Netflix has been on it's A game lately and I've been loving every minute of it. I recently finished How I Met Your Mother, and haven't started any new shows yet. Because of that I've been enjoying some of the many documentaries that Netflix has to offer. Some are hits and some are misses but these four above were enjoyable and interesting for a number of different reasons.
Alive Inside- This incredible documentary brought tears to my eyes for nearly the entire movie. It's about a man who goes into nursing homes and provides the residents with ipods that have some of their favorite songs put on it. The documentary does profiles of residents so you can see their behaviors on a daily basis, and then shows you what the music does; and boy does it change them. Residents who haven't walked or talked in months start to sing and dance, the music moves them in such a way. I texted my mom when I watched it and told her it was a must see and also plan on watching it with my grandma.
Advanced Style-A fun documentary that focuses on women over 65 or 70 and their eclectic style. I found it inspiring that like young women these senior citizens use the streets of New York as their own private runway.
Schooled: The Price of College Sports- What a stirring and eye opening documentary. I learned a lot of things about the NCAA that I had never known before, and that I would venture to say a lot of people don't know. I always naively assumed that student athletes received a stipend for playing sports at the University, because as a student government President I received a small but extremely helpful stipend each semester. I understand that they are considered 'amateurs' but what is most confusing is the large amount of revenue that they provide for the University (the staggering number are detailed in the documentary) and that they aren't able to make any commission off of that. I could go on and on about my thoughts on this documentary, but would absolutely recommend it to any college student, and alumni who want these players to win championships.
Burt's Buzz-As a huge fan of the lip balm (I refuse to use anything else) I thought that this documentary would be interesting. It gives you a look into Burt's lifestyle which is surprisingly just what we would all think it would be. He lives in a small home, not some lavish mansion and he's very private. In this documentary the most surprising thing for me was how his company came to produce it's large numbers and grow like it did. It wasn't the wish for Burt, but his power hungry wife (now ex) who made the company grow like it did. Overall, the documentary ended up being different than I thought it would be, as it focuses on Burt and his current lifestyle with a little bit of how the company came to be; but nonetheless it's still worthy of watching.
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