Violetta

People are really overanalyzing this show and seem to forget it was made for KIDS. I grew up with it and absolutely adored it. I did not notice anything wrong, I just enjoyed the beautiful songs and cheesy storylines. Rewatching it now, as I tend to do sometimes, of course I see how some parts weren't the best but for my childhood self this show was a big part of my life and I loved it.

Ive started watched the series about a over a year ago. And it was great! I even watched all 240 episodes with the English dub! As awful as it sounds, it not that bad. The voices of the characters don't match the lips at first but as the series goes on it gets better. The singing is not great but after a while it's actually kinda OKAY. The show slaps when it hits its 3rd season! Which i think is the best!

When Violetta first came out in the Netherlands, Disney already spammed their channels full of advertisements for the show. And I can conclude that this show is just another marketing series to rip off little girls in buying merchandise. The people who wrote the storyline didn't have any inspiration. It's just another "Girl moves to a new school and find two boyfriends" cliché. But that is not the worst part. I've watched many TV shows and have seen a lot of horrible dialog, but this is a new depth. The characters are just acting childish. From the arrogant She-thinks-she-is-the-best-person-in-the-world-but-has-no-talent- type-girl to the Perfect-talented-honest-wants-everybody-happy-girl. For the main character Violetta, she is just a girl who wants to famous. She listens always to her heart and only wants to do good things. She is to say "The perfect girl." And in my opinion "The perfect girl" is something you want to avoid in anything. Disney wants girls to say: I want to be like her. However she also lies to her dad and justifies that it is OK to lie to your parents when YOU think you're doing something that is the best for you. This may be the case in this show but in real life most parents DO know what's best for their child. Since Violetta is made for little girls, the writers decided to let the boys act like ten year old boys. The whole progression of the overall story is really slow so Disney can just keep airing this trash instead on spending money on a real show, and whenever the story progresses eventually you will see the same over and over since all parts in the story are exactly the same. And although I shouldn't actually talk about the other reviews, everyone who give this series a 10 is behaving like a Justin Bieber fan girl. They are so brainwashed by Disney channel that they don't see that this program is trash. Just like the Beliebers are so brainwashed that they can't see how worthless that guy is. Almost all Disney Channel programs are crap (Fair to say about 99%) but this show is the the deepest you can get. That's why I am giving it 1 star.

Also, sorry for my broken English. It's not my native language.

Okay, just for fun I clicked too see how many stars this series had and discovered it only had 5.2. Then I read some of the rewiews and honestly it's like people really don't know what they are talking about. In my opinion this series is for 5-12 year olds maybe 13. When this series came out and was popular, i was a big fan and yes I can now look back at it and say that some of the things was a little unreal and some people will find it cringe. But give me one Disney film of Disney series that doesn't have something unreal in it. Almost every Disney series has that, because it's mostly made for kids. Things like that makes it more interesting for them. When I say unreal I don't mean that there are unicorns, more like real life situations that can happend but usually don't. They Take a real life situations and pimp it up a little, too make it more interesting, especially for the kids. This is a good series. Yes the dubbing in English is terrible. When I saw violetta I watched it in polish where it actually was pretty good. In English its terrible, also the fact that they make other people sing the song in English is also terrible, leave at least some of the real content. I just wanted to say that this series is something I really can recommend to people between 5 and 12. Yes older people can watch it too, I just think that people In the age of 5-12 years old will enjoyed more. Looking back at it Im so happy I watched it, it really is good and I hope you won't judge this series based of the bad reviews it has, its really not bad at all. I loved it. Today I'm 15 years old and I don't think I would have loved this series as much if I haven't watch it when I was 10-12 years old. So if you beetween 5-12 WATCH IT!!!

I started watching Violetta over the summer, just to have something to watch while I am doodling or doing administrative things that don't require my full attention. I must admit that I kind of enjoy these shows. It's a telenovela, each show lasts 40 minutes or longer and there are 80 or more episodes each season. I prefer shows that are longer and have more content, although in Violetta it is sometimes redundant. Apart from that, the actors are all okay to good looking and the acting is pretty standard for Disney. I would not recommend watching the English dub, it's horrible. English dub's are generally more terrible and I hate the fact that they dub the songs too. Now to some more negative points: I HATE the fact they introduce(!) a show with plot holes. We don't really find out how old Violetta is and they never answer the question what kind of institution the Studio is. Is it a music school or a Conservatory? If it is so expensive, how can Violetta enroll and pay tuition without her control-freak father finding out about that? Do the other people there go to school? Their lives seem to be centered around the studio. How old are they? I find it pretty delusional about life as the writers seem to be incapable of including such substantial information.

Also, I abhor Ludmilla. Some of the things she does are outright illegal, I don't understand why she never gets punished. Moreover, she claims to be the best singer and she is considered one of the best singers in the studio, but her voice is actually pretty weak in comparison to Camilla's voice and her singing is perceived as underaverage.

Speaking of music, in the show the characters are not only constantly lying to each other but also to us. Everyone thinks Violetta is the best singer. I mean, she is really pretty and has star qualities, but she is by far not the best singer. Her intonation is often far off and she only has a limited and low register. Moreover, whenever Leon is playing the piano, Violetta goes: "Oh my goad you are a wonderful pianist", even if he is just playing four chords that any beginner can play. It is even worse when Violetta plays the piano, because she seems to think that it requires lifting up her shoulders, it looks so fake. I just don't understand why they can't do a basic "How to look like you are actually playing an instrument" when all the actors are "playing" an instrument in every episode. And sometimes they are rehearsing with instruments that you cannot hear, which I find rather interesting.

I just think the writers/directors should not try to convey that they are talented by constantly putting it into the script, but by actually choosing talented people. No offense, but it feels like they are manipulating us to think like it is good. Some actors are very good singers and performers.

In summa, make your own picture of Violetta. I like that it is musicy and encourages people to follow their dreams, I just wish there weren't as many plot holes. There is a lot more, but I am too lazy to rant on.

Have fun.