The World at War film did not really catch my eye when I was watching it. I thought it was very boring. All the film consisted of was archival footage and a “voice of god”. I did not like how there was no personal stories or interviews involved, it would have made it more interesting. The film was objective narration because it was just telling it how it is. However, if the enemy country would have made this film it would have been subjective because they would twist up the facts to make them look better.
The Times of Harvey Milk has probably been my most favorite documentary we have watched so far. It was a nice touch to have Harvey Fierstein as the “voice of god” because he was someone who could relate to Harvey Milk. The filmmakers want someone who can show emotion towards Harvey since the documentary is subjective narration. They want to guide people’s feelings towards the film; therefore, they are going to use a narrator with strong feelings towards the subject of the film. It was a tear jerker when they played the tape recording of Harvey Milk’s voice right after they showed a clip announcing his death. I really like the use of interviewees who actually knew Harvey. It was another was to add emotion to the film. The film was made to persuade the audience to be upset about the death of Harvey Milk and feel that the sentence that Dan White was given was very unjust. This film definitely did the job at persuading because it left me feeling sad.
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