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My comment deals with both the Hulu and Netflix documentaries about Fyre Festival, as they were released so closely together that it invites comparison.
TL;DR: I think the Hulu version is a far superior (and significantly more honest) documentary. I'm baffled by the fact that so many people seem to prefer the Netflix one.
The only upside of the Netflix one is that they have huge amounts of behind the scenes footage, but the reason the Netflix doc has so much behind the scenes footage is because it was produced by the same social media agency that marketed the fraudulent festival to begin this. Which is never even mentioned in the doc. That's a much bigger ethical issue than Hulu paying Billy McFarland to be interviewed in their doc, where they consistently contrast his lies with the factual truth, essentially showing you how a pathological liar operates in real time.
Out of both docs I found the Hulu one significantly more compelling, because it digs much deeper into Billy's past and the whole litany of financial crimes he committed. It's also much harsher on Jerry Media, the marketing company for Fyre Festival that produced the Netflix doc, and the influencers that peddled this crap. As someone who knew a lot about this story already, the Hulu doc added significantly to my understanding of how big a scam this was, how it fit in with Billy's past behaviour, and the lengths of deception he'd go to. Except for some marginally funny anecdotes, I thought the Netflix doc didn't add to my understand of events at all - it just covered what we already knew. Because the Netflix doc leaves out so much context and only focuses on the logistics of the festival, it also ends up painting almost everyone involved as good people with a great vision who just didn't quite manage to pull it off. When it should be portrayed as the intentional scam that it was.
I can't attest to this last part, because I knew the back story, but my wife hadn't heard of Fyre Festival and found the Hulu doc much easier to follow and significantly more insightful. She watched the Netflix one first and by the time it finished did not have a particularly strong understanding of what had actually occurred. I too found the way the narrative is presented in the Netflix doc fairly confusing.
On a more minor note, the Hulu doc also dealt with Ja Rule's involvement in a significant way, whereas he was basically ignored and absolved of all blame in the Netflix one.
I seem to be in a tiny minority here, but I'm baffled by the fact that the consensus view seems to be that the Netflix one is the superior documentary. It's a puff piece compared to the Hulu one.
"Influencers are incredibly brave people." :face_with_raised_eyebrow:
Sure, this one has Billy McFarland himself (although he didn't have much to add, to be honest), but I prefered the Netflix documentary because it took its time to give the Bahamians a voice who were screwed over and still suffer the most.
I had never heard of the festival before this documentary. As some of reviews suggested I watched this first and then the Netflix version too. I agree, Hulu version gives great overview of how it started and what happened. For me Netflix version was nice addition, for details, more interviews and behind the scenes footage.
I saw both, the Netflix and the Hulu versions, and I felt this was a more straightforward approach to the story with it's more linear timeline, starting with how Billy created several companies before the festival and how it all led up to such a meltdown. Add in the interviews with Billy that yes, they paid him for, and his girlfriend and it makes for a more compelling documentary in my opinion.
Not a bad documentary, but seemed rushed out the door. I fell like the annoying text-to-speech was more out of necessity than a creative decision.
This was a really interesting documentary, showing the power of influence and FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)
Netflix and Hulu both released a documentary on this, but Hulu decided to focus on showing the contract between words and action, as well as focusing on the legality of the decisions being made.
Hulu had the opportunity to interview Billy McFarland for the film, and I think that adds an interesting dynamic to the film as a whole. There's no giant revelation or anything, but they cut it together in a way that kept me interested.
If you're interested in the Fyre Festival, I'd recommend both movies. If you're just curious to see what this was, I'd recommend this one over the Netflix documentary.
Interesting story. Good coverage and video resources but the documentary presentation could be better.
This is hardly a documentary in the first place, and the trailer makes it look way more excitig than it actually is.
Shout by Ryan PrestonBlockedParent2019-01-24T20:47:51Z
When it really comes down to it, this documentary is little more than random references to and clips from US sitcoms, a shit ton of outdated memes and the word "millennial" uttered at least once every 30 fucking seconds.
Even with the advantage of having interview segments with Billy McFarland, this Hulu documentary is far and away inferior to the Netflix one.