The Documentary

present their perspective. Sicko, by Michael Moore, is a documentary that investigates the corrupt relationship between HMOs and the United States government, and while doing so, highlights the way in which HMOs and drug companies buy politicians’ support and then use the media and their bought political power to dismantle anyone who attempts to expose or oppose them. The file footage, facts and statistics, and anecdotes employed in the documentary assist in exposing the mass corruption that…

Homework Assignment #3 Diagnosis: Gender Identity Disorder After watching the documentary, I noticed that transgender people often go through a series of changes, both physically and psychologically. And during many times transgender people become anxious and depressed, and they most often start having some suicidal thoughts, and there are some people that might face bullying and self-dislike such as the girl in the documentary. According to Capuzza (2015), he proved some studies that was…

oppress groups that are deemed inferior (Oranista, Marin, Chun, 2010). Race and how it is viewed by many individuals living in the United States was tackled in a short documentary viewed by the Multicultural Psychology class, and it shows that not every individual view racial differences the same. The young man that made the documentary tried to point out the cons of using the term race to describe individuals. However, it is important to take time to look at both the pros and the cons to the…

Watching the documentary Through Deaf Eyes was extremely informative. I was able to experience a side of deaf culture that I did not really know existed. It was incredible to see how far the deaf culture has come and learn where it came from. The documentary showed me just how cruel society could be when you are not seen as “normal”. The deaf community just wanted to be understood and treated with respect. When the video talked about how children were sent away to boarding school because their…

In the documentary about Milton Hershey school they show the lives of kids in need who have difficulties at home. Milton and Katherine Hershey decided to build a sort of boarding school for orphan children since they could not have children of their own. The school is now used to get children who are in danger of not making it past high school or who have problems at home to live in a better environment that helps them stay on track to graduating and going forward in life. It was very generous…

someone about it. They advised him to consider taking legal action. Nabozny ended up being the first to file a lawsuit for bullying, and when he won the lawsuit, he inspired victims of bullying to stand up for themselves. This was all captured in the documentary Bullied, where the message is that you should not be afraid to take risks and stand up for yourself. (thesis) (Supporting Main Point) Nabozny was willing to stand up for himself, even in the hardest of circumstances.…

Social Media is a film created to tell the story of how Facebook evolved and the legal aspects that Mark Zuckerburg was entangled in. Never had seen movie before, my reaction to the film was taken back. I am a Facebook user and never knew how the social media phenomenon ever came about. This film shed light on the struggles Mark Zuckerburg, the Winklevoss Twins, and Eduardo Saverin encountered when trying to kick start their company. The main message of the film is to take an idea and run with…

If law is not an effective communicator, then perhaps films are. The reality is that we do not know law. Our educational system disregards the importance of law structure in our society creating a vacuum of ignorance that can be filled with right wing ideology as showcased in the 1970’s. Films fill our ignorance of current events due to the cultural weight they carry. They open up new perspectives and realities. Television is the modern entertainment, it is the modern Flavian Amphitheater, the…

Over the last few years I have come upon many different studies and documentaries revolving around the cruelty to animals, which had made me begun to explore the option of living a more animal friendly life. In 2009 when I was around 15 I first heard about the concept of living a vegetarian diet as a means of being animal friendly, of course as a 15 year old my will power was not very strong and I caved and began to start consuming meat again. I did however convince my parents to get a few…

The documentary "We Walk Together: a Syrian refugee family's journey to the heart of Europe" by The Guardian follows a group of refugees on their trip from Budapest to Munich. Through the application of different aspects of cinematography, editing and sound, the filmmakers achieve to generate sympathy and compassion for the refugees. The main aim of the report then is to create a realistic impression and to immerse the viewer. Because the film crew walks among the group, many shots are filmed…