Under Paris
Published September 29, 2024
Film info
- Title Under Paris
- Director Xavier Gens
- Year 2024
- Run time 1hr 44m
- Genres Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror
- Tagline Watch out before swim
In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:14 | “Can’t wait to dive into all this trash.” That’s the future of diving, for sure. |
| 5:25 | How are they just intrigued by all these sharks and not scared out of their minds? |
| 9:09 | Pretty sure this is what shark cages were invented for. |
| 13:44 | You aren’t allowed to kayak on the Seine? |
| 18:33 | “She’s a shark, not a poodle.” |
| 22:33 | From what I know of the Seine after the Olympics, you really don’t want to be diving in it. |
| 32:50 | Must be even bigger now, three years later. |
| 41:36 | Sonar shark! |
| 45:53 | A hundred million sharks are murdered each year? A hundred million?? |
| 51:10 | Love a city that has catacombs. |
| 57:17 | Baby shark, do do do do do do. |
| 1:06:29 | On the one hand, she’s saying ’that’s impossible’ a lot and not really explaining anything. On the other hand, who knows what our global damage will bring in the future? |
| 1:12:47 | Why do they have to cut these things so damn close. |
| 1:21:12 | Totally get that you don’t want a million sharks let loose but have they had time to think this through in terms of blowing up half of Paris? |
| 1:30:04 | Obviously don’t want all the people to die but it does massively serve the politician right. |
| 1:31:01 | Oh the shells from at the beginning. That’s clever. |
Thoughts
This one has been on my radar for a while as it seemed like such a silly idea… and one day when I was under the weather, it was the exact right time to watch it. There are plot holes galore and most explanations are simply ’they’ve evolved’ which is obviously going to happen but is a very convenient phrase. I was surprised at how serious the film was though, it’s not one of those shark-fest nonsense things, although it’s not done brilliantly, there are some good thoughts in here and the ending was a real surprise! Turns out it doesn’t all work out fine in the end!
Rating: 2 / 5