After Covid-19 spread in March 2020, countries from all over the world began lockdowns to stop this pandemic. In the same way, Canada and the city of Vancouver also began lockdowns making one international student from Thailand feel bored. Because of the lockdown, many things in the city were closed such as tourist attractions, restaurants, music & sporting events, etc. Therefore, I had the idea to do something new during the pandemic lockdown and begin watching different movies and series on Netflix.
What!!! You’ve never watched movies or television series on Netflix before?
I haven’t! I have never watched movies or series on Netflix before. Normally, I watch movies at the movie theatre because it makes for a more exciting experience than watching movies on my phone. However, movie theatres in the city were closed because of the Covid-19 lockdown, so I had to find new ways to watch movies. So, I decided to try watching movies on Netflix.
I remember when I wanted to watch movies on Netflix, but I did not know how to get my own Netflix account. I asked my brother “ how can I get a Netflix account?”, and he said, “you can apply for one on the Netflix app, but I already have my account, and I can share my account with you if you want”. To be honest, I didn’t know what that means, but I wanted to watch a movie at that time, so I said “yes, I want. Can you please share your account with me.” and he said “yes”.
After he shared his Netflix account, I have watched many movies on Netflix. Moreover, I watch many Netflix series as well.
Therefore, here are some of my favourite movies and series I have watched on Netflix during the Covid-19 lockdown.
“Moneyball”
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I wanted to watch this movie when it was in theatres, but unfortunately, I missed it. Therefore, after I got access to the Netflix account from my brother and I saw this movie on the list, I watched it immediately.
The movie is based on the true story of Billy Beane, who was a general manager of the Oakland Athletics in the year 2002. In the movie, Beane and his team had to build a franchise while facing off against much richer baseball teams in the Major league such as the New York Yankees. Because the Athletics had a bad record in the Major league, it caused the franchise to have a limited budget for players. Beane and his team had a very tough time building the franchise. They tried many different ways to improve the franchise, but they couldn’t do it, until Peter Brand, the economist, joined Beane’s team and suggested that Beane use different statistics to analyze players in the franchise. Thus, After Beane used this strategy, the franchise could reach the knockout round in that season and Beane became one of the most popular general managers in Major league baseball.
I loved this movie so much because it wasn’t just about baseball or the biography of Billy Beane, but it also taught about valuation. After I watched this movie, I felt inspired to become an investor. If you love baseball and have a dream to one day become an investor, I suggest you watch this movie on Netflix.
“American Vandal season 1”
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This was the first series that I watched on Netflix. After watching only movies on Netflix for a while, I decided to start watching some series as well. As you know, Netflix has many good series, so I started researching for some good Netflix series on different websites, and I found that American Vandal was highly recommended. The series has 2 seasons with a total of 16 episodes. Even though I watched only the first season, it was a good series like many people said.
American Vandal is a parody of true-crime series. In the first season, it is about an investigation of a crime who spray phallic shapes on 27 teacher’s cars by two students named “Peter Maldonado” and “Sam Ecklund”. In the series, many people could have committed the crime and many details made me very confused as to who the real criminal was. Moreover, the series also showed the dark side of both people and society, so I was very interested in every episode until the end.
This series was very exciting for me to watch. If you love this kind of series then you’ll have to think and follow through with the story. I suggest you watch this series, and it is available on Netflix.
“The Last Dance”
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I was so excited when ESPN announced that they will publish a documentary named “The Last Dance” in 2020 during the pandemic. Moreover, they also published this documentary on Netflix. This was a highlight of my life during the Covid-19 lockdown because I had a chance to see a documentary about one of my favourite basketball players of all time, Michael Jordan.
The Last Dance is a documentary about the 1998 Bulls and Michael Jordan. It was the year that they won their sixth NBA championship, and it was the final year that this iconic roster would play together. This documentary includes 10 episodes that follow the ’98 bulls for the whole season. Moreover, each episode also follows the timeline of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, and Phil Jackson from their early careers up until their last season with the bulls.
After I watched the last dance, I could say that this is one of the best sports documentary of all time. The last dance tells the story of the ’98 bulls and Michael Jordan perfectly, I was able to feel every moment of their success even though didn’t have an opportunity to see them play in their prime. Moreover, it also shows Michael Jordan’s winning mentality, and it proves why he is the greatest basketball player of all time. As a result, I don’t have anything more to tell you aside from that you should go see this documentary, and you will understand what I am saying.
Finally, although we can go outside and do many activities today, the second wave of Covid-19 is coming soon, so we might have to stay home and lockdown again. If that happens, you can try to watch these movies and series. Besides, for those of you who already watched these movies and series, you can leave a comment below about your thoughts and also suggest your favourite movies and series on Netflix.