Des vies à mener: Leaders dans l'âme

I thought that the use of Nelson Mandela's name and what he inspired was a way H and M used once again a platform that wasn't their original view. Then to see both of them giving their insights was enough to just wish some credible individuals were used than these two. The interviews were not current but seemed H and M were brought in to use their names and figure heads for millions. So no I didn't feel like watching all the episodes as the first one was enough to show the pattern.

Enjoy and if I could...I would wish I didn't spend the time on this documentary with interviews from 3 years ago.

How does it matter who produced the series or who speaks the introduction? That is less than 2 minutes of each documentary in the series. Take home the message instead and concentrate on what these leaders are really saying. If people do not like the series it is more because they are uncomfortable with the message these leaders want to convey rather than the fact that Harry and Meghan are part of the production team.

I have already seen the first two documentaries and am mid-way through the third one in the series. Once the focus is on the person who is speaking, there is no mention at all of the producers. So, take home the message. That's what will benefit each one of us.

I'm surprised by how the propaganda from "the firm" (the Royal family) against Harry and Meghan that made its way into various publications over the years has evidently infiltrated the minds of some who post here. Harry and Meghan have an interesting story to tell and I have no reason to not believe their experiences or their understandings of what was going on to control, undermine and punish them. I appreciate their determination to do good in the world and their journey into WOKENESS together. If the Haters can't move past their names and brief appearances to introduce the interviews then the Haters have a problem, but the problem is not Harry or Meghan. The problem is who looks back at them when they stand alone and stare into a mirror.

This docuseries is a good introduction into the lives of some inspiring people we should be more familiar with: Bryan Stevenson, Greta Thunberg, Ruth Beta Ginsberg and Gloria Steinem, for example. We are taken along on their journey into becoming who they became and we are treated with their self-assessments of who they became. Their summations of themselves. Their philosophical realizations. Their humanity. Ruth's deep and abiding love for Marty was particularly touching. I fell in love with Marty too. We learn some of the things they learned as they followed an inner calling that was much louder in them than in most. My complaint is, for me, the bad use of music sometimes that distracted more than enhanced. Annoyed more than complimented.

There are truly remarkable interviewees in this series who deserve well-researched individual documentaries each. However, the target audience for this must be the 15 - 18 year old demographic or those with short attention spans who would never sit through something like that. Many if not all of the interviews were taped 3 years ago and well before Harry and Megan had anything to do with this project from the Mandela Foundation. Shame on Netflix for trying to pass this off as being engineered by the Sussexes, it takes away from the credibility and makes the Mandela Foundation feel absolutely used for the fame gain of the Sussexes who did very little work on this. The first the Prime Minister of New Zealand new of their involvement was when she saw the trailer. I wonder how many of them would have wanted to be involved if they knew up front...

A fantastic documentary series! Each of the 7 people were least expected to get beyond their foundational lives, yet they did. With great passion to help make a better world for everyone, they achieved greatness. Greatness that would have gone under the radar until some future historial wrote about them ~ but for the leadership of the producers. It is a reminder to everyone, to stop focusing on being negative & turn to be more positive despite the obstacles. Starting with our own families, neighbors, co-workers, etc. ~ whoever they may be. Their message was simple: KINDNESS BEGETS KINDNESS & GOODNESS.