Comments on: Don’t Be Fooled, Michael Moore Doesn’t Make Documentaries http://10moviestosee.com/2009/10/09/dont-be-fooled-michael-moore-doesnt-make-documentaries/ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trista http://10moviestosee.com/2009/10/09/dont-be-fooled-michael-moore-doesnt-make-documentaries/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Trista Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:01:36 +0000 http://10moviestosee.com/?p=1763#comment-784 Nope. In fact there's lots of documentaries that don't have a specific thesis. Some of them just observe, have little narrative and do not interact with their subjects. Some just show events with no opinion imposed. Not all of them are this hyper op-ed platform that they have become; although that does seem to be what most audience's are asking for these days. But I would totally watch a documentary made from security cam tapes. Nope. In fact there’s lots of documentaries that don’t have a specific thesis. Some of them just observe, have little narrative and do not interact with their subjects. Some just show events with no opinion imposed. Not all of them are this hyper op-ed platform that they have become; although that does seem to be what most audience’s are asking for these days.

But I would totally watch a documentary made from security cam tapes.

]]> By: Mike http://10moviestosee.com/2009/10/09/dont-be-fooled-michael-moore-doesnt-make-documentaries/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Mike Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:54:36 +0000 http://10moviestosee.com/?p=1763#comment-783 A documentary without a thesis? That pretty much leaves security cam tapes, no? A documentary without a thesis? That pretty much leaves security cam tapes, no?

]]> By: Trista http://10moviestosee.com/2009/10/09/dont-be-fooled-michael-moore-doesnt-make-documentaries/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Trista Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:09:10 +0000 http://10moviestosee.com/?p=1763#comment-781 Actually Goon, I completely agree that RiP: A Remix Manifesto isn't a straight up documentary. Neither is Fuel, Age of Stupid, Crude, or any number of other docs that have come out recently. Mostly what I'm getting at is that I think it's high time that we separated the straight up, little to no thesis documentaries from the op-ed docs. I'm not intending to diminish the accomplishments of op-ed filmmakers, in fact just the opposite. I think that by separating the two in the mind of the public less opinionated documentaries will have a broader audience, since they'll stand out more from the crowd. Actually Goon, I completely agree that RiP: A Remix Manifesto isn’t a straight up documentary. Neither is Fuel, Age of Stupid, Crude, or any number of other docs that have come out recently. Mostly what I’m getting at is that I think it’s high time that we separated the straight up, little to no thesis documentaries from the op-ed docs. I’m not intending to diminish the accomplishments of op-ed filmmakers, in fact just the opposite. I think that by separating the two in the mind of the public less opinionated documentaries will have a broader audience, since they’ll stand out more from the crowd.

]]> By: Goon http://10moviestosee.com/2009/10/09/dont-be-fooled-michael-moore-doesnt-make-documentaries/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Goon Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:09:46 +0000 http://10moviestosee.com/?p=1763#comment-780 Any op-ed movie to me counts as a a documentary, they're documenting their editorial opinion. If C:ALS isn't a documentary, then neither is RIP: A Remix Manifesto and a number of other films. Any op-ed movie to me counts as a a documentary, they’re documenting their editorial opinion. If C:ALS isn’t a documentary, then neither is RIP: A Remix Manifesto and a number of other films.

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