Reply #148: It isn't research [View All]

[cushla_machree]

Its social commentary. A documentary film is a broad category of visual expression.

Bowling wasn't a history lesson, it was a film that raised questions about America's love of guns and proclivity for violence. They were questions he raised..He was trying to undercut the correlation between gun ownership and gun violence and look more into how our society is different or what it is about us that creates this atmosphere. And sure, he knew the direction he wanted this to go. Its not a documentary in the traditional sense. And I don't think anyone is really going to try and tell you that it is. The point was to raise those questions and show some connections....you don't have to agree with it, but it DID get you talking about it. Mission accomplished there.

I suggest Sick, as i think it is his best work. He lets the people and the story talk for itself...whether he evolved as a filmmaker or tried a different style, I don't know. I like to think he is just getting better. I find no evidence of fraud...an you should actually watch the work of somoene you are criticizing before you criticize them.