The Cove
Directed by Louie Psihoyos
Released in 2009
Starring Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos and Hardy Jones
Genre of Documentary and Crime
Themes of animals, abuse, capture, death, morality, secrecy
Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right. It just so happens that it's equally true that something illegal, isn't necessarily wrong. This film proves this to be true. A small team of animal activists sneaked into a fishing bay which treated dolphin's unnecessarily brutally. Aside from the types of documentaries in the A2 Film text book, I discovered the rest of the internet seems to have widely accepted 6 main types of documentary, these being Poetic, Expository, Observational, Participatory, Reflexive and Performative. This particular film certainly falls under Performative, as the film maker had a very clear goal and bias on a subject matter, with the main objective of the film being to invoke an emotional response within the viewer. It's worth adding a token of appreciation to many of the crew, as they risked a lot to make this film and bring something they believe needed to be seen to public attention, and the risk paid off. However, some of them even went to jail and were banned from the country. Regardless, they all knew the risks, and still wanted to make the film. In conclusion, this film happened to be quite similar to 'Bowling for Columbine' in how it was narratively presented. They both had an objective that they made clear from the beginning and their bias was no secret. The main objective's of both films were to change something about the world that they viewed as wrong and painted their opposition in a terrible light at every opportunity.
Released in 2009
Starring Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos and Hardy Jones
Genre of Documentary and Crime
Themes of animals, abuse, capture, death, morality, secrecy
Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right. It just so happens that it's equally true that something illegal, isn't necessarily wrong. This film proves this to be true. A small team of animal activists sneaked into a fishing bay which treated dolphin's unnecessarily brutally. Aside from the types of documentaries in the A2 Film text book, I discovered the rest of the internet seems to have widely accepted 6 main types of documentary, these being Poetic, Expository, Observational, Participatory, Reflexive and Performative. This particular film certainly falls under Performative, as the film maker had a very clear goal and bias on a subject matter, with the main objective of the film being to invoke an emotional response within the viewer. It's worth adding a token of appreciation to many of the crew, as they risked a lot to make this film and bring something they believe needed to be seen to public attention, and the risk paid off. However, some of them even went to jail and were banned from the country. Regardless, they all knew the risks, and still wanted to make the film. In conclusion, this film happened to be quite similar to 'Bowling for Columbine' in how it was narratively presented. They both had an objective that they made clear from the beginning and their bias was no secret. The main objective's of both films were to change something about the world that they viewed as wrong and painted their opposition in a terrible light at every opportunity.
Nicely approached Adam but it is missing imagery and key contextual information. A comparison to another product BlackFish or end of the line?
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