True Story ‘You Can See Everything’ Fans’ Reactions: Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Movie Has X Questioning “What They Just Watched!”

True Story ‘You Can See Everything’ Fans’ Reactions on X: It is somewhat true that there are documentaries that you watch, some that you discuss, some that you think about for days, and then there is a category that makes people on X (formerly Twitter) collectively enter the state of “WHAT DID I JUST WATCH”, and Nathan Fielder’s latest project You Can See Everything, centred on Elizabeth Holmes, is already being described as belonging to the last of the mentioned categories: groundbreaking, unsettling and unlike anything viewers have seen before, apparently. Thus, according to the X reactions, calling it a straightforward documentary might be a mistake.

The three-hour film has audiences talking about manipulation, investigative filmmaking and the uncomfortable means of trying to understand who has spent years at the centre of a public scandal. While some viewers are calling it one of the best documentaries ever made, others are still processing the experience, and what appears to be common among viewers is that nobody seems to be walking out feeling fully normal or underwhelmed.

If you have followed the Theranos scandal, Elizabeth Holmes is hardly an unfamiliar name, but You Can See Everything appears to be less interested in just a revisit to what happened and more in what happens when the filmmaker gets access to a person whose public image has been scrutinised hundreds of times.

What Was the Theranos Scandal and Who is Elizabeth Holmes? A Quick Recap

Basically, Theranos was founded in 2003, and Elizabeth Holmes promised something ambitious: a revolutionised blood testing by allowing comprehensive tests to be conducted using blood collected through a finger prick. It was the kind of idea that sounded too good to be true, but the investors were bought into the vision, and Theranos attracted some $900 million in investment, with its valuation reaching a peak of approximately $9 billion.

Holmes became a young entrepreneur known for her black turtlenecks, carefully designed public image and claims that her technology could transform healthcare, but there was a problem! The Theranos technology did not work as it promised; its testing methods and results became unreliable and inaccurate. Rather than being transparent about these issues, Holmes went on to concealing the, but the scandal was eventually exposed, bringing into light the company’s promises and its actual capabilities. Holmes was convicted in January 2022 and sentenced to prison.

With years of reporting, the story is known to many people, but what makes Nathan Fielder’s approach intriguing is the possibility that knowing the facts is not exactly the same as knowing the person at the centre of them.

True Story ‘You Can See Everything’ Fans’ Reactions on X: Nathan Fielder Has Viewers Stunned

Going by the initial X reactions, viewers seem to be struggling to find the right words for You Can See Everything and considering the film reportedly runs for around three hours, people describing it as absorbing says volumes about the experience.

X user @MulloyElizabeth was left speechless after watching the film describing the film as, “possibly the ultimate game of 3-dimensional chess between a master manipulator and a filmmaker who likes getting in people’s heads.” The reaction started with the words reading that they had no words to describe You Can See Everything.

Another user @EthanSimmie admitted that they audibly gasped and praised Fielder as a singular visionary challenging what viewers believe documentaries can bring, writing, “I audibly gasped like 7 times during YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING and my jaw is still on the floor. Fielder remains a truly singular visionary upending what we all thought was possible for documentaries”, further predicting that we will look back in 20 years to realise that this movie changed the genre itself.

Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans Are Terrifying

X user @shreyasaiyer offered an intriguing reaction, breaking down their thoughts into pointers, mentioning that Elizabeth Holmes is terrifying and Billy Evans is even more terrifying. The user did not elaborate on the specifics of what made them feel that way, but the observations also brough other interesting facts, warning the viewers not to expect a conventional documentary and further writing, “Only Nathan Fielder could’ve made this. Feels like his style on a whole new level”.

X Cannot Stop Talking About Not Getting Bored

An enthusiastic response came from @whoknave who described You Can See Everything as a three-hour “electric factory” of storytelling. In their reaction they mentioned, “A complete 3 hour electric factory, I was not bored for a moment. Entirely riveting storytelling.”

Another user, @ShadeTV, was left trying to process what they had seen, calling the film groundbreaking. They praised Fielder’s work, writing, “You Can See Everything is groundbreaking work.  Nathan Fielder is on another level as an investigative journalist”, further adding that this was the best documentary they have seen and describing it as a “3-hour slow burn that delivers”, ending the post with a wow.

User @mildredfierce2 summed up the film’s biggest talking point clearly, writing, “It really warrants going in as blind as possible. But I’ll say this: What Nathan Fielder grapples with here, getting 24/7 access to someone, and end up not knowing anything at all about them is something the audience has to grapple with too. We believe the truth of what we have read about Elizabeth Holmes, but at the end of almost three hours, you feel you don’t know anything”, mentioning that it is incredibly complex.

X Verdict

According to the early reactions, You Can See Everything looks like the kind of film that you should watch to experience the most unexpected. Nathan Fielder has already established a distinctive approach to uncomfortable human interactions, but here, the initial responses suggest that the filmmaker seems interested in a subject with real consequences and a history that goes beyond the screen and text.

The enthusiastic first reactions show that the viewers are rather fascinated by the documentary. Going by the reactions, the documentary seems to be “unconventional” in its style and leaves you with questions. X has made the film sound like half the experience is trying to figure out what is happening, but in a positive sense.

Would you watch You Can See Everything, or have you already watched it? Tell us in the comments what you look forward to or what you liked about the film.

Watch the You Can See Everything official trailer on YouTube.

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