Britney vs Spears

Thanks Netflix! I hope with this, more ppl can see a bit of what happened and stand up to end this injustice. This is immoral to treat someone like this. #arrestjamiemovement ! Arrest that mo'"$#/ FKR. Enough is enough.

While the content in the documentary is neatly compiled and put together, there's very little stuff in it that's ground-breaking. This is Netflix's ready-to-consume version of the New York Times documentaries on Britney's paparazzi-filled life. The first 20 minutes or so, including an interview with K-Fed's lawyer, doesn't excite all that much. The documentary rushes into high gear once the conservatorship aspect is brought up, and from there on, it's quite engaging. Most of the interviews featured in the documentary are in favor of Britney as a person - so, it wouldn't make sense to call it objective. Heck, it's almost a fan perspective, reinstating what the media and the public already know about Britney simply wanting to live life her way. Since the hearing that decides whether or not to conclude the conservatorship is due shortly, this honestly feels like Netflix trying to milk whatever they can from the situation. That's not a complaint, however. But let's #FreeBritney and hear what she has to say before it's too late!

This is a documentary made beyond the dictatorial control of Jaime Spears' grimy paws.

It is fundamentally not a documentary about Britney, but about the issues that led up to the conservatorship and behind the scene manoeuvrings and her failed attempts to free herself.

Understandably we do not hear from any of her family members nor anyone from the conservators camp except for snippets from old edits. Who we hear from in direct interviews are mainly the pro-Britney side, and a few non-commital individuals linked to her situation. While this is understandable, it also renders the documentary partial and not a proper tell-all.

Substantial portions of court related documents are also shown or read out verbatim which is revealing, incredulous and lends credibility.

I'm no particular fan of Britney nor her music, but what obviously comes across is a troubled woman both strong and also vulnerable, desperate and trapped yet untiring in her attempts and resourcefulness to gain herself a meaningful life.

It does give me new respect for Britney. Go girl!

No real updated facts relating to her conservatorship until the ending. I question whether or not her dad had her best interests at heart. Her family and Kevin Federline lived pretty well off the money she made. If she can prove that she is mentally capable of handling her own affairs, then the conservatorship should end once and for all. Nobody should have to live like she did.

In this documentary, despite the fact that there are no testimonies of who is being talked about, it manages to delve into how it happened.

It gives details that I did not know and had no idea, it informs us about the latest updates of the case and makes you want to follow the whole thing closely, and it does not do it as if it were gossip, it does so that people know certain points of reality that we can get to know. I feel that some testimonies are needed but because of the delicacy and because the case is very recent, it is understood.

Some explanations of several years are missing where there is no information, but it correctly exposes the whole case.