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Earthstorm - Mother nature is a scary thing.

  Earthstorm is a 4 episodes Netflix documentary about the wrath of Mother Nature. Each episode focuses on one of the most incredible and terrifying natural disasters one can find.  What you see is quite impressive. The footage is breathtaking, and you have different perspectives - scientific and humanitarian.  How it happened vs. How it felt One thing is what happens from a practical and technical point of view. Another, totally different, is the perspective of the people who see their lives destroyed on many levels.  The footage of the devastation and testimonials give a chill in your spine.  Especially the ones got by the storm chasers.  Solidarity wins Yet, despite the tragedies, this documentary also shows us that there is still good within the human race. Sometimes we forget about that.  It's heartwarming to see people united to help each other. Sometimes, coming from far away to help others attacked by such a tremendous force.   This ...

Why is the “This is Us” season finale as perfect as disappointing?

  Although it was a very emotional and beautiful one, season 6 is the end of the Pearsons’ story, and it was very moving in many ways. This season was about learning how to move on and accept things. These things are the divorce, the disease, or death itself, and keep living and being resilient. Time Jump While it was, without a doubt, a very beautiful finale, something about that time jump bothers me. It was too sudden, and it felt like its only purpose was to end the story. They just wanted to get over it and move on. I felt like this because the whole show was so detailed. It was all about the little things, those little things that make us… us. The little things that tell our story! When you look back on your life, the memories you value the most are usually about these little things, and the show was able to recreate that so perfectly. So why this rush to finish it? Life in its different moments This show was able to make us care about this family. We met them in different mom...