He played Ron so well that his acting made you hate him. He played Ron like a self-obsessed jerk. It was, without a doubt, Ron’s fault that Heidi became a shark girl. So props to Ryan Bertroche for making the audience hate Ron. Finally, Nick Tag, who played investigative journalist Christopher. Tag’s acting made audiences like him because he was the only person in the film who wanted to help Heidi. He was believable in his feelings for Summayyah Ameerah’s character, Sienna. The two actors showed that they had chemistry and played the scenes together in harmony. It was almost as if the two actors were meshed together to be one entity. 

Compelling Cinematography 

The 2024 film had some intriguing cinematography aspects, like aerial shots. Despite an average plot, the film did well with its cinematography. The aerial shots of places around Venice Beach were breathtaking. The beach shots and aerial shots of places like the Hollywood hills were amazing, almost as if they were taken from a documentary. The shots showed the setting of the film and the places where scenes took place. For example, there was an aerial shot of the beach where Heidi gets bitten by a radioactive shark. Another aspect of the filming of Shark Girl was the zooming shots that captured the emotions of the characters. These shots were used to create fear, sadness during death scenes, and anger for the lives that Heidi took. The best camera work in the film was during the scene where Sienna and Christopher are trying to capture Heidi. The shot was taken from the top of the hill looking down, which allowed the viewers to see Heidi walking up the hill from a character’s point of view. 

The soundtrack of the film was intriguing. It brought more feeling to the film. The music that played during the fight scene with Heidi and Sienna made the scene an epic fight for the cure. This music was orchestrated and had a spooky jerking element to it.  It even made the scene more emotional as Sienna tells Heidi that she still thinks her old self is in there. The soundtrack made scenes between Sienna and Christopher devastating towards the end of the film. The twisted, jerking music in the soundtrack was used to create an intense atmosphere in the film, which did work.

‘Shark Girl’: A Decent Film For Shark Week

Overall, Shark Girl had plenty of potential to be a great film, but it fell short in terms of plot development. The film redeemed itself in the aspects of acting and cinematography. The film is a decent film to watch on Shark Week for folks who are looking for a film that is not too scary. However, remember: do not go swimming in a contaminated ocean unless you want to become a killer shark person.

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