Label Shmabel
As we can all tell by the previous posts, many view American Nightmare as a poetic mode. Honestly I could sit here and tell you why I agree with this but my classmates have already done that many times over. So instead, I will just throw in my two cents about these modes in the first place.I agree with my classmate Palmer in saying that I don't really "buy" Nichol's categories in the first place. Why it is humans feel compelled to label and organize everything is beyond me. I am almost against classifying all documentaries because I think that takes away from there original beauty. I'm fairly confident when I say that I doubt many documentary film directors set out to make a "poetic mode" documentary or any mode for that matter. No, they don't... they set out to tell the truth (as they see it) on a topic and hopefully enlighten the masses. I don't think there is any reason to try to classify these documentaries. Art is not meant to be confined or classified, that almost goes against everything creativity stands for, therefore, if filmmaking is truly considered art then let it be and quit trying to label it. Thank you and goodnight!
posted by Ryan Hawkins @ 2:18 PM
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