Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Read Fast Food Nation if you think SUPERSIZE ME is anything other than dead on, and if it's got a viewpoint, that doesn't make it " manipulative " only determined. Opinions are perfectly acceptable in documentaries -- they aren't sold as dispassionate, balanced, fair journalism but are, instead, a personal statement of the documentary makers. It's an art form for that very reason. On Thursday, September 30, 2004, at 10:42 AM, wrote: > Message: 7 > Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:43:46 -0700 (PDT) > reptile grrl <reptilegoddess > Re: Re: Supersize Me...supposed to be awesome! > > I've seen it twice. The first time, I was really > caught up in it and carried away (I don't eat fast > food anyway, but the movie is engaging.) I was only > aware of a few instances where information was > presented in a manipulative way. > > The second time I saw it, though, I was less drawn in > and more aware of the manipulation. While it IS a > documentary (rather than just bieng like one), the > director/writer chose to present some information in a > really skewed, manipulative way, which was in my > opinion inappropriate and dishonest. > > It really impressed my partner, though, and inspired > him to be somewhat healthier in his eating. > The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self. ~ Albert Einstein (03/14/1879-1955) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 I think opinions are perfectly acceptable in documentaries. What I object to is presenting information in such a way as to obscure part of it. That's not the same thing as " having a viewpoint. " As for " Supersize Me " being " anything other than dead on " , that depends on what particular part of the film you refer to. I think the movie was a good wake up call for a lot of people, and I think that eating " fast food " is obviously unhealthy. So yes, that's " dead on. " --- The Stewarts <stews9 wrote: > Read Fast Food Nation if you think SUPERSIZE ME is > anything other than > dead on, and if it's got a viewpoint, that doesn't > make it " manipulative " > only determined. > > Opinions are perfectly acceptable in documentaries > -- they aren't sold as > dispassionate, balanced, fair journalism but are, > instead, a personal > statement of the documentary makers. > > It's an art form for that very reason. > > _______________________________ Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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