This new documentary mini-series on Max (formerly HBO Max), traces the history of Warner Bros. through four episodes that divvy up the time periods.
I felt this was a well put-together mini-series. It flows well with solid choices in film and interview clips. 100 Years really serves as an ode to film-making itself. It's interesting to see how the film-making process changes over these episodes.
Of course, they don't have time to go over everything, and they don't cover everything one would want to see. Though, they do plug in a ton of clips, even ever so brief, from the Warners catalog.
100 Years does well in covering the change in racial and gender coverage over the years, including firsts in representation. The mini-series doesn't hide from less savory parts of Warner's earlier years. (Jack Warner, not a great guy.) However, it's clear that Warner isn't in the mood to discuss more recent issues, such as the fallout of the DC Snyderverse or AT&T's acquisition of the company and then letting it go after it realized HBO Max wasn't working out. Current Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is one of the interviewees, so 100 years definitely doesn't discuss the controversy of his shelving completed films. For all the mini-series' talk about the times Warner took chances, it doesn't want to address its more recent focus on the bottom line.
Recommended. If you're a film buff, I think you'll be pleased with this.
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