TFM 160 Cinema as Art Documentary Film Wont You Be My Neighbor Question
Can you help me understand this Film question?
WATCH: Won’t You Be My Neighbor (2018) (94 minutes, CC)
Directed by Morgan Neville.
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. (IMDB.com)My Movie Log #1: “Documentary Exploration”
For your My Movie Log journal writing you need to address the three parts (and format your log in three paragraphs):
Part 1: Why did you select the documentary you chose? (answer the question in 1-2 sentences — be sure to specify the title of the documentary you viewed). After finishing the documentary, describe the explicit meaning in one sentence. And in one sentence, what is the implicit meaning you personally took away from the conclusion of this film?
Part 2: Based on your viewing experience with this movie, what distinguishes it as a “documentary”? In what ways does the documentary you viewed meet the characteristics of the documentary (as a specific Type of Film explored in your reading). Use specific examples from your documentary to support your response.
Part 3: The textbook states: “But it would be a mistake to think that simply because documentary filmmakers use actual people, places, and events as source material, their films always reflect objective truth.” Using specific examples from your viewed documentary, answer the following: Why is there is no such thing as a purely objective documentary?