Narcos: A Netflix Original Revolving Around Columbian Drugs

Hello Classmates,
     

              Scrolling through Netflix I didn't think that i would find anything interesting because I generally do not like watching netflix shows or movies unless it involves something else right after. That is not the point. The point is that i stumbled across a show called Narcos in which seasons 1 and 2 are about the story of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine, while also focusing on Escobar's interactions with drug lords, DEA agents, and various opposition entities. Season 3 picks up after the fall of Escobar. The last season follows after the death of PAblo Escobar and the pursuit of those who succeeded him.
                What I found so interesting about the show is its exaggeration about the drug cartel. I am fairly sure the exaggeration is a method they used in order to keep the viewers attached to the show, which in my opinion, worked. For example, when a scene came around where one of Pablo Escobars' associates went to go take an undercover drug member where they were simply shot, it was shown that multiple Escobar workers would go and torture the individuals families and then kill the undercover worker. This easily kept me attached although i know that in reality, the actual worker was simply shot and killed.
                 The narration was a great piece of work also. In the show, during intense scenes, there would be vocal narration from the polices point-out-view. For example, if Pablo Escobar would get away from an officer, the officer would have a narration of himself saying "Knowing Pablo we should have expected him to have an underground tunnel." Another example would be when some of the cartel members would be getting ready to do a hit on a rival drug cartel one of the members would be thinking to himself "Fucking Pablo wants to get us all killed for no reason." *Pulls out family picture* "i love you maria (wife)." It is amazing because you do not only get to hear the main characters point-of-view, but the individuals who are scattered throughout the show which is kind of like a viewer immersion into the series.
                  Each episode feels like it was made in total isolation from the others, like the cool parts of Pablo's rise to drug glory were scripted out, laid next to each other, and tied together with only the thinnest strings of plot to connect the pieces. But setting that aside it is a great show. The fact that a Colombian drug lord was inches close of becoming the president of Columbia is amazing. The drama of him coming so close to be a president of Columbia and many other incidents that one could only imagine of which he actually achieved in real life. All of these incidents make audience excitement alive in each and every episode and hence this show is my favorite and so good.