The Final Year

A highly entertaining look into the final year of a well respected president who managed to turn around a recession. Compared to the current train wreck in the white house it is interesting to see such a massive contrast in even basic values such as professionalism, compassion, and humility.

From a completely apolitical perspective, the problem I have with this film is that it is not ABOUT anything. I keep waiting for a story line which never develops. The film jumps from government official to government official without giving any context to the situation. A narration of what each of these separate stories was about would have made a big difference. I liked Obama but must admit this is just a glossy promotional piece without anything interesting or thought provoking to say.

I liked this documentary but felt like it was a little slow paced at times. It was very interesting to watch them get closer and closer to Donald Trump becoming president and kind of heartbreaking at times.

All in all an ok political documentary, interesting to watch, would recommend it if you want to see the details of the Obama admin and what they were working on.

Camera crews followed Obama and some of his closest staff as they spent his final year of presidency trying to leave behind a positive legacy through many diplomatic undertakings. The documentary is definitely sympathetic to that he, John Kerry, and the others interviewed were in during this last year. One could possibly call it a biased portrayal, but then again it's hard not to like a president who is working tirelessly to make better connections with the nations of the world (whether or not you think he was successful). The documentary provides a rare intimate perspective into the presidency.

Interesting approach, doesn't challenge but let's them talk and follows.

Samantha Powell, empathetic, humble, Africa, kids, nanny, Clash with Russian ambassador Ben Rhodes, smart, hard-working, doesn't love the media.

2016 Puff piece?

Very foreign focused Syria, ineffective Obama man who feels the weight of military action with no credible plan Ben Rhodes not another foreign war.

Frustration of getting politicians to candidly open up Well shot, well edited, natural feel.

Red line Soft power diplomacy Blindness trump dismissed over and over.

Speech writing 3 different views with Obama philosophy.

Climate.

Substance.

Intelligent, compassionate, empathetic Look at WhiteHouse how many people working there.

Liberal viewpoint. Leads to Clinton's election a forgone conclusion leading to a 37 women ambassadors to UN and Madrline A Break glass ceiling!