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The Plot Against America (2020)
The dangers of complacency and forgetting our ideals
The show depicts how Charles Lindberg defeats FDR in the 1940 elections and how a country, in this case the US, can gradually slide into fascism and totalitarism. The show depicts a struggle between America's ideals and racism/bigotry/intolerance and shows is how fragile our liberties and freedoms really are.
The cast is amazing. Every main character seems real and fleshed out. Morgan Spector and Zoe Kazan are brilliant as Herman and Bess. The kid actors are wonderful and every supporting actor is perfectly cast. I really felt like I got a unique perspective into the Jewish community in the 1940s.
The dialogue is engaging and insightful. Characters debate about issues and you feel invested in the arguments. The shows beauty and horror is how the scenarios in these arguments don't remain distant possibilities for long and start to materialize.
What the show really excels at is how an atmosphere of uncertainty and dread starts to creep in and it really shows how suddenly you can lose your country.
This show is shot beautifully and it really transports you to the 40s. The lighting is soft and creamy and the color palette really captures the era. The details are meticulous: the costumes, old cars, locations and even pinball machines. I haven't really seen a show shot like this and it feels more like a movie than a mini series.
It seems crazy that we still need to be reminded about equality and human rights in the 21st century. We are all human. We are all created equal. We all have the same rights. Anyone who tries to divide a country and claim otherwise should not be in charge. I will fight for your freedom and I hope you will fight for mine.
I urge you to watch this show. I maybe a more patient viewer but I never felt like the show was moving slowly. The plot moves quickly through time and I felt like almost each scene sets up relevant plot points that are payed off later, just like in the Wire.
I have watched all five episodes so far and I wanted to write a review and recommend the show to others. Can't wait to see how the show continues.
Making a Murderer (2015)
The injustice will make your blood boil
It is now crystal clear that Avery and Dassey are indeed innocent. The second season/part of Making a Murderer covers basically every aspect that might have been left out of the first season and uncovers loads of new evidence. This is documentary of two innocent men trying to save their lives, a corrupt legal system and the tragic murder of Teresa Halbach. The documentary proves that the state of Wisconsin does not knows how Teresa died or who killed her.
I had to make IMDB account to write this reviews because I hope more people see this documentary.
After the first season of Making a Murder I was flabbergasted by the justice process which lead to Steven Avery's and Brendan Dassey's convictions of Teresa Halbach's murder. It seemed like a great injustice was made and the Manitowoc's sheriffs office was really just out to get the Avery's. The sheriffs office had every motive to get Avery because he was suing the state for 36 million dollars because he was previously wrongly incarcerated for 18 years! But I know there are sometimes more than meets the eye so I did some more research and some points were made in The New York times (like the sweat on the hood latch) which seemed suspicious to omit from the first season. But the second season explains all of it!
The second season shows how Avery's defence attorneys were lied to by the prosecutor during his original trial. His defence simply weren't given all the evidence during the original trial to defend him properly. After watching this you can't really find anything that would support the prosecutors arguments. Like Avery's lawyer Kathlynn Zellner said in the documentary: once you start to uncover the truth the prosecutors whole case crumbles.
The documentary does paint Teresa as a wonderful person who died totally in vain and her family and friends are still suffering from losing her. Teresa's death should not be forgotten but accusing and convicting the wrong people should not be allowed either. You can't just pin a murder on convenient people and call it closure.
Watching this documentary makes you wonder if Teresa's family has seen it too. I sure hope they would.
I have watched both seasons of Making a Murderer and I urge you to do the same. After watching you should feel angry enough to sign a petition, call your congressman/woman and vote Wisconsin Attorneys General Brad Schimel out of office on the midterms. This documentary will stay with you and make you feel like you should do something.
From a film standpoint Making a Murderer is a slow boiling crime story which has enough revelations, twists, sub plots and interesting personalities to make you binge through the whole season in one or two sittings. BUT the main reason why this documentary is so important is all the evidence that is presented to the viewer.
Steven and Brendan deserve to be released or at least a retrial to present the truth.
A must see.