Netflix and MH370 documentary series
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I watched the Netflix documentary about Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Apparently the series will be a documentary. To me, it appears as an attempt to get as many people as possible to watch the series. To say that it is a documentary series is highly questionable. The series is primarily based on theories about what happened when MH370 disappeared. What the theories have in common is that they are so fantastic that it is almost impossible to believe. Pretty typical of conspiracy theories.
What we know for sure about MH370
Actually, we don’t know much about what actually happened to the plane. We know that the plane was supposed to fly from Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur to China’s capital Bejing. 38 minutes into the journey, the ATV radar loses the signals from the aircraft. 239 people probably lost their lives. What actually happened is a mystery.
Wreckage has since been found along Africa’s east coast. The plane has probably gone down somewhere in the sea. The parts found have been identified as parts of the aircraft. We will almost certainly never know the cause of the tragedy.
Spreads conspiracy theories
The Netflix series is speculative. In an age where conspiracies spread quickly, the series is like pouring petrol on a fire. Spreading conspiracy theories is not the same as a documentary. I would not have reacted if Netflix had published the series as “Theories about the disappearance of MH370”. It is the term “documentary” that I react to.
Those left behind are hoping for an answer. They hope to find out what actually happened and that they can settle on where the grave actually is. Survivors live in uncertainty. They have been presented with one conspiracy theory after another. Netflix clearly doesn’t care about that. For them, the number of people watching this series is most important.