really focused on sharks and you can tell she wants the film to be more about sharks and educating people and that really comes through. She is using her platform for shark conservation and risking her life to do so. I actually think she has made a big difference changing things for sharks. I also appreciate seeing sharks in a different light. Other influencers swimming with sharks are mostly men and it is mostly about how brave they are swimming with sharks, whereas Ocean makes it about the animals and I think that differentiates her. Before she became so well known people weren't really cari g much about this, so she has been a big game changer for shark conservation.

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.

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.

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.

I've read a lot about the controversy around Ocean Ramsey. When actual scientists - actual people doing shark conservation work, people who really study them and collect data and publish research - speak out against Ocean, her legion of social media followers attack them. I've heard from many that they've never gotten as terrible death threats and attacks as when Ocean sends her army after them for critiquing what she does. She doesn't take criticism well at all.

To quote an article on the subject: " Ocean Ramsey does not collect data, does not publish research, does not collaborate with researchers who do except for a study testing the effectiveness of shark repellent where her role is not clear, does not present at scientific conferences, does not train students in research methods, does not have research ethics permits for her activities, regularly misrepresents her own expertise and credentials, and regularly shares unequivocally factually incorrect statements about background issues related to shark biology and conservation despite being repeatedly corrected. In my capacity as a scientific journal editor, I would never assign her to peer review a paper because she does not have the qualifications or credentials. And that's not counting the aforementioned coordinated cyber-harassment of legitimate scientific researchers and mainstream conservationists."

I think this documentary failed to actually break down the phenomenon of Ocean Ramsey. It was a PR stunt. It just felt like a long social media post from Ramsey. This documentary didn't dive into the real science. It didn't dive into the harassment she causes the real science community and the people really out there trying to help sharks.

Ramsey cares about Ramsey. Ramsey likes being famous and diving. That's my take away.