Are there any movies/series/documentaries that do history justice, or am I wasting my time not reading a book instead? Been listening to some audiobooks that have me captivated with so much actually interesting information on historical topics (some lectures on fall of Rome atm), but I try and watch something like HBO Rome and I just don't care. They're so focused on character development and drama. Haven't really seen any normal documentaries either that hook me, as they gloss so hard to become a summary of a wikipedia page.Is this what it means to be an adult interested in history? Unable to enjoy anything but books?
Nothing beats book reading for knowledge learning.
>>16550902Here you go bludhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOrf2h5ONlwW65dLPiKN65NBuf7ivKPk-
>>16550945As someone who's read a number of books on the Eastern Front, this series is also goodhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwGzY25TNHPC_SsXFcIH-ba0nWuNbHOM6
>>16550902>I try and watch something like HBO Rome and I just don't care. They're so focused on character development and drama.and they speak english and cast ethnically incorrect actors. takes me out of it
>>16550904Certainly, but why is that knowledge so entertaining, moreso than content intended for entertainment? Is it something about complexity? And/or the third person perspective of historical narration? I haven't really tried reading historical fiction but I imagine it wouldn't captivate the same way nonfiction does.>>16550945100 50min episodes, nice! Fuck at that point it's just a book in video form. Will check it out, thanks.
