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Fantastic Fungi (2019)
Misdirected hate from some reviewers - But is in reality quite a beautiful documentary. Watch this one.
People seem to miss the picture here. This documentary was obviously meant to inform at a very basic level, and to let people know that there is an exponential growth in interest going on in the world of fungi research and understanding. Bad reviewers en masse call it "pseudoscience" even though the content is true. It's just very basic in its depth/explanation. Ironically, these reviewers are doing exactly what they talked about in the documentary itself. They don't understand it and/or are afraid of experiencing psychedelics, and they point fingers. Anyone that's had the experience is going to appreciate the work that went into making this as relatable as possible. Yes, it feels like "sales" because it's encouraging you to just learn and open your mind. That's it.
Now, as for the movie itself. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was organized in a way that, to me, was fun visually to watch and interesting/entertaining to listen to. In the second half, the explaining of the significance of fungi in nature then transitions into speaking to the significance of fungi, more specifically mushrooms, the fruit of the fungi world, and to its significance to us. Human beings.
The only reason I didn't give this 10 stars is because they cut they missed an opportunity in longer and meaningful production and should have started going into a little more of the technical stuff after that part to keep more people interested. But otherwise, well done.
The Expanse: Babylon's Ashes (2022)
That's it?! You're going to end the series LIKE THAT??!
Like many others, I am feeling something eerily similar to how I felt after the end of GoT. The world building that took place in the first few seasons just completely fell apart in seasons 4-6.
The story was totally derailed and turned into a solar system soap opera. The Marco show. Some bad guy vs good guy story that has been told countless times, when they had the opportunity to write something completely original. The opportunity to: Expand on the science. Expand on the protomolecule, how it works, what it can be used for, its story, whatever. That was such a cool concept. Expand on the rings and new universes to be discovered. New types of beings, dimensions, realities... I bragged about the potential of this show and how good it was to all of my friends and family, and they chose the most uninteresting path of them all. A story about a stupid war when there was something right in front of their faces that transcended it all.
This could have been a story that would be told for the ages but instead it was turned into utter and complete nonsense. A drama. Of all things. Please excuse me as I'm writing this immediately after watching this episode, so the emotions are a bit raw. But I can't believe it's over. I've been watching this since the day it first aired on sci fi. I named my damn car the Roci. I am a true fan. I beg of you, anyone, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, I don't care. Please don't let this story end like this. There's still so much story to be told.
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Pronounced Nevada wrong but...
Wasn't a bad movie. The theme carried on from the first film, though the end was a bit rushed. Could have used a little more depth, but it was a lot of fun.