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Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (2023)
A textbook display of hypocrisy..
First off,
I respect various organizations who legitimately assist with youth programs for "troubled" kids, I think we all do. At the same time, the finger can be pointed at the parents who don't fully understand where and what they are sending their child to because they haven't done their due diligence. Sounds like they are failing on both fronts, failing their kids and failing themselves.
Secondly,
The absolute most satisfying part of this, and I don't mean this harshly, is the kids this man was trying to "save" were the exact same as his own kids who he did basically nothing for. So, you have this man taking thousands of dollars from other parents to "save" their children, and this person is also a parent who is actually failing his own! It's funny how that works out isn't it? The timeless classic of people not practicing what they preach, like this child abuser did. Publicly announcing himself as a saint, but just another wolf in sheep's clothing..an absolute Hypocrite!!
Nevertheless, if you want to watch some unfortunate children being pushed to near death experiences to "make them a better person" then this is for you.
Or
If you like seeing hypocrisy exposed, then this is for you as well.
Camp Hell it's called, well there's a special spot for this man in the afterlife version.
Finestkind (2023)
You live and you die, what matters is what you do in-between
This is actually a beautiful movie when you think about the meaning behind it. It's a movie about life, and fishing is the metaphor. What happens in life when you make mistakes, when you don't understand someone else's reasoning, when you have failed relationship, businesses, down on your luck... you fight.
This movie is about the fight to maintain a livelihood for money, and a livelihood for those you love. When you realize what's really important and when you steer away from it,, you will inevitably seek it to return.
A father abandoning his son, a father over loving his son, a brother who strayed away and the bonds of your fellow man.
The main saying in this movie is, "you live and you die, what matters is what you do in-between." Redemption, finding your purpose, giving all to those who you love, finding your path and amending the past. It's never too late to find what is truly important in your life.
The actors did a wonderful job, the cinematography was beautiful and the meaning behind the movie is deep. It doesn't seem like it would be, but it covers so many things that we, as human beings, go through in life.
Will this movie just be another movie, most likely. But if you enjoy looking beyond the scope of a film and diving into deeper meanings, you'll certainly enjoy it.
Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team (2023)
Honest review from a diehard football (soccer) fan.
If you just want a quick review.
The documentary is just a summary of the USA women's World Cup run. It's slightly boring, prolonged, repetitive, virtue signaling and uninspiring. It's very skippable!!
For a full review.
So we all know the history of dominance of the US women's national team. In the past, I thoroughly enjoyed watching their success. Success is a beautiful thing... until you're humbled.
On the positives of this documentary: It does go into full detail of the selection process, the training, outside life, etc. That you'd expect a sports documentary to show. Some of the women are passionate, hard-working and sincerely take this opportunity and give it everything they have. They check their ego's at the door and they give it all for their country and the team, which is admirable.
On the negatives: Yes, Rapinoe is a self absorbent, arrogant and egotistical woman who was a massive distraction to the team. Her behavior in the documentary is exactly what you think it would be. She thought she was above everyone else, that all eyes were on her and she embodied the team. Completely unaware that she was a total distraction, or probably knew it and enjoyed it sadly.
Nevertheless, I think when Netflix decided to film this process, they assumed at least a world cup final appearance for USA. Obviously that didn't happen, so they kind of just showed random videos of nothing important to pass time, and an extreme in-depth of life of the players outside the game, which was just boring. We get it, you have kids, a family, a house. You eat, hang with your friends, you like music and fashion...We. Get. It.
Honestly, this is just an everyday, average documentary. If you don't like Rapinoe, you'll dislike her even more. If you do like her, you'll probably like her less.
What you will get from this is that complacency and cockiness can lead to bitter failure. They thought that they'd just steamroll the early round competition like they always have, but they got a harsh dose of reality from the other teams who had ONE MISSION, World Cup success. Team USA was overshadowed by individuality, and that is NOT how their predecessors went about it! This time it was how cool can I be to the world as an individual, not how can we represent our country to the best of our abilities.
The World Cup is about representing your country, not yourself. Team USA as a whole forgot that in Australia. Credit to the select few women of this team who didn't let individuality overshadow the team, what this tournament means.
There's no better way to sum this documentary up than with the wise words of the former captain Carli Lloyd
"It's okay to be confident, but you don't want to cross that line into being arrogant."
No Safe Spaces (2019)
Powerful, Intriguing and Impactful. A must see for anyone!
I read a lot of the "pro-conservative" aspects surrounding this movie, but that just scratches the surface. No Safe Spaces takes a deep dive into the potential harm America faces in regards to silencing our god given rights to free speech. It takes us throughout history and how important it is for our society to maintain our first amendment for EVERYONE, despite what side of the political aisle you sit.
The film shows conservative speakers being threatened, abused and shouted down in order to silence them and universities indoctrinating our youth into not thinking for themselves. At the same time, it makes you think how lucky we are to be able to say what we want and what we feel without the fear of persecution and how we, as a society, need to protect this right.
The film is done very well, and brings the audience an eye-opening experience about our rights as human beings that should never be infringed on. The theatre was packed and when the lights turned on most people had tears in their eyes, as did I and my date. The movie teaches us that it is important to listen, learn and understand each persons point of view and that we should never back down from speaking our minds. Only through dialogue, communication and respect for others will we ever be able to understand each individuals unique perspective, and No Safe Spaces emphasizes this perfectly.
Do yourself a favor and go see this, it's powerful!