So uh, this Micheal Moore Manifesto for documentary making guide thing. Yeah I said "Thing."
This article tells you about what Michael Moore thinks makes a good documentary. First off he tells us that he hated documentaries, especially since he was starting to make one. He said that they were telling the people stuff that they already know.
Michael tells us 13 different points for making a better documentary. (I'm just gonna sum stuff up instead of listing everything)
He explains that laughter is a good way to alleviate pain from touchy subjects and to not tell us things we already know such as nuclear power is bad (I disagree). Then he goes on to say that documentaries have turned into college lectures or feel like medicine. He says that the left side of politics used to be funny and now it's boring. A lot of "He says" ,but he says that documentaries should name names of the bad people or villain that they might be about. He says that documentaries should get personal, also to start pointing the cameras at the cameras. He says that America loves non-fiction, that's why shows like the Colbert Report do so well. He says that you should only film people that disagree with you. He also says to determine how you feel while shooting a scene to see how it might effect the audience. He says that less is more... because people are smart..? Also that sound is more important than picture, ie a game is terrible without an awesome soundtrack.
My personal opinion about this article is that it was one of the most boring things I've ever read. It was like reading a non-fiction book about how boring documentaries are. I might even say it is as boring as the left. (joke about the article). I can see how this article might be helpful to boring people who are trying to make a more exciting documentary. In all honesty though, documentaries are super duper boring...
That is the best literal last minuet blog conclusion I have ever read..
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