First off let me say that Michelle Obama is an independent and intelligent woman who had to overcome several obstacles in her life.
But this documentary is simply hero worship and celebrity adoration.
There are endless scenes of her with adoring fans and fawning interviewers.
I became really tired of seeing people clapping and cheering at her presence.
This could have been so much more. How did her role as first lady affect her as a parent? How did her world travels and meeting with many heads of state change her outlook?
Sure there is a brief clip about how her daughters reacted to the White House.
Which brings me to another aspect - this documentary spends maybe sixty seconds on one scene - and rapidly skips to the next - as if the viewer has a short attention span.
There is no effort to engage beyond the superficial.
But this documentary is simply hero worship and celebrity adoration.
There are endless scenes of her with adoring fans and fawning interviewers.
I became really tired of seeing people clapping and cheering at her presence.
This could have been so much more. How did her role as first lady affect her as a parent? How did her world travels and meeting with many heads of state change her outlook?
Sure there is a brief clip about how her daughters reacted to the White House.
Which brings me to another aspect - this documentary spends maybe sixty seconds on one scene - and rapidly skips to the next - as if the viewer has a short attention span.
There is no effort to engage beyond the superficial.