Thought I'd watched this a long time ago, recommended it to an acquaintance, who in turn recommended back to me...
Lol.
So I watched it (again?). Most of it I didn't remember - maybe I hadn't seen it after all. It was good, reminded me of when I was young and more carefree and the world was a saner, more cause and effect sort of place. It was good, enjoyable - no spoilers - but rather affected me in a way that movies nowadays rarely do. Worthwhile.
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A mini-documentary series on Netflix about the Marijuana Trade in Humboldt County, California. Of interest because I know a lot of growers from here that travel south to the same area to trim in the fall, the people, I know most if not all of them, not them, specifically, but them the type, there are a lot of parallels between the regions. However from similar beginnings they arrive at very different outcomes. Well done.
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Directed by Chloé Zhao, starring Frances McDormand, I found this poignant, affecting - more than I might have guessed, in no small part because my life is in too many ways running tangent.
This is not a bad thing, entirely, merely the looking at it from the outside in is not always so comfortable. And the characters, eminently plausible, it could - for the most part - be a documentary, Frances McDormand being the actress, everyone else playing themselves.
Excellent, but not happy, merely thoughtful, reflective, somehow generalizing from the problems of the individual to the problems with society.
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This - despite the version I downloaded having out of sync/poorly written subtitles - was excellent. Arguably, while working subtitles would have enhanced the experience, it's perfectly understandable as is. Five Stars. And kudos to Mel for his attention to historical accuracy and detail.
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