Episode Guide
Episode 1 – The review score for episode 2 was 2.5/5 and for episode 3 it was 3/5.
The true-crime genre is a hard one to mess up. The stories often make sense, even if the execution is off. The only thing required is that the creator be focused and organized. If they are, the genre can be a success.
The Real Bling Ring was not interested in focusing on the crimes at all. It wanted to focus on the criminals instead. Unfortunately, even this attempt is weakened and the series turns out to be delirious, offering very little to you as a viewer.
The story was meant to be a bombshell, but it ended up being a botched-up job. The people who committed the crimes sat in front of us and we were expecting explosive information, but instead we got a botched-up job.
The end result of Sofia Coppola’s dramatization was that it had a stronger impact and featured more sincere and authentic portrayals of the criminals themselves. It turns out that they are not interesting or special enough to make a difference. They either boasted about how they got away with it or denied everything and cleared their names. ..
The documentary did not offer any insights into human behavior that we were expecting from such offerings. All of the associated persons wore a mask to keep us at an arm’s distance from the truth. We never quite got down to it. In some sense, they used the documentary to do exactly what they wanted the crimes to do for them. Maybe not for Alexis, who seemingly feigned her entire sincerity trope but for everyone else, yes. Lee, one of the female Asst. DAs on the case said that “everyone wanted fame out of this case: even the police officers”. None had any intention to do justice or come clean.
The tone of the show was off-putting and it made it difficult to follow the case. The disclaimer at the beginning of each episode made it difficult to know what was being talked about. Additionally, first-hand claims of Alexis and Nick gave direction to the structure. However, in reality, these claims only featured in the latter half of the episodes.
The prosecution’s case was circumstantial at best, and the defense’s case was built on circumstantial evidence and hearsay.
The lack of information and setting up the story properly left me feeling bored and lost. I was never sure what was going to happen next, and there was no sense of anticipation. The accusatory attitude of everyone in the room made it difficult to sympathize with anyone, let alone process what they were saying.
The show was not well-conceived from the beginning. The writers and director did not have a clear plan for what they were trying to achieve, which made the show feel disjointed and unfocused. There were too many distractions, which made it difficult to follow the story.
The documentary “The Real Bling Ring” does not offer any significant takeaways about the impact of social media on individuality or the exploitative nature of the internet. The only crime here is that it was turned on when there are so many other choices available. ..
