Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (2021) User Reviews

How the world handled a pandemic

[fajarsantoso · 8/10 · 13 October 2021]

This is NOT about whether you agree or not with the covid19 measurements your government has taken so don't rate it based on that.

This is about people who stepped-up and helped those in need while risking their own life in times of much uncertainty where people got sick and hospitals got overran. This docu shows that there is still some humanity left in this f*****-up world. For that, I give it 8*.

Excellent propaganda material!

[Riddler91 · 3/10 · 15 November 2021]

I particularly loved it when Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the guy who concealed the pandemic for China at the beginning, is shown as the voice of reason. Huxley and Orwell would be proud. WHO definitely failed us and these people are trying to convince us they're actually the good guys. Absolute disgrace, the people who made this should be ashamed of themselves and the people who endorse and like this, should realize when they're being made fools.

incredibly ambitious, powerful, and poignant

[edwardsrobt · 10/10 · 13 October 2021]

CONVERGENCE is an incredibly ambitious and poignant film that presents a deeply moving mosaic of the global impact of (and response to) COVID-19. The access is incredible: where else can you see the pandemic play out so intimately in a dozen countries all over the world, including Iran, Peru, India, the favelas of Brazil, and Wuhan itself? The achievement of weaving all these stories together is amazing purely on a storytelling basis, as is the power of the various narratives of individual characters, especially the Syrian emigre in London, the ambulance driver in Rio, and the ICU doctor in Peru. The American doctor in Miami could be a feature all by himself. In the end, the film becomes about something much bigger than the pandemic (as if that's not big enough), but rather, the entire spectrum of injustice, oppression, and inequality worldwide, and our interconnectedness in trying to fight it. A staggeringly impressive and inspiring achievement.

Could have worked as a mini series or not

[Funtasia · 2/10 · 27 October 2021]

There is a a lot to be said about writers and directors cramming far too many social issues into a 2 hour movie with so many individual people's stories trying to be captured in their entirety while trying to keep the audience interested and engaged in what is classified as a documentary film.

This movie attempted that and unfortunately it failed. A mini series may have worked in order to develop the characters' individual plights without jumping across numerous other characters' stories, countries, LGBTQI+, racism, politics, BLM, refugees, asylum seekers, illegal migrants, citizenship issues, recovered drug addicts, protests, activism ... the list is as long as my forearm. Way too many social topics presented in a rather amateur way for the screen. It's like a YouTuber made this mashup.

It was made even more tedious to watch with the contrived Syrian social media influencer banging his own drum for more exposure and likes whose constant crying was initially believable until he bragged and celebrated about his posts going viral. And another social media pro and driver in China also in it for exposure.

You missed a great opportunity to get this right, Netflix. But you messed it up.

Powerful!

[sparks-63220 · 10/10 · 14 October 2021]

Some of the best stuff I've ever seen. It really takes you on an incredible journey all around the world and is made with a great deal of empathy for all the people struggling through the Pandemic.

It's good to know there's hope in the midst of Chaos

[therealjaysmoke · 10/10 · 10 June 2022]

I could really care less about the accuracy of the scale of deaths depicted in this documentary. It was one really well put together documentary about a time and period in humanity that will go down in history as one of our worst moments. Watching this brought so many different emotions, from feeling captivated, to thrilling, engaging, sad, hopeful, angry. It was incredible. Thank you for making this.

Powerful documentary

[Filmschilm · 10/10 · 1 November 2021]

A powerful and beautiful account of the world in 2020. Some amazing people putting their lives on the line to help others, no matter where in the world you are there will be a story here that hits home. It's a story of humanity coping in crisis, not just a covid story. Well worth a watch but get your tissues ready.

Convergence - A reason to have hope!

[kavitajd · 10/10 · 27 October 2021]

When the whole world was cowering due to the fear of the pandemic and all that was visible was hopelessness, the makers of Netflix's Convergence still found a thread of hope which would show that everyone did find a reason to keep moving on! Kudos to the team which showed us the stark anguish around the world, but still found those real life reasons where hope was kept alive.

According to me, the most mind blowing a thought process was that in the midst of all the pain, illness and death, we had a child birth happening! If that is not the ultimate manifestation of hope, pray, what is???!!

My salute to the makers of Convergence who have actually shown the human spirit at it's most resilient!

BEST DOCUMENTARY

[seda-64639 · 10/10 · 28 October 2021]

Loved this documentary so much. Plays like a thriller/drama which it is. Even though i know what was going to happen i was still gripped. A must see. Excellent cast!