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Netflix suggestions 190918 – and my opinion of "Stranger Things"

Some of Netflix’s original content investments might be rewarding and effectively bring new viewers to the network, but others push me away from my subscription, making me question “why do people watch this crap?”.
The most obvious name in making me want to terminate the service, is the world-wide-adored “Stranger Things”, which was actually fun in its first season, weak on its first return, and a complete disgrace on its current third season. “Stranger Things” is zero innovation, and 100% tried and tested vulgarity, crammed with (not so young) kids and adults hysterically screaming and swearing all the time, trying to please a ridiculous spectrum of audiences.
In “Stranger Things” each targeted audience segment is given a small obvious something that they – the producers – expect to be enough to capture them, but that to me feel nauseatingly forced, fake, plastered, just there because someone identified a commercial positive in it. This applies to kids swearing and drinking Coca-Cola, adults smoking non-stop, top-of-the-pops vinyl music of the 1980s, and people stereotypes so eroded that it is frightening to think that someone agreed to finance such a production, saying no to others.

Fortunately, the Netflix network (still) has captivating content, not trivial to find elsewhere. Here are some mostly international suggestions: a doc on the harsh reality of some Afghan kids, a Korean documentary, a doc on rat killers in Mumbai/India, and a doc on the Internet and the connected world.

For each suggestion, I include its Netflix and IMDB URLs.

The Land of the Enlightened (2016) – 7.1 * (508 votes)
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80097375
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2338774/
Afghan kids from the Kuchi tribe digging and selling Soviet mines.

I Am Sun Mu (2015) – 7.2 * (172 votes)
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80154179
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4722674/
A North Korean defector and his art.

The Rat Race (India / Hindi)
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80145085
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2308985/
@Mumbai/India, some people make a living as rat killers.

Lo and Behold (2016) – 7.0 * (10K votes)
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80097363
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275828/
Werner Herzog on the Internet and “the connected world”.



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Netflix selection 20190728

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I regularly browse Netflix in search of content that I might watch, one day.

My preference goes for documentaries. These days, I loathe most fiction, including “Strangers Things” and “Black Mirror”, which I once adored, but that now fail to capture my aw, due to lack of originality, lack of credibility, vulgar acting, etc.

I am convinced that most, if not all, of the following documentaries will be time well invested into learning history, having contact with alternative perspectives, and/or knowing formidable people.

At the end the post, there is a sequence of snapshots taken from each program’s Netflix page. Whenever possible, I have also included hyperlinks to the program’s Netflix page and to the corresponding IMDB file, but not all content is on IMDB.

Women at War 1914-1918
“Trace the overlapping journeys of exceptional women swept up in World War I and hear their tales of bravery on history’s front lines.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80230465

Women at War 1939-1945
“Mothers, nurses, soldiers and deportees — these women fought against persecution for freedom and survival amid the turbulence of World War II.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80230555

Unrest
“In this heart-wrenching documentary, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student turns the camera on herself to capture her struggles with chronic fatigue syndrome.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80168300
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268850

Behind the Cove
“After a documentary about the Japanese whaling industry garnered international attention, an amateur filmmaker decides to tell the rest of the story.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80132127
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5014146

Eve’s Apple
“Interviews with global policymakers and girls in Gambia and Kenya detail the horrors of female genital mutilation and the growing efforts to end it.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80202713

Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable (2017)
“This cinematic journey into the waters off East Africa chronicles the story behind artist Damien Hirst’s massive exhibition of oceanic treasures.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80217857
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6980988

Born Strong
“Four 400-pound giants fight for the crown at the Arnold Strongman Classic and offer a glimpse into their lives leading up to the competition.”
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80210716
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7582508



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