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In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to manage its mental health toll.In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to manage its mental health toll.In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to manage its mental health toll.
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Strangely, the beginning of a documentary about a pandemic starts with an upbeat music. Not sure that was the best choice of music there.
Despite arriving at a record time during this pandemic, a potentially good documentary turned into a typical Hollywood cheesy storyline filled up with the world = USA kind of mentality.
When a pandemic, by definition, involves the whole world, why would most (more than 80%) of the 'science' in the show be extracted from U.S.-based scientists? It was extremely annoying how it was implied that the slow response of China meant that the whole country did not do a good job (same case with Italy). However, when it came to the united states, almost nothing was mentioned about how poorly it was handled (only one scene of president Trump saying "nobody could have predicted...").
Lastly, the narration by J.K. Simmons was extremely opinion-driven where he tries so hard to invoke the viewers emotions about how the whole world has come together to end this pandemic, when in reality the world is in utter distress.
Despite arriving at a record time during this pandemic, a potentially good documentary turned into a typical Hollywood cheesy storyline filled up with the world = USA kind of mentality.
When a pandemic, by definition, involves the whole world, why would most (more than 80%) of the 'science' in the show be extracted from U.S.-based scientists? It was extremely annoying how it was implied that the slow response of China meant that the whole country did not do a good job (same case with Italy). However, when it came to the united states, almost nothing was mentioned about how poorly it was handled (only one scene of president Trump saying "nobody could have predicted...").
Lastly, the narration by J.K. Simmons was extremely opinion-driven where he tries so hard to invoke the viewers emotions about how the whole world has come together to end this pandemic, when in reality the world is in utter distress.
Friendly introduction of what we should know about covid-19, the pandemic and some solution.
They say you can get the virus on your hands, then "touch your face" infecting yourself.
They should've said if you "touch your eyes or in your nose and mouth" because, it can't leach through your face skin. You'd have to touch an orifis.
Regardless this is a much watch for anyone who needs info or spews nonsense without doing research. Show your friends who think its "no big deal" or to someone who thinks wearing a mask feels like an infringement on their rights instead of feeling like they're helping everyone else.
They should've said if you "touch your eyes or in your nose and mouth" because, it can't leach through your face skin. You'd have to touch an orifis.
Regardless this is a much watch for anyone who needs info or spews nonsense without doing research. Show your friends who think its "no big deal" or to someone who thinks wearing a mask feels like an infringement on their rights instead of feeling like they're helping everyone else.
...that has aged extremely poorly. I certainly don't blame the company of actors who did their best to read the script they were provided with. I do scratch my head at the inclusion of Peter Daszak in this series? Yikes!
Knowing what I know today versus what I knew in June 2020, nothing much has changed. With the exception of the inoculation development by several well and not so well known pharmaceutical manufacturers. That's a whole different discussion.
I left no spoilers in this brief review....just my opinion of the series.
This is not a lengthy series. If you do decide to revisit the series as I did, you can draw your own conclusions. For me this series was simply atrocious. JMHO.
Knowing what I know today versus what I knew in June 2020, nothing much has changed. With the exception of the inoculation development by several well and not so well known pharmaceutical manufacturers. That's a whole different discussion.
I left no spoilers in this brief review....just my opinion of the series.
This is not a lengthy series. If you do decide to revisit the series as I did, you can draw your own conclusions. For me this series was simply atrocious. JMHO.
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the first filmed productions about Covid-19 and the 2020 global health pandemic. The first full length feature film was Mostafa Keshvari's 'Corona' (2020) which premiered at the Rhode Island Film Festival on 8th August 2020. The made for TV 'Love in the Time of Corona: A Comedy' (2020) was the first television series and was first broadcast on 19th March 2020. The London set 'ShoPaapaa' (2020) is the first full length British feature film about Covid-19, and had its world premiere on 21st October 2020 at the Adelaide Film Festival, just two days before the global streaming premiere of 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' (2020) on 23rd October 2020, Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Borat' sequel, which also covers the coronavirus. In 2020, there are no less than seven filmed productions entitled 'Love in the Time of Corona' / 'Love in the Time of Coronavirus' - these titles being derived from the title of the Gabriel García Márquez novel and later film 'Love in the Time of Cholera'. 'Songbird' (2020) is reportedly the ''first feature film to be made during COVID-19 in Los Angeles'' and is the first major Hollywood movie about the Coronavirus.
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