Naomi Osaka (2021) - Personally, I am not a naturally inclined sports type person, but I do love a good sport's documentary. I'm not really sure why I find them so ridiculously appealing, but I do. I will watch all the sports documentaries you throw my way. Before watching this I had a vague notion of who Naomi Osaka is, but she wasn't super on my radar until she was on everyone's radar.
This documentary was directed by Garrett Bradley, who's Oscar nominated documentary Time, I watched earlier this year as part of this project. There has been a lot said about Naomi Osaka this past year, a lot of opinions put forth, by some with big platforms, about how they feel she should behave. This docu-series was a real peek behind the curtain about what it takes to compete at the top level.
There is a lot of talk these days about how important the work life balance is for every single human, so I find it interesting and disheartening to see the media take shots at a young woman who is trying to find just that. I truly felt for Naomi Osaka through out this documentary as she clearly works so hard to find peace in her life amid her own ambitions, responsibilities and vulnerabilities. I'll be cheering for her to find it.
We watched this on Netflix.
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