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Trump 2024: The World After Trump (2020)
Severely Lacking
I'm not going to lie- I did not finish watching this. To be honest, I'm only 13 minutes in, and I'm just not hooked enough to keep watching. I gave this a 5/10 because it fulfilled its goal; it provided a perspective about the world's future following the Trump Era (he might win in 2024, so it may not be over yet). But, beyond that, there isn't a lot of redeeming qualities. It's highly subjective and doesn't communicate much, if any, factual information, especially for a documentary. I'm sort of confused by the guests that they chose for the film. I would expect that there would be educated experts, rather than mostly pastors, to touch on the heavily political aspects of our society. Also, it wasn't really balanced. It was mostly just praising Trump and criticizing left-leaning ideals without providing evidence as to why their views were factually corroborated and supported. In my opinion, if you're going to do commentary, I think it has to be an equal blend of fact and opinion to really convey the message effectively. Also, it just seemed really repetitive and because of that, I couldn't keep watching. It just felt like I was re-watching clips over and over again. But, anyway, it definitely catered to its intended audience and that's fine. I just don't think it was my cup of tea, especially when I wanted it to be an in-depth documentary.
*Note: To be honest, I don't think my opinion is nearly as valid as the rest of the audience that watched the whole thing (because I didn't). I just had a poor impression of it. To put it in perspective, I was able to sit through the Star Wars Holiday Special, but I couldn't get through this. But, if you enjoyed it, that's completely fine, and I 100% don't have a problem with that. Again, I just don't think it was for me personally.*
Naomi Osaka (2021)
Great Documentary
I think a lot of the user reviews are negative (rated a 1), when they clearly haven't watched it at all and just aren't a fan of Naomi. I saw one of the comments about this being a BLM documentary, but I think they failed to acknowledge that the episode containing the protests are more than that; it's a display of her finding her voice and courage, while also being proud of her heritage when she was viewed as a follower. I think this documentary shows strength and perseverance and how the relationships in her life, especially with Kobe, impacted her. Great documentary, and I'm glad that Netflix told the incredible and inspirational story of an even more exceptionally talented athlete. Even as a fan of Osaka, this is genuinely a good documentary and disregard all the negative reviews (reviewers are entitled to do so though); if anything, they are inaccurate.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Eh...
Look, I'm not an avid Star Wars fan. I grew up with this sequel trilogy and was introduced to the prequel and the original movies as a young kid. I do love the movies and consider myself a fan. To be honest, I think that this new trilogy was pretty terrible. Some scenes and moments were great, but it's no way comparable to the originals. I think it was a stupid idea from Disney to completely sideline George Lucas, the CREATOR of Star Wars, and think that they could replicate the same emotional and cultural impact the prior six episodes had on us. I mean, like I can't. These sequel films were just so derivative of the original three films. I know this is called "Star Wars", but honestly, it was just a bland, unorganized war story in space that had the literally the same villian, the same mastermind, the same forces (an order and a rebellion), etc. It was just the same story. What I cherished about the prequels is that it provided us with different, but relevant themes of good and evil, family, community, etc. It still had conflict, but it had some emotional weight. The sequels were none of that. It was just a copy of the original three like mentioned earlier. They introduce new characters that they never thoroughly develop and make them into the main characters of the story, while making the returning characters the center of the spotlight. I understand that they needed to conclude their storylines, but they're no longer the center of these movies. They had their time, they need to move on. It would've been better if they fleshed out the trio, made them likeable, but realistic and relatable characters, while having the old characters in the picture, but not having them as protagonists, and providing them with satisfying conclusions. But, they just added the new cast and old cast together, which makes them unable to develop anyone because now there is a ton of characters to account for. These movies had amazing effects, music, and great acting, but the writing, plot, and characterization extremely impacted the product. If I were Disney, I'd fire Kathleen Kennedy, bring someone extremely dedicated and familiar with Star Wars like Jon Favreau or Dave Filoni to become President, bring George Lucas back into the picture, and redo this trilogy because this was a disservice to Lucas' work. I hope that someone can bring this franchise back to prosperity.