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I’d been hearing about this documentary but to be honest it didn’t present any arguments to me that I hadn’t already heard of, even in the year 2020 when it was released. It’s fine for someone who is young and perhaps grew up with social media, but as a millennial who saw the growth of social media as well as the various conversations and discussions around it, it didn’t surprise me. The documentary perhaps presented more facts and interviews, but it didn’t really interest me or shock me. Which is ironic to say because one of the big arguments of the documentary was how social media was designed to grab our attention, and I’m rating this documentary as just ok because it didn’t grab my attention.

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This was a really interesting documentary on Roman life. It wasn't comprehensive because there are only three episodes, but I really appreciated that it went into the daily lives of Romans as opposed to the great and famous that may be more recognizable.

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This was a documentary about the abuse that occurred on the sets of Nickelodeon kids’ shows. It’d blown up recently and that was how I heard about it. I thought it was a decent documentary that reminded us both of how vulnerable kids are when you put them in positions of employment, and also the importance of tone at the top and top executives in setting an example.

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Extremely adorable documentary!! I'm just coming off of the famed BBC Earth and Frozen Planet documentaries and I felt that the quality of this documentary was on par with those. Would definitely recommend this documentary for those who like nature documentaries.

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This was a pretty short documentary series that explored the way life developed from cells to the way that we are now. I liked it, I thought it was pretty interesting, and its length made it an easy binge.

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Once again, another BBC nature documentary that did not disappoint. I would highly recommend this.

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This season was really not that different from the previous seasons. If you enjoyed the previous seasons of Aerial China then this season is basically the same. The only difference was that it was longer (10 episodes).

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I didn't expect to finish this season today, but I did. This season of Aerial China was extremely bingeable.

I didn't expect anything from this series but it took me by surprise by how varied and fast-paced it was. Admittedly, I mostly watched this series while doing other things, but I think that if I was just sitting down and watching this, I still would've found it enjoyable.

I'd definitely enjoy it for people who are interested in China and Chinese culture as a whole.

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This movie started off serious, and it became more and more serious. I did appreciate what this movie delivered though. I would describe it as an animated documentary. The structure and story telling of the film was that of a documentary, but it was all drawn instead.

I would recommend it for those who want to see another side of war, to see how war effects humans in more subtle ways. Obviously, this is not the happiest movie, so I'd only recommend it for those who are specifically looking for that kind of content and understanding.

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