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We Are Who We Are (2020)
Ignore the bad reviews
This show is art given life, bringing representation to the forefront.
It is a beautiful coming of age tale, whether or not the army life is 100% accurate as I've seen in these reviews, or whether or not the characters are likeable. I feel like people are missing the point.
The characters are complex and flawed, as we all are, and they are beautiful for that. This show is not afraid to present that.
I've never seen anything like it and don't think I will for a while. Attentively waiting for each new episode.
We Are Who We Are: Right Here Right Now IV (2020)
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This episode was beautiful and artistic and felt like a masterpiece.
Criminal: UK: Alex (2020)
I don't know how to feel, but maybe that's the point?
Honestly the ending of this episode left a sour taste in my mouth. Kit's and the rest of the performances were as great as ever, and while it wasn't necessarily predictable, I feel like making the story about a false rape claim is really disheartening when I thought this episode was going to shed some light on some really important issues.
Not that people don't get falsely accused, and that those people don't suffer some form of consequence. But that so, so many times real accusations are made, sometimes in positions like this or in countless other scenarios, where for some reason or another the case gets dropped because there's not enough evidence. Or, as the episode itself said, everything is stacked in the defendants favour.
As much as we should take every rape case we hear as truth until proven otherwise I don't believe that's the case, at least not in court or with police. False accusations as a whole only hurt how that justice is able to be carried out, and of course are a problem in their own right. It just seemed like where this episode had an opportunity to shed light on the problems and injustices that victims of actual rape face through the legal process, it instead felt like it was trying to somehow make me empathise with Alex?
It might've been ambiguous what did happen by the end, but I feel like even with Alex making a fool of himself his innocence was still heavily implied. And I feel like that is too often the way in real life cases, everything is stacked against a girl who accuses somebody of rape in the eyes of the law. Even now, even today. I think this episode missed a real opportunity to drive that point home.
EDIT: Maybe that is the point of this episode? To try and drive home how hard the system makes it for actual rape victims to get their justice, how false accusations only makes it worse, and how some men are unfortunately falsely accused and do have to face those consequences?
I do applaud it for all of that, because I do see it painted throughout. I just worry that leaving the climax in the hands of the poor, falsely accused man, and pushing that narrative away from the real victims, could be problematic if that's all people are left with at the end.
Spree (2020)
Don't believe the negative reviews
Wow. The depiction of the technology, streamer culture and the chat was perfect. Acting, cinematography and story incredible. Horrific prospect, but really well put together modern film.