argument(s). (20 points) Rosler argues that documentary photography is not what it used to be‚ and certainly not for the good. She says that photographers do not want to document with the goal to change‚ but rather in order to know. Rosler’s says dedication to reform was swapped by exoticism‚ tourism‚ voyeurism and more. Rosler argues it’s common to accept that documentary precedes‚ supplants‚ transcends‚ and cures substantive social activism‚ that documentary of today isn’t real. 2. Summarize Hendersons’s
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The film had high ratings all around‚ but there were many different reactions to what Michael had created‚ which caused quite a bit of controversy. Regardless of what critics had to say‚ the film was voted Best Documentary by the NAtional Board of Review‚ the New York Film Critics Circle‚ the Los Angeles Film Critics Association‚ and the National Society of Film Critics. It was even declared as Best Film at the Toronto and Chicago film festivals. With such good reviews
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STRONG SPIRITS A mind is a masterpiece where a lot of ideas are flowing like a crowded traffic on a street. Some of us might have the ambition to put that idea into a scripture that will live long. But the question is‚ do we know how to address clearly our ideas in a way most people can understand? Maybe our idea might be a mind blowing masterpiece which might touch millions of lives. Here I will be analyzing the two pieces of writing. The first one is entitled “Homemade Education” written by the
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comes down to a film or television series that is known as a popular hit‚ most people may consider something along the lines of a comedy or drama. No one‚ in my opinion‚ gives much thought into viewing a film such as a documentary. A person may say or hear the word ‘documentary’ and particular stereotypical views such as elderly-people-sitting-around-on-a-Sunday-afternoon-with-nothing- better-to-do‚ or the history channel perhaps come to mind. Not many individuals give documentaries a chance‚ but I
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Name: Professor Name: Class: Phil 186 Date: November 4‚ 2014 Essay 2: Capitalism A Love Story In the documentary film “Capitalism a love story” Michael Moore demonstrates the failure of Capitalism as an economic system in America. The movie explores what capitalism is‚ who benefits and who get hurt by it. The film clearly shows how capitalism was hijacked by special interests and how it decimated the middle class‚ making it so much smaller while at the same time enlarging the poor underclass. It
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you ate it three times a day for thirty days? After recently watching Super Size Me‚ a documentary that depicts a problem which is now on the road to overtake smoking as the largest cause of preventable deaths in the U.S.‚ I can say that like Morgan Spurlock‚ director of Super Size Me‚ there is a likely chance that the experience would not end pleasantly. In fact‚ the information provided in this documentary short through Spurlock ’s research is informative and shocking to some health professionals
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In the film Roger and Me‚ Michael Moore tells the story of the exploitation of the numerous workers in his hometown‚ Flint‚ Michigan. He follows the numerous employees of General Motors who have lost their jobs and consequently‚ tries to contact the power steering CEO of General Motors‚ Roger Smith. Smith closed down a large amount of the auto plants in Flint causing thousands of workers to be unemployed. Moore makes an attempt at demonstrating to Smith the harsh reality of the demise of Moore’s
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about‚ and their specific approach concerning the radical change they intend to implement The very first pioneer of the movement of “film truth” also known as Kinopravda was Dziga Vertov‚ the man who was not reluctant to call every type of fictional movie “mortally dangerous [and] contagious” (Michelson 7). He sought to find how the medium of film can transgress the boundaries of conventional storytelling methods and convey a completely new message‚ one that even goes beyond what
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Rhetorical analysis of An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore is probably one of the most famous documentary films and it is enjoyed and respected all over the world. However the great appreciation of this film is based mostly on the message of the film and not on the way the message is presented. The bad rhetoric of this film‚ moreover‚ should not be ignored because it weakens Al Gore’s argument. It is clear to the viewer that Al Gore is trying to induce his audience
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Phillip Burgess Tiffany Mcafee 4-24-11 English 105 The Human Experience "The Human Experience" is a spellbinding‚ real and fascinating movie. This movie is one of the best documentary films of the 21st century. It totally touches on every feeling that a human can possibly feel. From the saddest to the happiness of total euphoria. This movie is a spiritual and uplifting masterpiece seen through many different eyes. It’s explained and expressed by all walks of life everyone from
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