Documentary+Review

50 People 1 Question:

In this short documentary it featured your average regular people, just like you and me; instead of the wealthy and perfect celebrities. These people had real stories, and it was about how content they were with their lives. They had many different personalities and were all different with how they felt about their lives; some were happy with their life, some were okay, but others were not. What I noticed about this short film, was that the music was quite calming, smooth, and also connective (it connected with all of the different people.) Towards the end when the people were walking away the music had gotten louder and someone began to sing, a nice calming voice; it made it more happy than before. Also, the camera never really ever moved, sometimes it tilted, to add some motion; there was also blurriness when the camera went out of focus to give it some effect. One more thing I had noticed was that when it first started you heard the peoples responses without even hearing the question; you figure out what the question is when one of the regular people say it (the director/editor/camera man never talk.) What I liked about this documentary is that they chose average but different people, even the races were different. That was what I figured out about this documentary.

Last minutes with ODEN:

This short documentary/film was very saddening to some who have experienced what the guy has gone through, like myself. He may have been a criminal back in the past, but he had real feelings, and was very emotional and attached to his dog. People say a dog is a mans best friend, and in this film it is correct; his loving dog had taught him how to love, and was always loyal to him, it didn't care what he thought about others, or how he dressed. This documentary was in first person, he had practically narrated it himself, and talked in the background, which made it more saddening. I noticed that the song playing was a sad song, and it repeated a certain section of it over and over, most likely to build the tension. Also, it was dark and dreary, with the rain and overcast, which makes it even more emotional. The message of this short documentary was unconditional love, because the dog didn't care about anything, he just loved him for him, and it showed that a dog is a mans best friend.