Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

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Birithivy Y Operation Varsity Blues The College Admissions Scandal - 7/10. Chris Smith, who directed the great Fyre documentary, returns with the docu/reenactment film about the college admissions scandal. Diving into the history of the man who created the whole process of making rich and entitled kids get into the best colleges, the documentary reenacts these incidents and shows the convos that lead to the events to happen. Smith interviews individuals directly and indirectly involved with the case, and the documentary shows how the admission process is flawed and filled with loopholes. Whats sad about the documentary is that there is a sense of dread and sadness attached to it. Though it exposes the loopholes, it also shows the pain and effects it has on young people that haven't been accepted. The discrepancy between the wealthy and the rest is brilliantly shown through the doc, and Smith does a good job of using vlog footage to capture how much an admission means to young people. As a documentary it feels like it could have been a little more engaging. Otherwise, its a good documentary that will make you think about how unfair advantages are for the privileged. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Sean O I love the blend of acting and real interviews that made this film so compelling. I have watched movies that are solely re-enactments of events and documentaries that are solely interviews and description, but neither by itself can fully portray the gravity of what has happened. It made it entertaining, but also informing. It's not the best film of this style that I've seen, (shout out to "Pepsi, where's my jet?") but it's definitely up there. Would recommend. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/22 Full Review Audience Member It helped me get my point of not going to college to my parents easier, that is why I like it more. Very informative, but I don't like when they recreate stories AND have a documentary! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member As a newcomer to the world of documentaries I believe Operation Varsity Blues was pretty gripping. There wasn't much of any shock factors, however the film portrays the situation in great (but not excessive) detail enough to make it a watchable experience. I must say that 'reenactment scenes' sound generally cringe but due to these being almost a 'word to word' reenactments, they truly were not that bad. The thing that struck out to me the most must be the story of Standford's sailing teacher. Honestly, it is hard not to feel bad for him. I wish him well. He seems like a good person. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Operation Varsity Blues The College Admissions Scandal - 7/10. Chris Smith, who directed the great Fyre documentary, returns with the docu/reenactment film about the college admissions scandal. Diving into the history of the man who created the whole process of making rich and entitled kids get into the best colleges, the documentary reenacts these incidents and shows the convos that lead to the events to happen. Smith interviews individuals directly and indirectly involved with the case, and the documentary shows how the admission process is flawed and filled with loopholes. Whats sad about the documentary is that there is a sense of dread and sadness attached to it. Though it exposes the loopholes, it also shows the pain and effects it has on young people that haven't been accepted. The discrepancy between the wealthy and the rest is brilliantly shown through the doc, and Smith does a good job of using vlog footage to capture how much an admission means to young people. As a documentary it feels like it could have been a little more engaging. Otherwise, its a good documentary that will make you think about how unfair advantages are for the privileged. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Eh... Pretty boring to me. The production quality was decent, but it actually made me care even less. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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