Vrian Sinth

This documentary has some great video and some compelling stories. I think I overall enjoyed it, but it is very skewed and tells stories through a clearly biased lens. Throughout the documentary. I wouldn't consider this to be bottom of the barrel, but it isn't a top-tier documentary either. If you have nothing else to do, it might be worth a watch.

I didn't know what to expect when I started watching this. Now that I have finished, I can say that the video has been beautifully restored and colorized. This is perhaps some of the best WW2 video I've ever seen. That's probably my favorite part of the series.

John Boyega does a good job with the narration, but unfortunately there were a lot of inaccuracies in the storytelling itself. I wouldn't watch this series in a classroom setting.

One thing that really bothered me is how the entire series glosses over Japanese atrocities, especially in China and Korea. I don't recall anything being mentioned. The Japanese killed far more people than the Germans, but a huge segment of the video covers the genocide of the Jews, which is important, but nothing about the rape of Nanking.

I give this a six out of 10.

I'm five episodes in and I don't know if I really care about anyone at this point. As others have said, they tried to appeal to so many people that they end up appealing to nobody. I feel like they took an excel spreadsheet and made sure all the "boxes were checked.

The five episodes I've watched so far could have been easily condensed into one or two. This isn't a spoiler, but the Japanese side plot is so boring.

So many pointless side stories. So many dysfunctional relationships (eye roll). Just give me some aliens, sci-fi or something to keep me interested. This is slower than a slow burn.