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Childhood 2.0 (2020)
Really eye opening
Really enjoyed this documentary. Think it's a must watch for parents. It's one of the only ones on this topic that actually lets the kids speak to what they experience. It's exhausting and heartbreaking hearing them deal with the sheer amount of stuff they have to deal with without the ability to cope. One gripe I have with it is it seemed to vilify young boys. I think young boys are just as much a victim to cyber bullying and exploited via porn as much as young girls. Other than that it was such a well done piece. The facts and graphs were really telling and gave you a concrete idea of how big a problem this is. I really hope we can learn how to help the situation going forward.
The Social Dilemma (2020)
Wow. Really gives you the gravity of the problem
This documentary was incredibly unsettling but necessary. I came in thinking I knew everything about the deleterious effects of social media on society but I was mistaken. This takes a deep dive into how social media is ruining society. It even brings it back to the current political polarization in the US and even misinformation on Covid. You come away realizing the mess that this has created. Not only does social media track you but it changes you without you being aware of it! Different from other reviews, I really liked the dramatizations; I thought they made it more tangible. My only complaint is that it was too one sided like most documentaries. It also seemed to fatalistic. The guy at the end was saying that we had 20 years to do something. I wish the insiders had more advice on what to do instead of pinning it on the regulations; that seems highly unlikely to happen.
Richard Jewell (2019)
Overacted/Boring
Disappointed in this film. The plot was dull and the characters were one dimensional. It's also kind of sad because the main character is mentally slow and it seemed like he was having trouble managing during that stressful time
On an unrelated note, did anyone see a guy wearing what looked like an Apple Watch at around minutes 18-20?
Us (2019)
Awful
This movie was awful. Incredibly boring and acting was terrible. The "real" family didn't even seem like a family, they seemed like siblings. The husband might have been the most irritating and pointless character I have ever seen. I am surprised this movie got such high marks; it must have been political that it did
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Really enjoyed
Terrific movie that has a very rich and deep plot line and that is multifaceted in its themes. In a nutshell, it's about a young girl that battles to win the approval of her boyfriends mother. But it's way more than that; it's about heartfelt themes of old generation/young generation, rich/poor, outsider/insider and others. This movie is as touching as it is multifaceted. You really feel for the protagonist as she has to endure seemingly endless attempts by the boyfriends family and friends to sabotage their relationship. It is literally unbelievable how poorly the family treats her. But the protagonist has incredible strength instilled into her by her mother and from her friends that enables her to push through. The only problems I have are that the boyfriend didn't have much depth. I am also just dumbfounded by how cruel women can be toward eachother.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
"Nasty Woman"
I stopped watching after the "Nasty Woman" comment the bad guy said to Vet Tech. It was incredibly political and when movies go there, I can't watch. Pandering to "feminism"
Free Solo (2018)
Annoying
Couldn't get passed the annoying and obnoxious vocal frying 🙄🙄🙄
A Dangerous Son (2018)
Child Abuse
This documentary was hard to get through. It was nothing but child abuse. It's a mothers attempt to "control" her son by forced drugging and "treatment." It was upsetting to watch how these parents and especially the mothers failed to try to relate to their sons. Instead, they lecture them on how to be with rules and checklists. And they think they will get to their child that way?! Calling emotional reactivity at a young age "mental illness" is ridiculous. I just can't imagine how damaging this is to the young boys. And the fact that society couldn't care less doesn't help. The implied messages they get from the media and I am sure their schooling is that boys are bad and dumb and don't deserve to be heard. It has been shown that boys do have a harder time expressing their emotions, especially at a young age, so it makes it that much more important for them to be truly listened to rather than controlled. It leads to disastrous consequences like we see because boys do tend to act out in more overt, violent ways.