So I've stated my reasoning for the rating this docu-series.
Being someone from India and who's more into history, I was intrigued to catch up with this series on Disney+ Hotstar. Like a layman history aficionado, I watched this series with the pre-requisite knowledge that JFK was assassinated in 1963 and all (not remembering the guy who killed him who himself got killed in the next few days).
It does give a good look into JFK's life. It was heart-warming to see the then toddler JFK Jr.'s moments at the White House. It was great to get a view about the life of JFK but also shocking to see people from the 60s who were either in their 20s or 30s still alive and being ablle to give their opinions about the fateful day as well as the days after that event.
Since, this is the first time that I watched about JFK, it felt decent enough but not very engaging. Maybe nowadays, I'm not that much of hooked to constantly watching the screen in front of me, so I didn't engage much but kept my ears open to gather information and learning as well as the narrative. For a first timer who's into JFK tragedy, it's a decent watch. But for someone and especially Americans, it would be the nth time that they're coming across stuff about JFK and 22.11.1963.
I think the media as well as content creators should move on from this topic and come up with something on every 10th anniversary of JFK's death because it has the same story for over 60 years now. Sometimes, it felt that highlighting the Democrats vs Republican stuff.
The only line that I'll remember from this entire series is "America lost its innocence that day". Yeah from a first timer's perspective (about JFK), JFK was a man ahead of his time and couldve taken the US to a different imagery. But didn't happen, so let it be as it is. It's sad to pull back those aging people from that decade to narrate the proceedings from that day. It's been 60 years, the story hasn't changed or there haven't been any new revelations. The guilt, the sorrow, the pain, it will be there to all those who were affected on that day and by the events.
But the upcoming generations won't feel that way so it's better to avoid revisiting this story. I've immense respect not for JFK be it for his leadership skills and the way he carried himself and let the souls who are still alive, let them live in peace for their remaining days.
Seriously, I won't say that the docu-series is that bad but for the first time in my life, I didn't know what rating should I give for a mini-documentary. It just felt like seeing a series based on a real event and making it appear like a documentary.
RIP JFK and power to all those people who have had been affected.
Being someone from India and who's more into history, I was intrigued to catch up with this series on Disney+ Hotstar. Like a layman history aficionado, I watched this series with the pre-requisite knowledge that JFK was assassinated in 1963 and all (not remembering the guy who killed him who himself got killed in the next few days).
It does give a good look into JFK's life. It was heart-warming to see the then toddler JFK Jr.'s moments at the White House. It was great to get a view about the life of JFK but also shocking to see people from the 60s who were either in their 20s or 30s still alive and being ablle to give their opinions about the fateful day as well as the days after that event.
Since, this is the first time that I watched about JFK, it felt decent enough but not very engaging. Maybe nowadays, I'm not that much of hooked to constantly watching the screen in front of me, so I didn't engage much but kept my ears open to gather information and learning as well as the narrative. For a first timer who's into JFK tragedy, it's a decent watch. But for someone and especially Americans, it would be the nth time that they're coming across stuff about JFK and 22.11.1963.
I think the media as well as content creators should move on from this topic and come up with something on every 10th anniversary of JFK's death because it has the same story for over 60 years now. Sometimes, it felt that highlighting the Democrats vs Republican stuff.
The only line that I'll remember from this entire series is "America lost its innocence that day". Yeah from a first timer's perspective (about JFK), JFK was a man ahead of his time and couldve taken the US to a different imagery. But didn't happen, so let it be as it is. It's sad to pull back those aging people from that decade to narrate the proceedings from that day. It's been 60 years, the story hasn't changed or there haven't been any new revelations. The guilt, the sorrow, the pain, it will be there to all those who were affected on that day and by the events.
But the upcoming generations won't feel that way so it's better to avoid revisiting this story. I've immense respect not for JFK be it for his leadership skills and the way he carried himself and let the souls who are still alive, let them live in peace for their remaining days.
Seriously, I won't say that the docu-series is that bad but for the first time in my life, I didn't know what rating should I give for a mini-documentary. It just felt like seeing a series based on a real event and making it appear like a documentary.
RIP JFK and power to all those people who have had been affected.